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  • Alexandria court delays trial of Badie, 65 Brotherhood members

    Alexandria court delays trial of Badie, 65 Brotherhood members

    Date: 2014-04-07 07:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:653572

    Sidi Gaber Misdemeanor Court - the appeals division - postponed Sunday to a May 18 session the trial of Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Mohamed Badie and 65 of the group members on charges of causing public disorder, attacking police, disrupting ....

  • Trial of Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 24 others postponed to May 10

    Trial of Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 24 others postponed to May 10

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:653034

    The Cairo Criminal Court decided Sunday to postpone until May 10 the trial of prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and 24 others. They face charges related to staging protests, without obtaining a prior approval from the authorities, outside the ....

  • 94 Taliban militants killed in Afghan counter-terrorism operations

    94 Taliban militants killed in Afghan counter-terrorism operations

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:55:20 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:35 - ID:653029

    At least 94 Taliban militants were killed during military operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours, Afghan's Khaama Press reported. The interior ministry of Afghanistan said the operations were conducted by Afghan ....

  • Cordial settlement reached on NU-Zewail City crisis

    Cordial settlement reached on NU-Zewail City crisis

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:653014

    Interim President Adly Mansour met with Nile University Board of Trustees Chairman Abdel-Aziz Hegazy, trustees board member Ibrahim Badran and NU President Tareq Khalil on Sunday. The meeting discussed the cordial settlement Mansour had reached ....

  • Azhar Imam urges Aswan preachers to intervene

    Azhar Imam urges Aswan preachers to intervene

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:38:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:653000

    Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Tayyeb called on Azhar sheikhs in Aswan to follow up the incidents in the governorate in an attempt to intervene to stop the ongoing bloodshed. Azhar Deputy Abbas Shouman said he instructed Aswan Azhar preachers to be in ....

  • Zawahry's brother, 67 others referred to trial for forming terror group

    Zawahry's brother, 67 others referred to trial for forming terror group

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:36:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:652994

    Mohamad el-Zawahry, brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman el-Zawahry and 67 others were referred to trial for forming a terror group linked to al-Qaeda. The group aimed to attack state establishments, the armed forces, police men and Coptic Christians. ....

  • Iranian FM planning to visit Russia

    Iranian FM planning to visit Russia

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:31:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:31 - ID:652978

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to pay an official visit to Moscow later this month, Fars News Agency reported on Sunday. Zarif is scheduled to travel to the Russian Capital in less than two weeks to attend the 5 Caspian Sea ....

  • Egypt keen on antique found in France: minister

    Egypt keen on antique found in France: minister

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:25:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:30 - ID:652973

    Minister of Antiquities Mohamad Ibrahim has said his ministry is seeking to restore a cartonnage from France. In press statements, the minister added that a meeting would be held with a French lawyer hired by the French owner of the antique on ....

  • 91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2014-04-06 16:16:39 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:652953

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 10.417%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....

  • Trial of Morsi, 14 others over Ittihadiya violence delayed to Saturday

    Trial of Morsi, 14 others over Ittihadiya violence delayed to Saturday

    Date: 2014-04-06 15:50:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:652894

    Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of deposed president Mohammad Morsi and 14 co-defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood leaders over charges of inciting the killing of peaceful protesters outside Ittihadiya presidential palace in ....

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