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Mahlab orders increase of security campaigns to arrest stealers of electric current
Date: 2014-04-09 17:27:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:659281
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued directives to increase security campaigns to arrest those stealing electric current and electrical cables. The move came in light of the increasing phenomenon of stealing electricity, which has a negative ....
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Youths, sports ministry seeks to eradicate illiteracy - minister
Date: 2014-04-09 17:26:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:659279
The Youths and Sports Ministry exerts strenuous efforts to solve the huge illiteracy problem. Speaking at a press conference held in the presence of Education Minister Mahmoud Abul-Nasr, Khaled Abdel-Aziz vowed that his ministry will provide all ....
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26 groups endorse Sisi for president, forms alliance: Campaign
Date: 2014-04-09 17:24:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:659272
The central campaign for potential presidential candidate Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi said 26 political alliances and groups expressed their support for Sisi's presidential bid. It said representatives of the groups visited the headquarters of the ....
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Official: Aswan tribes committed to truce
Date: 2014-04-09 17:21:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:659261
Aswan reconciliation committee, which was formed following the deadly tribal clashes in Aswan, said that all sides are committed to the truce and give the committee a chance to do its job. "Both sides to the conflict have strong will to defuse ....
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Purchases by funds, foreigners drive Egypt bourse up
Date: 2014-04-09 13:51:33 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:68 - ID:658754
Purchases by investment funds and foreign investors drove the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices up at the close of Wednesday's trading. The market capital achieved gains worth about 2.5 billion pounds to hit 463.3 billion pounds, amid transactions ....
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9 MB members arrested in Menofiya
Date: 2014-04-09 13:47:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:658746
Nine Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested on Wednesday in Menofiya governorate. The arrestees, including a former MP and journalist, are accused of inciting violence and staging illegal protests in the province. They were arrested upon a ....
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Agriculture ministry voices readiness of confronting locusts
Date: 2014-04-09 13:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:65 - ID:658735
The Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministry said that it stands fully ready to confront expected swarms of locusts coming from the west. Anti-locust teams are equipped with modern tools and are able to take measures to contain their spread, ....
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EU wiling to follow up Ethiopian dam issue -- Ambassador
Date: 2014-04-09 13:41:29 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:66 - ID:658737
European Union Ambassador to Egypt James Moran said on Wednesday that the EU is willing to follow up the issue of the controversial Ethiopian dam as it affects several countries. In press statements, he added that the EU would step in upon a ....
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49 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-04-09 13:38:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:64 - ID:658732
Forty-nine vessels transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.604 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 ships, carrying 1.484 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 19 vessels with a combined cargo ....
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Republican decree to grant Zewail City plot of land in 6th of October
Date: 2014-04-09 13:35:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:658725
Interim President Adly Mansour issued a Republican Decree to allocate a plot of land, of an area of 197.97 feddans, in the Sixth of October to the Zewail City of Science and Technology (ZCST). The plot of land was allocated to the ZCST under the ....