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  • EGX gains EGP 51bn, main index up 24.1% in 2013

    EGX gains EGP 51bn, main index up 24.1% in 2013

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:34:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:472288

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices recorded collective rise at the end of 2013 making big gains despite the difficult political and economic landscape. The market capital achieved gains of about 51 billion pounds to reach 427 billion pounds ....

  • Mansour receives greetings on New Year

    Mansour receives greetings on New Year

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:472286

    Interim President Adly Mansour on Tuesday received New Year greetings. The greetings were sent from top ranking state officials who expressed good wishes for the president and the homeland. ....

  • Army will not allow terrorists to intimidate Egyptians -- spokesman

    Army will not allow terrorists to intimidate Egyptians -- spokesman

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:472280

    The Egyptian Armed Forces on Tuesday asserted that forces of darkness and terrorism will not be allowed to intimidate the Egyptian people or hamper the march of the road map for the future of the homeland. Spokesman for the Armed Forces Colonel ....

  • Sports min. refers handball officials to prosecution for financial corruption

    Sports min. refers handball officials to prosecution for financial corruption

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:34 - ID:472276

    Sports Minister Taher Abu Zeid decided to refer Hassan Moustafa, the former head of the Egyptian Handball Federation, together with two former officials of the federation to the Public Funds Prosecution on charges of squandering public funds. ....

  • Mid-year exams going on normally in Minya University

    Mid-year exams going on normally in Minya University

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:22:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:472271

    Mid-year exams are going on normally in Minya University, said vice-president of the University Dr. Ahmed Kamel Noaman. The students have not filed any complaint since the beginning of the exams, said Noaman in statements on Tuesday. There ....

  • Suez Canal University mulls establishing center for Chinese language

    Suez Canal University mulls establishing center for Chinese language

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:19:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:472267

    President of the Suez Canal University Mohamed Mohamadayn held a meeting on Tuesday with Chinese officials to discuss establishing a center for Chinese language in the university. During the meeting, Mohamadayn said the Chinese government will ....

  • Iraqi army aircraft shell police station in Ramadi

    Iraqi army aircraft shell police station in Ramadi

    Date: 2013-12-31 16:17:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:472265

    Iraqi army aircraft shelled a police station in the city of Ramadi, about 110 km west of Baghdad, after armed men fully took control of the building. Clashes between security forces and gunmen have erupted in Ramadi on Tuesday, a day after the ....

  • Health Ministry on high alert head of New Year celebrations

    Health Ministry on high alert head of New Year celebrations

    Date: 2013-12-31 15:16:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:472152

    The Health Ministry has in place a comprehensive emergency plan for New Year celebrations. All ER staffers will be available during the holidays across Egypt, said Health Minister Maha el-Rabbat Tuesday. All ambulances have been checked to ....

  • 38 MB members remanded in custody for 15 days pending probe into metro incidents

    38 MB members remanded in custody for 15 days pending probe into metro incidents

    Date: 2013-12-31 13:33:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:471887

    Thirty-eight members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group have been remanded in custody for 15 days while the prosecution investigates incidents at a metro station in Shobra el-Kheima. All 38 face charges of possessing bomb grenades, ....

  • SCAF discusses ways to secure referendum

    SCAF discusses ways to secure referendum

    Date: 2013-12-31 13:28:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:471879

    The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) held on Monday evening a meeting, headed by Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Maj.-Gen. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to discuss ways to secure a referendum on the draft constitution slated for Jan. ....

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