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  • PM denounces acts of violence

    PM denounces acts of violence

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:45:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:446469

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy has denounced acts of violence in the country. He particularly condemned incidents in Daqahliya governorate on Monday, which left a taxi driver dead. Criminals should be quickly brought to justice to ....

  • MB students organize protest at Cairo University

    MB students organize protest at Cairo University

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:44:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:446468

    A number of Muslim Brotherhood students organized a protest at Cairo University Tuesday amid high security presence. Clashes erupted between administrative security guards and the students. Some of the guards were injured. A state of ....

  • Antiquities Ministry seeks legal action to stop selling of artifacts in US

    Antiquities Ministry seeks legal action to stop selling of artifacts in US

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:446460

    The Ministry of Antiquities has demanded that the Foreign Ministry take legal action to stop the online selling of 23 Egyptian artifacts in the US. Sotheby's auction house has placed the items for sale on the internet, said Antiquities Minister ....

  • AL to host Arab-Africa environment forum Thursday

    AL to host Arab-Africa environment forum Thursday

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:38:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:446451

    The Arab League will on Thursday host an Arab-Africa environment forum during which AL chief Nabil el-Arabi will deliver a speech in honor of late African leader Nelson Mandela. Arabi's speech will also focus on Arab-African integration. ....

  • Tourism Ministry seeking to render tourist events successful

    Tourism Ministry seeking to render tourist events successful

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:36:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:446450

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said he is working according to a tourism agenda that aims to render tourist events and festivals successful. Such events will sure help the tourism sector rebound, Zaazou said in a press conference Tuesday to ....

  • 30th session of Arab Ministers of Housing & Construction Council kicks off

    30th session of Arab Ministers of Housing & Construction Council kicks off

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:30:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:446443

    The 30th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Housing and Construction kicked off Tuesday at the Arab League premises in Cairo under the chairmanship of Oman. AL chief Nabil el-Arabi underlined the importance of exerting concerted ....

  • Sisi: No hand will be allowed to be stronger than the State

    Sisi: No hand will be allowed to be stronger than the State

    Date: 2013-12-17 13:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:445682

    Minister of Defense General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday said that no hand will be allowed to be stronger than the State. In his speech during a military drill by the Second Field Army in Sinai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces added ....

  • Gunfight erupted in Juba

    Gunfight erupted in Juba

    Date: 2013-12-17 13:03:16 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:444991

    Fresh gunfire erupted in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, a day after the government said it had quashed an attempted coup, the BBC reported Tuesday. Yesterday, there were reports of heavy weapons being fired in many parts of Juba. Several ....

  • Heavy security presence at Al-Azhar, Ain Shams universities ahead of MB protests

    Heavy security presence at Al-Azhar, Ain Shams universities ahead of MB protests

    Date: 2013-12-17 12:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:444972

    Security forces stepped up their presence around Al-Azhar and Ain Shams universities in anticipation of any protests by Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students. Several military and police vehicles were stationed at the entrances of Al-Azhar and Ain ....

  • Minister of Oil signs oil exploration agreement with two German companies

    Minister of Oil signs oil exploration agreement with two German companies

    Date: 2013-12-17 12:55:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:26 - ID:444964

    Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Sherif Ismail on Tuesday signed an agreement with two German companies for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Suez at investment costs of about 22 million dollars. The agreement comes within the framework ....

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