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5 suspected terrorists arrested in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-01-06 10:39:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:481585
Five Takfiris were arrested on Sunday in a wide-scale security campaign in Arish and Rafah in North Sinai. Also, 23 huts and six motorcycles belonging to Takfiris and terrorists were destroyed, said security sources. Security forces in Suhag ....
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Exams continue at Azhar amidst intensive security measures
Date: 2014-01-06 10:28:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:482082
Azhar University students in Cairo and some governorates resumed their mid-year exams on Monday amidst cautious calm and intensive security measures. Azhar University sources asserted that students have taken their exams as scheduled and no ....
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Sudan, Egypt negotiating over Halayeb border city -- Minister
Date: 2014-01-06 10:28:01 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:482080
State Minister at the Sudanese Presidency al-Rashid Haroun said Monday that Khartoum and Cairo are negotiating about the border issue of Halayeb, insisting it is 100% Sudanese. Addressing a seminar organized by the Sudanese students' union, ....
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Moussa urges Egyptians to vote in referendum on draft constitution
Date: 2014-01-06 10:22:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:482057
Chairman of the charter panel Amr Moussa has urged Egyptians to cast their votes in a referendum on the draft constitution on January 14-15. Voting is a national duty, Moussa said Monday, calling on citizens to say "yes" to the amended 2012 ....
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EU group of experts visit Cairo to follow up balloting on constitution draft
Date: 2014-01-06 10:19:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:482050
A group of election experts from the European Union is currently on a visit to Cairo in response to an invitation by the Egyptian authorities to the international organizations to help follow up the balloting process on Egypt's new draft national ....
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PM says final outline of Suez Canal project to be referred to Cabinet before year's end
Date: 2014-01-06 10:13:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:482034
A final outline of a project to develop the Suez Canal will be submitted to Cabinet within nine months, Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy said Monday. Practical steps are being taken in this regard, the prime minister said in the launching ceremony ....
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Petroleum ministry takes measures to allow workers' participation in referendum
Date: 2014-01-06 09:28:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:481901
Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting Monday with senior ministry officials and affiliated companies to review needed measures for workers to participate in the referendum on the constitution on January 14-15 without suspending ....
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Azhar denies having Imam adviser named Emad Taha
Date: 2014-01-06 09:16:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:481874
Azhar denied that Emad Taha is an adviser to Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb and that Taha participated in a seminar as Azhar representative. In a statement Monday, Azhar denied press reports alleging that a man called Taha participated in a ....
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Austrian Coptic church highlights Mansour's visit to Cathedral on Christmas
Date: 2014-01-06 09:14:45 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:481871
The Orthodox Coptic Church in Austria highlighted on its website the visit of Egyptian President Adly Mansour to the Coptic Cathedral to greet Pope Tawadros II on the Christmas Day. The Austrian church said on its website that this is the first ....
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Kerry back to Israel after talks with Arabia, Jordanian monarchs
Date: 2014-01-06 09:13:44 GMT - Israel - International - SN:30 - ID:481866
US Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Israel early Monday coming from Saudi Arabia. Kerry will hold talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials, according to Israel Radio. During his stay in Riyadh, Kerry met with Saudi King Abdullah ....
