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Press syndicate rejects minister's statements about journalists' licenses
Date: 2014-08-26 05:19:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:891355
The head of the Syndicate of Journalists rejected on Monday statements by Investment Minister Ashraf Suleiman, in his interview with daily Al Ahram, about issuing licenses to journalists working with the presidency and the government ....
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Turkish aid arrives in Egypt en route to Gaza
Date: 2014-08-26 05:16:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:891353
A batch of Turkish humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip has arrived in Egypt to be allowed into the enclave via Rafah border crossing. The head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in Arish City said the aid consisted of six tons of baby diapers. Gaber ....
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Suez Canal investment certificates not to affect banking saving: CBE
Date: 2014-08-26 05:11:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:891351
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Hisham Ramez said on Monday that the new Suez Canal investment certificates will not affect the rate of banking saving or liquidity in Egypt. In a phone call with Sada el-Balad satellite channel, Ramez ....
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Sisi reviews plans to re-draw city borders
Date: 2014-08-25 17:51:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:891112
The re-demarcation of Egypt’s cities is not only aimed at creating administrative borders but to establish an organized urban expansion to accommodate the population increase, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Monday. The move also aims to ....
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MB supporters form anti gov't human chain
Date: 2014-08-25 17:45:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:78 - ID:891108
Scores of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group have formed a human chain in Kafr el-Sheikh demanding the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamad Morsi. They carried anti-state signs and chanted against the army and police. ....
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Protocol inked to develop Port Said slums
Date: 2014-08-25 17:15:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:891077
Egypt’s Minister of Urban Development Laila Iskander and Port Said Governor Samah Mohamed Ahmad signed on Monday a cooperation protocol that aimed to develop Ezbet Ouf district of Port Said. This comes within the ministry’s cooperation with ....
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Sisi pays special attention to security file - Interior min.
Date: 2014-08-25 17:13:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:891076
Interior Minister Mohamad Ibrahim said Monday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi paid special attention to the security file, as security was key for more investments and production in the country. "President Sisi follows up the security situation ....
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Menoufiya police deny 10 bombs found in province
Date: 2014-08-25 16:53:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:891055
Menoufiya police chief Momtaz Fahmy denied Monday media reports that 10 home-made bombs were found in a residential area in the province. "These reports are false and unfounded," Fahmy told MENA. But, the police chief said that security ....
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Sabahi raises memos to release detainees
Date: 2014-08-25 16:53:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:891054
A delegation of Popular Current, led by Hamdeen Sabahi, and Dostor Party, led by Hala Shukrallah, met on Monday with Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat to call for releasing those detained in custody if not convicted. They called for releasing ....
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Interior Ministry has yet to officially agree to premier league starting date
Date: 2014-08-25 16:52:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:891053
A senior security source said on Monday that the Interior Ministry has not yet officially agreed to start the premier league on Sept. 14. Assistant interior minister Maj.-Gen. Osama el-Saghir held a meeting today with a delegation from the ....