Egypt

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  • Egypt rejects US spokeswoman's statements on protest law

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:49:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:137 - ID:408491

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday voiced its rejection of statements by a US State Department spokeswoman on a recently-approved protest law in Egypt. "Egypt will not accept any interference in its internal affairs," ....

  • Activists on Talat Harb St. reject arrest of protesters outside Shura Council

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:45:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:136 - ID:408489

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - A number of political activists organized a protest in Talat Harb Square Tuesday rejecting the arrest of 30 protesters outside the Shura Council and military trials for civilians. Security troops have been deployed in large ....

  • Pharaonic antique seized with three people in Beheira

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:408338

    DAMANHUR, Egypt, Nov 26 (MENA) – A Pharaonic antique was seized by police on Tuesday from three people at a checkpoint on the international coastal road in Beheira governorate. Two of the arrested are fugitives wanted by the authorities to serve ....

  • 50 percent of seats in municipal council allocated for women, youth: Salmawy

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:134 - ID:408424

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Spokesman for the 50-member constitution panel Mohamed Salmawy said on Tuesday that 25 percent of seats will be allocated for youths and another 25 percent for women in the municipal councils in the future. The spokesman said ....

  • PM assures Moussa activists arrested outside Shura Council will be freed

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:28:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:133 - ID:408419

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Chairman of the constitution-amending panel Amr Moussa said Tuesday that he received a phone call from Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy who promised him that activists arrested outside the Shura Council will be released. Ten ....

  • Al-Saleh Talai'e mosque safe: archaeologist

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:132 - ID:408310

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Director of the Islamic and Coptic Antiquities Sector Samarat Hafiz said Tuesday the Al-Saleh Talai'e Mosque was safe, refuting media reports the mosque was overwhelmed with subterranean water. He said the mosque was ....

  • Police chasing protesters on Talat Harb St.

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:18:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:130 - ID:408420

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Police troops are now chasing protesters against a new bill regulating rallies on Talat Harb Street because they got no prior permission to organize the demonstration. A state of attack and retreat is seen in downtown Cairo ....

  • Session of charter panel stopped until Moussa contacts Ibrahim to discuss protest outside Shura Council

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:18:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:408334

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - A session of the constitution-amending panel is now in recess until chairman Amr Moussa contacts Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim to settle the issue of holding a number of participants in a protest outside the Shura ....

  • Thousands of Faqous inhabitants pay farewell to police officer killed by outlaws

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:02:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:127 - ID:408143

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Nov 26 (MENA) - Thousands of Faqous inhabitants took part in the funeral of Captain Ibrahim Safa who was killed by outlaws while settling a commotion. Attending the funeral were Governor Saeed Abdel Aziz and Security Director ....

  • Antiquities sector offers scientific evidence to debunk German claims about Khufu pyramid

    Date: 2013-11-26 17:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:126 - ID:408335

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - The antiquities sector in Egypt has issued a scientific response to German claims that the Great Pyramid of Khufu does not date back to the Old Kingdom, underlining a 2012 French discovery of many papyrus papers in a cave in ....

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