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153 members of Brotherhood arrested
Date: 2015-03-16 12:52:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2175217
Security forces arrested 153 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood as part of the interior ministry's efforts to arrest those who committed violence in the country. Arrest warrants have been issued for 41 on charges of violence. Out of ....
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Delegation from Indian Embassy in Cairo visits New Suez Canal project
Date: 2015-03-16 12:49:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2176333
A delegation from the Indian Embassy in Cairo, under Deputy of the Indian Ambassador Vishvas Sapkal, visited on Monday east of the New Suez Canal project. Sapkal told MENA that the venture is a huge national project, adding that he is confident ....
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'Cabinet incidents' case postponed to April 2
Date: 2015-03-16 12:48:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2176309
Cairo Criminal Court delayed till April 2 the retrial of 16 defendants who face charges of involvement in "cabinet incidents" case. They were sentenced in absentia. The defense said the defendants did not commit any crimes attributed to ....
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EEDC contributes to supporting human rights - NCHR
Date: 2015-03-16 12:47:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2176293
The Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which wrapped up yesterday in Sharm el Sheikh, contributed to supporting human rights, said Head of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Faeq. In a statement Monday from Geneva, ....
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Defense min. attends armed forces maneuver
Date: 2015-03-16 12:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2176253
Minister of Defense Sidqy Sobhy attended Monday armed forces maneuver Nasr 13 of the second field army in Sinai that runs for several days. Units of mechanical infantry, armored and and artillery units as well as air force and air defense forces ....
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Train movement in Zagazig-Meet Ghamr line resumed
Date: 2015-03-16 12:06:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2175785
Railway Sector in Sharqia governorate Head Farag Mohamed Farag said that the train movement on the Zagazig-Miet Ghamr line was resumed after it was halted for several hours. The train movement stopped after there was a notification about the ....
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Israeli PM endorses Herzog for prime minister
Date: 2015-03-16 11:57:49 GMT - Israel - International - SN:38 - ID:2175689
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak put his support behind Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog on Monday, according to The Jerusalem Post. In a statement, Barak, who also served as defense minister and Israeli army chief of staff, said that Herzog ....
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Egypt Mufti says Islam needs to confront extremism
Date: 2015-03-16 11:56:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2175669
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said there is a high need for Islam to confront extremism and uproot it as well as spread the moderate thought of the religion. In an article published in The Start newspaper of Kenya, Allam added it was time to take ....
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UN Eritrea inquiry finds clear patterns of rights violations
Date: 2015-03-16 11:55:55 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:36 - ID:2175653
A year-long United Nations investigation into human rights in Eritrea has found "very clear patterns" of violations and no rule of law, according to an interim report delivered to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. "Most Eritreans have no ....
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Police find RPG in Sohag
Date: 2015-03-16 11:54:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2175553
Sohag police found a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) left by its owner in a remote area over fears he might be arrested. Police also found 14 rocket-propelled grenade bullets in the same area. In Minya, police arrested 10 people accused of ....