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  • Luxor governor uses maquette of Tut Ankhamoun tomb to promote tourism

    Luxor governor uses maquette of Tut Ankhamoun tomb to promote tourism

    Date: 2013-12-10 15:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:36 - ID:433132

    A maquette of the tomb of late Egyptian pharaoh Tut Ankhamoun has arrived to Luxor, whose governor made sure he used the event to promote tourism to the Upper Egyptian city. The maquette was on board a ship that sailed the Nile until it reached ....

  • Ban Ki-Moon: South Africa lost hero, father

    Ban Ki-Moon: South Africa lost hero, father

    Date: 2013-12-10 15:34:41 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:35 - ID:433124

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that South Africa has lost a hero and a father, adding that the world, as well, has lost a beloved friend and mentor. This came during Ban Ki-moon's participation in the funeral of iconic South ....

  • Massive security forces were deployed at the Two Saints Church

    Massive security forces were deployed at the Two Saints Church

    Date: 2013-12-10 15:11:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:433070

    Massive security forces were deployed at the Two Saints Church in Alexandria, that was the scene of massive blasts on the new year's eve in 2010/11. Joint forces of the army and police were heavily deployed around the church with the road leading ....

  • Training courses for chief justices nationwide to head general committees in constitution referendum

    Training courses for chief justices nationwide to head general committees in constitution referendum

    Date: 2013-12-10 15:02:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:433047

    Cairo Court of Appeal has started organizing training courses for chief justices of court of first instance nationwide who will be heading general committees in the coming referendum on the constitution. In press statements, members of the Higher ....

  • Culture Minister approvs holding international festival for folk arts annually

    Culture Minister approvs holding international festival for folk arts annually

    Date: 2013-12-10 14:56:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:32 - ID:433038

    Culture Minister Mohamed Saber Arab approved on Tuesday holding an international festival for folk arts annually in one of the border cities. The festival, which will be organized under the auspices of the minister, aims to maintain the folk art ....

  • Barcelona announce plans for spectacular new stadium

    Barcelona announce plans for spectacular new stadium

    Date: 2013-12-10 14:32:30 GMT - Spain - Sport - SN:30 - ID:432987

    Barcelona have announced plans for a spectacular new 105,000 seater stadium, Tribalfootball.com reported. Spokesman Toni Freixa said that the club would hold a referendum next year on whether the new ground would be an extensive remodelling of ....

  • Yemeni President receives call from US presidential advisor

    Yemeni President receives call from US presidential advisor

    Date: 2013-12-10 14:23:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:432975

    Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Mansour received on Tuesday a call from Assistant to the US President for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism Lisa Monaco. During the phone conversation, Monaco confirmed the US's support for Yemen in its fight ....

  • CCFE chief highlights importance of supporting SME in agro sector

    CCFE chief highlights importance of supporting SME in agro sector

    Date: 2013-12-10 14:12:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:432935

    The chairperson of the French Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (CCFE) highlighted the importance of supporting small- and medium-scale enterprises in the field of food industries. The remarks were made at the opening of a symposium entitled ....

  • Al Azhar denies deaths among students

    Al Azhar denies deaths among students

    Date: 2013-12-10 14:00:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:432775

    Al Azhar University denied any deaths among students in the incidents that took place on campus on Monday. In a statement released on Tuesday, the university denied reports by some mass media on the death of two students during the ....

  • Aviation minister to vote yes to 2013 constitution

    Aviation minister to vote yes to 2013 constitution

    Date: 2013-12-10 13:57:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:432896

    Civil Aviation Minister Abdel-Aziz Fadel will vote yes to the new constitution. Fadel said Tuesday he likes articles of the amended charter and even urged Egyptians to vote for it for the sake of stability and development in Egypt. Fadel ....

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