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Azhar ready to train French Muslim preachers: Grand Imam
Date: 2015-03-10 17:36:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2133637
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayib said on Tuesday that the Sunni Islam's leading authority is ready to provide training courses to French Muslim preachers on means to confront extremism. Al Azhar top cleric made the remarks during a meeting ....
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Egypt opens doors for Nile Basin countries: Irrigation min.
Date: 2015-03-10 17:35:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2132973
Egypt opens its doors for the Nile Basin countries, said Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy. The remarks were made during a meeting with ambassadors of the Nile Basin countries in Cairo. The meeting tackled ways to enhance cooperation in ....
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Ancient tomb unearthed in Luxor
Date: 2015-03-10 17:34:38 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:43 - ID:2133621
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty on Tuesday said that a new archaeological tomb was discovered in Luxor. The tomb dates back to the ancient Egypt's eleventh dynasty and was discovered by a US archaeological team in cooperation with the ....
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Russia willing to share nuclear technology with Egypt -- Amb.
Date: 2015-03-10 16:56:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2133421
Russian Ambassador in Cairo Serge Kirpichenko has said that his country is willing to share its nuclear know-how with Egypt. Many countries have nuclear technology but they are not as willing to share it with Egypt as Russia is, Kirpichenko said ....
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PM meets with members of Tahya Misr fund
Date: 2015-03-10 16:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2133305
The board of trustees of "Tahya Misr" fund (Long Live Egypt) held a meeting Tuesday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss decisions taken by the executive committee of the fund. The meeting reviewed a number of projects, which have been ....
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UN refugee agency reports 'appalling' conditions in eastern Ukraine
Date: 2015-03-10 16:52:01 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:40 - ID:2133289
Humanitarian conditions in war-torn east Ukraine regions controlled by Kiev government forces are of special concern, TASS News agency quoted the spokesman for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees while telling reporters on ....
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IDSC denies raising petroleum products' prices
Date: 2015-03-10 16:49:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2133277
Egypt's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) on Tuesday denied reports on government's plans to raise the petroleum products' prices. The Petroleum Ministry confirmed that there is no intention at the moment to increase the prices of ....
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Sisi's speech 'patriotic': Azhar Imam adviser
Date: 2015-03-10 15:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2132969
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's speech on Monday was hailed as patriotic by Mohamed Abdel Salam, the Legislative Adviser to Al Azhar Imam. In a speech, via video conference, the president said that he does not fear suffering the same fate as ....
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66 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-03-10 15:57:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2132961
Sixty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 4.2 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 33 vessels carrying 2.2 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 33 ships carrying 2 million tons. ....
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37 terrorist elements nabbed in security campaign
Date: 2015-03-10 15:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2132953
Security agencies managed to arrest 37 elements of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) within the framework of a campaign to target the group members and loyalists who are charged with incitement. A statement issued by the Interior Ministry ....