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  • Extra flights to tourist cities during Christmas, New Year

    Extra flights to tourist cities during Christmas, New Year

    Date: 2013-12-13 07:53:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:437626

    Chairman of EgyptAir Express Helmy Rizk said Friday his company will run 75 additional flights to Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan during Christmas and New Year to transfer passengers expected to visit these cities during the ....

  • AL to hold extraordinary FMs meeting Dec 21 at request of Palestinian president

    AL to hold extraordinary FMs meeting Dec 21 at request of Palestinian president

    Date: 2013-12-12 12:02:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:436523

    The Arab League (AL) announced that an extraordinary meeting for the AL Council will be held on December 21 at the level of foreign ministers at the request of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting is set to take up all developments of ....

  • Minister denies reports that he had announced a date for referendum on constitution

    Minister denies reports that he had announced a date for referendum on constitution

    Date: 2013-12-12 11:46:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:436473

    Minister of Local Development Adel Labib on Thursday denied press reports to the effect that he had announced a date for the referendum on the new constitution. In press statements, he explained that the presidency is the only quarter in charge ....

  • Moussa urged to release minutes of draft Constitution discussions

    Moussa urged to release minutes of draft Constitution discussions

    Date: 2013-12-12 11:44:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:436471

    A seminar aiming at promoting awareness of law urged on Thursday Amr Moussa, head of the 50-strong committee tasked with amending the 2012 Constitution, to post on the internet the minutes of the panel discussions to remove any vagueness that might ....

  • Kerry meeting with Netanyahu, Peres postponed due to snow

    Kerry meeting with Netanyahu, Peres postponed due to snow

    Date: 2013-12-12 11:43:33 GMT - Israel - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:436465

    US Secretary of State John Kerry's scheduled meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday has been postponed due to the snowstorm which hit the capital, American sources told The ....

  • Ministry denies claims over manipulating new constitution in Amiria Printing House

    Ministry denies claims over manipulating new constitution in Amiria Printing House

    Date: 2013-12-12 11:41:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:436456

    Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a statement Thursday denying claims that the Amiria Printing House has tampered with the new constitution. In its statement, the ministry said it has delivered 10,000 copies of the draft constitution ....

  • Ministry urges names of NGOs to monitor referendum

    Ministry urges names of NGOs to monitor referendum

    Date: 2013-12-12 10:24:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:436271

    The Social Solidarity Ministry requested on Thursday the Higher Elections Committee to send it a list of the non-governmental organizations that were allowed to monitor the referendum on the Constitution, a ministry source said. The move was ....

  • Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign power linkage deal

    Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign power linkage deal

    Date: 2013-12-12 10:23:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:436267

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy attended the signing ceremony of a US$1.5 billion power linkage project between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. According to the deal, Egypt and Saudi Arabia will exchange 3,000 megawatts of electricity during peak hours ....

  • Cairo governor bans any digging unless after utilities center' approval

    Cairo governor bans any digging unless after utilities center' approval

    Date: 2013-12-12 10:20:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:436258

    Cairo Governor Galal Moustafa Saeed banned on Thursday any company entrusted with water or drainage projects from carrying out any digging works unless after taking the approval of the Information Center of the Utilities Network. The decision was ....

  • Libyan bank official hails ties with Egypt

    Libyan bank official hails ties with Egypt

    Date: 2013-12-12 09:27:12 GMT - Libya - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:436144

    A Libyan bank official hailed ties with Egypt which he called "the heart of the Arab nation", hoping the June 30 revolution will prove successful. "There is cooperation between the Central Bank of Libya and Egypt's Central Bank and this ....

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