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  • Awqaf minister deplores storming Aqsa mosque

    Awqaf minister deplores storming Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:33:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:644455

    Awqaf Minister Mohamad Mokhtar Gomaa has condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by a group of Jewish settlers under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. Such actions would only provoke conflicts and eliminate efforts that aim to realize ....

  • Pope Tawadros witnesses graduation of new batch of Pastoral Care Institute

    Pope Tawadros witnesses graduation of new batch of Pastoral Care Institute

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:32:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:644451

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese witnessed Tuesday the graduation of a new batch of the Pastoral Care Institute affiliated to the Orthodox Church. The Pope distributed certificates to hundreds of graduates. ....

  • 11 terrorist MB members in Suez sentenced to 3 years in prison

    11 terrorist MB members in Suez sentenced to 3 years in prison

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:23:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:644438

    As many as 11 members of terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group were sentenced to serve three years in prison by a Suez misdemeanor court. They were charged with violent actions in Suez. Among them are six fined with three thousand pounds ....

  • PNC hails Abbas's decision to join UN

    PNC hails Abbas's decision to join UN

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:20:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:644432

    Palestinian National Council (PNC) President Saleem AL-Za’noon on Tuesday voiced full support to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decision to seek membership of 15 UN agencies and international treaties. In a statement, the council hailed ....

  • EGX gains EGP 1.75bn, main index up by 1.47%

    EGX gains EGP 1.75bn, main index up by 1.47%

    Date: 2014-04-01 18:53:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:643778

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 1.75 billion pounds after three days of sharp losses. The EGX 30 benchmark rose by 1.47 percent to close at 7,919.72 points. The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by 0.06 percent to close at ....

  • Fahmi addresses int'l conf. on genocide prevention in Brussels

    Fahmi addresses int'l conf. on genocide prevention in Brussels

    Date: 2014-04-01 18:51:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:644096

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi participated Tuesday in the International Conference on Genocide Prevention held in Brussels. More than 100 countries and international organizations, topped by the UN, are taking part in the event. Fahmi delivered ....

  • Presidential decree amends SCC's law

    Presidential decree amends SCC's law

    Date: 2014-04-01 18:21:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:644054

    Interim President Adly Mansour issued a decree amending some provisions of the law on the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC). The presidential decree is designed to help shorten the duration taken by the SCC to adjudicate on constitutional issues. ....

  • Security beefed up in Damanhur after clashes between supporters of Sisi and MB

    Security beefed up in Damanhur after clashes between supporters of Sisi and MB

    Date: 2014-04-01 18:19:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:644053

    Security forces were Tuesday put on alert in Damanhur city, northwest of Cairo, after clashes between pro-presidential aspirant Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and supporters of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. The clashes resulted in ....

  • Presidential decree to appoint 2 deputy chairmen of HCC

    Presidential decree to appoint 2 deputy chairmen of HCC

    Date: 2014-04-01 18:00:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:644029

    Interim President Adli Mansour issued Tuesday a presidential decree to appoint judge Paulus Fahmi Iskandar Paulus and judge Hemdan Hassan Fahmi Abu-Shaheen as deputy chairmen of the Higher Constitutional Court (HCC), said presidential Spokesman Ihab ....

  • Mansour issues decree to register motorbikes, tuk-tuks

    Mansour issues decree to register motorbikes, tuk-tuks

    Date: 2014-04-01 17:55:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:644020

    Motorbikes and tuk-tuks need to be registered according to an amendment to Law No 4 of traffic law no. 66/1973 issued by President Adly Mansour on Tuesday. Any means of transport used without registration will be confiscated, according to the ....

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