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  • Egypt partakes in meetings of Eastern Africa energy gathering

    Egypt partakes in meetings of Eastern Africa energy gathering

    Date: 2014-04-28 20:22:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:693221

    Egypt participated in the ministerial meetings of Eastern Africa Energy Gathering, held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, said a statement by the Foreign Ministry on Monday. Tanzanian Minister of State for Energy Affairs chaired the ....

  • Nour party condemns death sentences against 683 MB members

    Nour party condemns death sentences against 683 MB members

    Date: 2014-04-28 20:17:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:693211

    The Salafi Al-Nour Party has condemned death sentences handed down to 683 Muslim Brotherhood supporters and referring their files to the Mufti. "Article No. 96 of the constitution stipulates that the defendant is innocent until being convicted in ....

  • Brahimi to brief UN Security Council on Syrian crisis

    Brahimi to brief UN Security Council on Syrian crisis

    Date: 2014-04-28 20:17:21 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:693209

    Joint UN–Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will brief the UN Security Council in May on the latest developments of the Syrian crisis, said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Brahimi will present his report in a closed session ....

  • UN chief alarmed by Egypt mass death sentences

    UN chief alarmed by Egypt mass death sentences

    Date: 2014-04-28 20:17:18 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:94 - ID:693208

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed alarm over reports an Egyptian court issued death sentences to supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. In a statement Monday, Ban said "verdicts that clearly appear not to meet basic fair ....

  • Ministry to build 1,224 housing units in Beni Suef

    Ministry to build 1,224 housing units in Beni Suef

    Date: 2014-04-28 20:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:93 - ID:693204

    Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouli approved the establishment of 1,224 new social housing units at a cost of EGP 135 million in New Beni Suef City, head of New Beni Suef City Adel el-Naggar said Monday. A tender has been sent to companies with ....

  • Judges' Club board to meet EP delegation

    Judges' Club board to meet EP delegation

    Date: 2014-04-28 18:22:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:693050

    The Judges' Club will hold a meeting with a high-level delegation from the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday. The meeting will take up the Egyptian judicial system and the legal concepts that govern the course of justice along with the ....

  • Nazif, Adly's retrial over license plates adjourned

    Nazif, Adly's retrial over license plates adjourned

    Date: 2014-04-28 18:16:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:693042

    The retrial of former prime minister Ahmad Nazif and interior minister Habib el-Adly was postponed to May 24. The two face corruption charges related to car license number plates. The prosecution received official documents between the ....

  • CBE keeps interest rates unchanged

    CBE keeps interest rates unchanged

    Date: 2014-04-28 18:15:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:90 - ID:693040

    The Monetary Policy Committee at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has kept the overnight interest rate unchanged. The rate is kept at 8.25 per cent for deposit and 9.25 percent for lending, the CBE said in a statement on Monday. ....

  • Fahmy meets US figures of Arab, Egyptian origin

    Fahmy meets US figures of Arab, Egyptian origin

    Date: 2014-04-28 18:14:54 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:89 - ID:693039

    Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Monday with a number of prominent American figures who descended from Arab and Egyptian origins. The figures included Ibrahim Owis, a professor at George Town University, Sherin el-Abd of the ....

  • Interior Ministry to set up police martyrs dep.

    Interior Ministry to set up police martyrs dep.

    Date: 2014-04-28 18:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:693038

    Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim decided to set up a department for police martyrs to meet the needs and demands of their families, said director of humanitarian relations department at the Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Khalid Refaat. The ....

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