Egypt

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  • Sisi orders developing poorest villages, says minister

    Date: 2014-09-17 18:06:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:123 - ID:959925

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Adel Labib said on Wednesday President Abdel Fatah El Sisi has tasked the government and ministries with developing the country's poorest villages. The minister made his comments in an event that ....

  • Egypt Mufti wraps up visit to Lebanon - foreign ministry

    Date: 2014-09-17 17:49:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:960045

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam along with Azhar's secretary general Abbas Shouman wrapped up their two-day visit to Beirut on Wednesday. During the visit, the two officials took part in the inauguration ceremony of the ....

  • Egypt to partake in int'l seminar on security in Mediterranean region in Rome

    Date: 2014-09-17 17:45:57 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:959837

    VIENNA, Sept 17 (MENA) – An Egyptian delegation will take part Thursday in an international seminar on co-operative security in the MediterraneanMediterranean region in Rome. The seminar will take up strengthening dialogue between Organization ....

  • Ismailia officers' trial delayed

    Date: 2014-09-17 17:35:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:116 - ID:959945

    ISMAILIA, Sept 17 (MENA) - Ismailia's criminal court delayed the trial of 12 policemen, including three senior officers, to November 5. The 12 were accused of gross negligence that led to a jail escape by inmates from an Ismailia prison. ....

  • Gharbiya province steps up security measures ahead of academic year

    Date: 2014-09-17 17:29:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:959705

    TANTA, Sept 17 (MENA) - Security measures have been beefed up in Gharbia ahead of the academic year to secure the province's schools. Security forces beefed up their presence near schools and patrols are set up to sweep surroundings of schools, ....

  • Ex-higher education minister speaks before fact-finding panel

    Date: 2014-09-17 16:55:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:959713

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) – Former higher education minister Hossam Essa spoke on Wednesday before the June 30 fact-finding committee. Essa said he briefed the panel on the measures taken by the then cabinet to disperse the Muslim Brotherhood protest ....

  • Egyptian diplomat climbs Japan's Mount Fuji

    Date: 2014-09-17 16:39:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:959497

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) – An Egyptian diplomat in Japan managed Wednesday to climb the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji in Japan. Ahmed Muharam, who joined a group of young adventurers in their journey to the elusive peak, has raised an Egyptian flag on the ....

  • Egypt to participate in Tanzanian cinema festival

    Date: 2014-09-17 16:09:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:959357

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) – Egypt will participate in a Tanzanian festival on African cinema, Head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Essam el-Amir said on Wednesday. He added that state-owned Nile Cinema channel will represent Egypt in ....

  • Matrouh deputy security chief receives Japanese security delegation

    Date: 2014-09-17 16:07:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:105 - ID:959221

    MERSA MATROUH, Egypt, Sept 17 (MENA) – Deputy Security Chief of Mersa Matrouh Maj. General Naser El Abd held a meeting Wednesday with a Japanese security delegation. The meeting took up measures adopted to maintain safety and security of ....

  • 63 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-09-17 15:49:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:101 - ID:957493

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 17 (MENA) – Sixty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 3.668 million tons. The north-bound convoy included 31 vessels, carrying 1.691 million tons, while the south-bound convoy included 32 ....

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