Egypt

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  • UN envoy on Syrian crisis arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2014-09-13 19:00:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:93 - ID:932521

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations envoy on the Syrian crisis, arrived in Cairo on Saturday. During his visit, Mistura is expected to meet with a number of Egyptian and Arab League officials to discuss the latest ....

  • Egyptian aid into Gaza via Rafah crossing

    Date: 2014-09-13 18:58:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:932469

    RAFAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - An Egyptian aid convoy was allowed Saturday into the Gaza Strip via Rafah border crossing. According to an official source at the terminal, 240 tons of sugar and 10 tons of tea, granted by Egyptian companies, were moved ....

  • Giza Hospital patients transferred till sewage suction - Governor

    Date: 2014-09-13 18:56:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:932409

    GIZA, Sept 13 (MENA) - Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman said Saturday the sewage overflow that occurred this afternoon in front of the Bulaq Dakrur Hospital had been controlled. A canceled sewer line was being tested, which led to the flow of ....

  • Sisi, Argentine FM discuss fostering bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-09-13 18:32:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:932397

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Saturday with Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman at the presidential palace. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and Argentine Ambassador to Egypt ....

  • State council approves amendments of 4 bills, prison bylaws

    Date: 2014-09-13 18:20:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:932257

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) – The legislative department of the State Council approved on Saturday the proposed amendments made on four bills in the penal code along with the bylaws applied at Egyptian prisons. The amendments include the article 78 of ....

  • Tamarod party calls for activating Upper Egypt economic council

    Date: 2014-09-13 18:14:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:932217

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Arab popular movement party (Tamarod), pending establishment, called Saturday on the government to activate the Economic Council for central and Upper Egyptian provinces and the Red Sea province. The party also urged ....

  • 25 terrorist MB members arrested in Gharbia

    Date: 2014-09-13 18:06:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:86 - ID:932249

    TANTA, Sept 13 (MENA) - as many as 25 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group were arrested in Gharbia on Saturday. The province Security Director Osama Bedir said the MB members were arrested when security forces dispersed a ....

  • Sisi to Kerry: Any int'l alliance combating terror to be comprehensive

    Date: 2014-09-13 17:58:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:932073

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Saturday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and asserted him that any international alliance with the aim of combating terror has to be comprehensive. Sisi said the alliance had to aim ....

  • ERTU chairman, Chinese official discuss coop. boost

    Date: 2014-09-13 17:35:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:932205

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Chairman Essam el-Amir met Saturday with Vice Minister of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television Lee Chiu Nang, to discuss ways to activate terms of the ....

  • Water scarcity conf. to kick off Sunday

    Date: 2014-09-13 17:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:932105

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) – Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy will open Sunday an EU conference on water scarcity challenges and opportunities, to be held in Alexandria on Sept 14-15. The minister asserted that the conference would be an opportunity ....

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