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Egyptian expatriates to vote "Yes" for new costitution
Date: 2013-12-01 13:31:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:416782
The Universal Union of Egyptian Expatriates (UUEE) has expressed satisfaction with the constitutional amendments which were drafted by the 50-member panel. In statements to MENA on Sunday, UUEE's General Coordinator Salah Yousef thanked the ....
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Arab League calls for anti-HIV/AIDS concerted efforts
Date: 2013-12-01 13:07:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:416735
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby called for exerting concerted efforts to face HIV/AIDS. He urged Arab families to discipline their children and familiarize them with the dangers of all forms of drugs. Anti-HIV/AIDS national ....
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Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah detained for another 15 days over inciting Shura protests
Date: 2013-12-01 13:02:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:416720
Qasr el-Nil Prosecution decided Sunday to detain prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah for another 15 days pending investigations into charges of breaking the law by inciting people to protest without taking a permission from the authorities ....
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Egypt, Kuwait discuss promoting cooperation in construction fields
Date: 2013-12-01 12:47:22 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:43 - ID:416677
Kuwaiti Minister of State for Housing and Municipality Affairs Salem Mutheyeb Ahmed Al-Utheina discussed on Sunday with Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Ibrahim Mehlab bilateral cooperation. During Mehlab's visit to ....
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Cairo University students set police vehicle on fire
Date: 2013-12-01 12:45:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:416674
A number of protesting students from Cairo University set a police vehicle on fire in Giza on Sunday. The students were holding a protest over the death of a student during riots last week outside the university. Some students attacked the ....
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Israel must immediately lift blockade on Gaza Strip: Amnesty International
Date: 2013-12-01 12:29:40 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:41 - ID:416631
Israel must immediately lift its blockade on the Gaza Strip, including by allowing the delivery of fuel and other essential supplies into the territory without restrictions, said Amnesty International on Sunday. For the last month, all of Gaza’s ....
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Warning shots fired outside Suez security camp
Date: 2013-12-01 11:48:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:416557
Suez Security Directorate Deputy Head Hassan Eid stressed that warning shots were fired in the air outside a security camp in Suez on Sunday after an officer suspected some people approaching it. Eid said the officer who belongs to the Suez ....
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Fahmy arrives in S.Arabia on lightning visit
Date: 2013-12-01 11:46:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:416548
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy arrived here on Sunday on a short working visit to Saudi Arabia. During the one-day visit, Fahmy will meet with his Saudi counterpart Saud Al-Faisal as part of regular consultations between the two countries ....
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Egyptian player snatches 3 medals in Russia Weightlifing Championship
Date: 2013-12-01 11:43:54 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:38 - ID:416540
Egyptian Armed Forces weightlifter Mohammad Ihsan won three medals in a weightlifting championship held recently in Russia. Nine world weightlifting champions took part in the competitions. Ihsam won a gold medal in the men's +105 kilogram ....
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11 members of 7 AM Movement arrested for disrupting traffic in Heliopolis
Date: 2013-12-01 11:40:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:416489
Security forces arrested 11 members of the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated 7 AM Movement for attempting to disrupt traffic in a number of areas in Heliopolis, the Interior Ministry's media center official said. The protesters damaged several ....