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Azhar MB students stage protest outside main administrative building of university
Date: 2014-03-19 13:38:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:618444
Hundreds of Azhar students who belong to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group staged a protest outside the main administrative building of the university on Wednesday. The protest came in response to a call for a "second Azhar ....
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Misr Balady Front decries killing of servicemen in Qalyub
Date: 2014-03-19 12:44:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:618712
The Misr Balady Front decried the killing of military servicemen during a security operation in Qalyub early Wednesday morning. It extended condolences to their grieving families. The spirits of these martyrs will propel the Egyptian people to ....
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Mahlab asserts Cabinet's keenness on independence of Al-Azhar
Date: 2014-03-19 12:40:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:618698
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Wednesday asserted the Cabinet's keenness on the independence of Al-Azhar institution. At a meeting in Al-Azhar with Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb, Mahlab added that the Egyptian people are ready to support ....
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49 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-03-19 12:39:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:49 - ID:618694
Forty-nine vessels transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.184 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 ships carrying 720,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 26 vessels carrying a cargo of 1.464 ....
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Alex court bomb locally-made, security source
Date: 2014-03-19 12:38:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:618674
The bomb that was dismantled at the Alexandria courthouse in Manshaya district on Wednesday is locally-made, said Alexandria investigations director Naser el-Abd. The bomb consists of two plastic tubes wrapped by an adhesive tape and attached to ....
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Electricity, petroleum ministers to hold joint press conf. to review power generation situation
Date: 2014-03-19 12:37:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:48 - ID:618689
Well-placed sources said that the ministers of electricity and petroleum would hold a joint press conference soon to review all facts about the power generation situation in Egypt. The measure comes after intensive efforts by the two ministries ....
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Nile water level drops 1 cm
Date: 2014-03-19 12:35:44 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:618686
The Nile River water level dropped Wednesday, recording 175.44 meters, one centimeter less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 140 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser reached 88 million ....
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Police, army on boots for MB protests
Date: 2014-03-19 12:27:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:617858
Army and police forces stepped up their presence across the nation on Wednesday in anticipation of the protests called for by Muslim Brotherhood members to mark the anniversary of the March 19 referendum on constitutional amendments that was held ....
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Iskander warns of using coal in factories
Date: 2014-03-19 12:26:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:618648
Minister of Environment Laila Iskander on Wednesday underlined the danger of using coal in factories to cope up with the problem of fuel shortage. In statements before leaving Cairo for the British capital London, she asserted that using coal is ....
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5 persons killed, injured in bomb blast in Baghdad
Date: 2014-03-19 12:23:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:618633
At least five persons were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast in eastern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said Wednesday. The source said that the device was planted on the roadside when it went off leaving one person killed and ....