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  • Security bodies detonate 2 bombs in Arish

    Security bodies detonate 2 bombs in Arish

    Date: 2015-02-08 14:02:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1920625

    Security forces detonated two bombs planted on a road in Al Arish, North Sinai, on Sunday, with no casualties reported. The two bombs were 'sound devices', a security source said. The area was combed in search of explosives, the source added. ....

  • Morsi, 130 others' trial in 'Wadi el Natroun' case postponed to Wednesday

    Morsi, 130 others' trial in 'Wadi el Natroun' case postponed to Wednesday

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:57:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:1920585

    Cairo Criminal Court has postponed till Wednesday the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 130 others in the Wadi el Natroun jailbreak. The postponement was due to listening to the defense's plea. Morsi is accused of escaping Wadi el ....

  • Sisi entrusts governors with solving citizens' problems

    Sisi entrusts governors with solving citizens' problems

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:39:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:1920401

    Cairo governor Moustafa el Saed said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives to the new governors were clear in terms of the importance of communicating with citizens to solve their problems. In statements, Saed said he had contacts with the ....

  • 4 killed, 12 injured in car crash on Cairo-Alexandria road

    4 killed, 12 injured in car crash on Cairo-Alexandria road

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:38:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:1920369

    Four non-commissioned police officers and workers at Police Hospital were killed while twelve others injured in a car accident on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert road Sunday. The accident took place when the driver lost control over the steering ....

  • Britain pledges £100m extra aid for Syrian refugees

    Britain pledges £100m extra aid for Syrian refugees

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:37:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1920357

    British International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced an additional 100 million pounds sterling to Syrian refugees. This came during Greening's meeting Sunday with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, Interior Minister ....

  • Putin's visit to Egypt to promote its status in international affairs - Ghali

    Putin's visit to Egypt to promote its status in international affairs - Ghali

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:32:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1918997

    Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Egypt Monday will contribute to promoting Cairo's status in international affairs, said former UN secretary general Boutros Ghali. In statements Sunday, Ghali said that Putin's visit to Egypt shows the ....

  • 91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:30:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:1920269

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 6.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2.5 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 11.147%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....

  • Syria opposition needs unity to negotiate with gov't: Egypt diplomat

    Syria opposition needs unity to negotiate with gov't: Egypt diplomat

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:28:51 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1920249

    Syrian opposition powers need to meet and define their demands to facilitate their sitting with the Syrian regime at the negotiation table, an Egyptian diplomat in Beirut has said. In a speech at a forum on Arab Challenges within Egyptian Vision ....

  • EGX named as model of promotion of sustainability, communication with stakeholders

    EGX named as model of promotion of sustainability, communication with stakeholders

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:25:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:40 - ID:1920205

    The UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (UN SSE) has chosen the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) as a reference model of promotion of sustainability and dialogue with market stakeholders. The panel appreciated EGX's efforts in the sustainability ....

  • Sisi calls on intl community to fight terrorism

    Sisi calls on intl community to fight terrorism

    Date: 2015-02-08 13:18:38 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1919109

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has called on the international community to fight the terrorist organization of Daesh. "Laxity in fighting terror could threaten attacks even in Europe and losing this war would mean 50 years of turmoil ....

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