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  • 57 militants killed, 84 others injured in Afghan operations

    57 militants killed, 84 others injured in Afghan operations

    Date: 2014-04-29 14:39:47 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:40 - ID:694686

    At least 57 militants were killed and 84 others injured during military operations by Afghan national army (ANA) soldiers, the Khaama Press News Agency reported. According to a statement released by defense ministry of Afghanistan, the operations ....

  • Exchange indices go down on Tuesday

    Exchange indices go down on Tuesday

    Date: 2014-04-29 14:30:22 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:694657

    Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down at the end of today's trading, affected by massive selling operations by Egyptian investors. The market capital lost almost 1.9 billion pounds to reach 474.4 billion pounds, after transactions hit about ....

  • MB loyalist held in custody over vandalism charges

    MB loyalist held in custody over vandalism charges

    Date: 2014-04-29 14:22:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:694636

    Port Said prosecution ordered that a member of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) be remanded in custody for four days pending investigations. The suspect faces charges of murder, vandalism and storming a police station. ....

  • Mubarak retrial adjourned to May 5

    Mubarak retrial adjourned to May 5

    Date: 2014-04-29 14:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:694626

    Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday adjourned to May 5 the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons Alaa and Gamal, runaway businessman Hussein Salem and former interior minister Habib el-Adly and six of his aides. The postponement ....

  • 58 vessels transit Suez Canal

    58 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-04-29 13:59:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:694570

    Fifty-eight vessels passed through the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.434 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 22 ships with a combined cargo of 730,000 tons while the 36 ships of the north-bound convoy had a cargo ....

  • Sabahi to announce platform Wednesday

    Sabahi to announce platform Wednesday

    Date: 2014-04-29 13:53:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:694559

    Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi will hold a press conference on Wednesday to announce his platform, which was drafted by prominent experts and researchers in Egypt. "A large number of public figures, media people, and youth will attend the ....

  • No gunfights erupting between troops, unidentified men in Mansoura - security chief

    No gunfights erupting between troops, unidentified men in Mansoura - security chief

    Date: 2014-04-29 13:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:694542

    Daqahliya security chief Major General Hassan Abdel Hai denied on Tuesday claims that a gunfight erupted earlier in the day between troops and unidentified gunmen. A security source, meanwhile, said one soldier was killed and five others were ....

  • Grand Mufti greets Egypt's workers on Labor Day

    Grand Mufti greets Egypt's workers on Labor Day

    Date: 2014-04-29 13:42:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:694521

    Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam has greeted Egypt's workers on the occasion of Labor Day. In a cable sent to Nahed Ashri, the minister of manpower and immigration, Allam praised the role played by Egypt's workers in the country's ....

  • Cabinet reviews progress in security situation, arrangements for presidential polls

    Cabinet reviews progress in security situation, arrangements for presidential polls

    Date: 2014-04-29 13:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:694421

    The Cabinet reviewed at its session on Tuesday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab the general domestic conditions and the security situation. It praised the pre-emptive security operations and the stepped up crackdowns on criminal hotbeds and ....

  • Nile water level steady

    Nile water level steady

    Date: 2014-04-29 13:37:33 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:694499

    The Nile River water level recorded 174,98 meters on Tuesday, the same as the reading of Monday. Water released from Aswan Dam reached 175 million cubic meters and water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today was also the same, according to a report ....

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