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  • Security forces fire warning shots near security site in Arish and Sheikh Zweid

    Security forces fire warning shots near security site in Arish and Sheikh Zweid

    Date: 2014-04-13 10:39:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:665332

    Security forces in Arish and Sheikh Zweid fired warning shots in the air on Sunday to prevent anyone from approaching near security sites and barriers in the two towns. A person riding a motorcycle tried to break through a security barrier near ....

  • Iskandar: Food for Cleanliness Initiative to be implemented in Ezbet Kheirallah for six months

    Iskandar: Food for Cleanliness Initiative to be implemented in Ezbet Kheirallah for six months

    Date: 2014-04-13 10:11:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:665249

    Minister of Environmental Affairs Dr Laila Iskandar signed on Sunday a cooperation protocol between the ministry and Nestle Egypt, Kheir, Baraka and Rouh Al-Shabab societies to launch an initiative titled "Food for the Sake of Cleanliness". The ....

  • Cautious calm prevails in Al Azhar University

    Cautious calm prevails in Al Azhar University

    Date: 2014-04-13 10:10:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:665247

    Cautious calm has so far prevailed in Al Azhar faculties in the Cairo district of Nasr City and other governorates amidst precautionary security measures. Security forces at the university check the students' IDs and vehicles entering the campus ....

  • Minister: EGP 2.6 million allocated to finance livestock and poultry projects in 16 provinces

    Minister: EGP 2.6 million allocated to finance livestock and poultry projects in 16 provinces

    Date: 2014-04-13 10:03:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:665090

    Minister of Local and Administrative Development Adel Labib said on Sunday that 2.6 million pounds have been allocated to fund 609 new projects in 16 governorates. The new projects will cover the livestock and poultry fields. Sohag comes first ....

  • Fire damaging 100 palm trees in Al-Wadi Al-Jadid contained

    Fire damaging 100 palm trees in Al-Wadi Al-Jadid contained

    Date: 2014-04-13 09:01:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:665089

    Al-Wadi Al-Jadid civil defense forces on Sunday contained a fire that broke out on a palm farm in Kharga city, with no human losses reported. Al-Wadi Al-Jadid Security Director Major General Nabil El-Ashri received a report that fire broke out on ....

  • Ukrainian Interior Ministry: anti-riot operation in eastern city of Slavyansk begins

    Ukrainian Interior Ministry: anti-riot operation in eastern city of Slavyansk begins

    Date: 2014-04-13 09:00:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:665088

    Ukraine’s acting interim Interior minister Arsen Avakov has announced the start of an anti-riot operation in the eastern city of Slavyansk, which is located in the Donetsk region where protesters demanding federalization of the country occupied the ....

  • Mahlab visits 57357 Hospital

    Mahlab visits 57357 Hospital

    Date: 2014-04-13 08:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:665082

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab paid a visit on Sunday to the Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357. He was received by Director Sherief Abo el-Naga. During an inspection tour, Mahlab said the hospital reflects the strong will of the ....

  • 7 militants killed, 18 others detained in Afghan military operations

    7 militants killed, 18 others detained in Afghan military operations

    Date: 2014-04-13 08:57:56 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:665080

    At least seven Taliban militants were killed and eighteen others were detained during military operations by Afghan national security forces, Khaama newspaper reported. Defense ministry spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi said at least 7 anti-government ....

  • 16 arrested for infiltration into Libya attempt

    16 arrested for infiltration into Libya attempt

    Date: 2014-04-13 07:49:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:664954

    Security forces in Matrouh have arrested 16 people while trying to illegally immigrate to Libya via a mountainous road in Salloum. The detainees, who are from Menya, Alexandria, Sharqiya, Beni Sueif and Assiut, confessed their attempt to ....

  • Metro Line 3 to be opened in May

    Metro Line 3 to be opened in May

    Date: 2014-04-12 16:40:07 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:664521

    Egyptian Minister of Transport Ibrahim Demeiri, currently in Jordan, said that the second stage of the Metro Line 3 project will be inaugurated during the first week of May. "As many as 1.5 million passengers are expected to use the third line ....

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