Egypt

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  • Party urges probe into power outages

    Date: 2014-09-05 09:53:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:907419

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Democratic Generation Party has called for launching a probe to determine the reasons behind Thursday's power blackouts in different parts of Egypt. In a statement on Friday, the party rejected the justifications ....

  • Security source denies finding explosive object in Tanta railway station

    Date: 2014-09-05 09:52:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:907439

    TANTA, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) - A security source in Gharbiya denied that an explosive device was found in Tanta railway station. Security bodies received a note that a cardboard box was found on the train platform. No explosives were found in the ....

  • Egypt not to give up Nile water rights - Min.

    Date: 2014-09-05 09:44:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:907418

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Egypt will not give up its rights in the Nile water, said Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi. In a statement, Moghazi pointed out during a meeting with young engineers to the importance of using the latest ....

  • Security forces on high alert to face MB protests in Arish

    Date: 2014-09-05 09:17:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:907350

    AL-ARISH, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) - Security bodies in North Sinai are on high alert on Friday to face usual Muslim Brotherhood protests after the Friday prayers. The forces intensified their presence in main streets, public squares and in front of ....

  • 60 agricultural products to be exported to Russia

    Date: 2014-09-05 09:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:907351

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Russia voiced readiness to import 60 agricultural products from Egypt to meet the needs of the Russian markets. A committee including agricultural quarantine bodies from both countries will be formed to examine the products ....

  • Libyan chief of staff leaves Cairo

    Date: 2014-09-05 08:35:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:907318

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army Major General Abdel Razek al-Nazuri left here Friday after a two-day visit to Egypt. During the visit, Nazuri conferred with Defense Minister Sobhi Sedqi the latest regional and local ....

  • Thursday power outage crisis over, says minister

    Date: 2014-09-05 08:33:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:907291

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said the power outage that hit Egypt on Thursday has ended. "The situation is stable now," the minister said. "No power loads are being reduced now on the national electricity network," he ....

  • Antiquities Ministry official arrested over bribery

    Date: 2014-09-05 08:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:907293

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority arrested the secretary of Islamic antiquities sector at the Ministry of Antiquities on charges of taking bribes. The official is accused of receiving kickbacks from people to issue legal ....

  • 4 Brotherhood members in custody over power plant plots

    Date: 2014-09-05 07:11:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:907180

    SUEZ, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) - Suez prosecutors decided to remand four members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood in custody for 15 days pending investigations over their alleged plots to target power plants and companies. The four were accused of ....

  • Security forces spread in Suez squares

    Date: 2014-09-05 06:45:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:907168

    SUEZ, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) - Security forces spread in Suez to protect squares and the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel to arrest outlaws. The security forces also placed checkpoints on the roads linking Suez with Ismailia, Cairo, the Red Sea and ....

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