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  • Egyptian expatriates to vote

    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 ....

  • Arab League calls for anti-HIV/AIDS concerted efforts

    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 ....

  • Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah detained for another 15 days over inciting Shura protests

    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 ....

  • Egypt, Kuwait discuss promoting cooperation in construction fields

    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 ....

  • Cairo University students set police vehicle on fire

    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 ....

  • Israel must immediately lift blockade on Gaza Strip: Amnesty International

    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 ....

  • Warning shots fired outside Suez security camp

    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 ....

  • Fahmy arrives in S.Arabia on lightning visit

    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 ....

  • Egyptian player snatches 3 medals in Russia Weightlifing Championship

    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 ....

  • 11 members of 7 AM Movement arrested for disrupting traffic in Heliopolis

    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 ....

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