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  • Woman died, 11 injured in Cairo-Aswan road accident

    Date: 2013-11-17 06:29:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:390869

    MENYA, Upper Egypt, Nov 17 (MENA) - A woman died and 11 wounded when a microbus collided late Saturday with a pick-up truck on the Upper Egypt Cairo-Aswan road. Excessive speed is behind the accident. Meanwhile, 14 suspects, involved in ....

  • MENA Agenda for Sunday, Nov 17

    Date: 2013-11-17 06:09:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:390832

    CAIRO, Cairo Criminal Court resumes hearing sessions held within the framework of the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his sons; Alaa and Gamal, ex-interior minister Habib el-Adly and six of his aides on killing peaceful protesters during ....

  • Higher Education minister denies requesting arrest powers to security personnel in universities

    Date: 2013-11-16 22:46:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:390790

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) – Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education Hossam Eisa said he did not request arrest powers to officers to administrative security personnel in universities. In an interview with Al Hayat TV Channel on ....

  • Army burns 12 feddans, 70 kg of narcotics, destroys weapon cache in N. Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-16 21:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:108 - ID:390767

    ARISH, Nov 16 (MENA) – Egypt’s Second Field Army forces burnt 70 kg of bango and destroyed 10 feddans planted with the narcotics in west of Arish city in North Sinai. The troops also destroyed three tunnels used in smuggling people and goods ....

  • FM delays raise on visas to May 2014

    Date: 2013-11-16 21:25:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:105 - ID:390746

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy approved Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou’s request to halt implementation of visa raise on tourists until May 2014. Meantime, Zaazou thanked on Saturday Fahmy for his decision to delay ....

  • NSF to participate in inauguration of martyrs memorial in Tahrir Sq.

    Date: 2013-11-16 20:31:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:390747

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) – The National Salvation Front said it will participate in the ceremony of the inauguration of martyrs memorial on Monday in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square. The opening coincides with the commemoration of Mohamed Mahmoud ....

  • Security forces teargas pro-Morsi rally in Suez

    Date: 2013-11-16 19:41:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:93 - ID:390723

    Suez, Nov 16 (MENA) - Security forces fired teargas canisters to disperse a rally staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in the canal city of Suez. No casualties were reported. Eyewitnesses said skirmishes erupted between ....

  • Woman dies, 12 injured in car accident in N. Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-16 19:06:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:390610

    ARISH, Nov 16 (MENA) – A woman died and 12 people were injured when their microbus overturned at the international coastal highway in North Sinai on Saturday. The injured were moved to hospital for treatment. A probe was launched into the ....

  • Azhar representatives demand phrase to be added to women article in new constitution

    Date: 2013-11-16 19:03:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:390633

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Al-Azhar representatives in the 50-member committee amending Egypt's 2012 constitution demanded Saturday the phrase "in a way that does not contradicted with Sharia" be added to an article on women in the revised charter. The ....

  • NGO warns against using children in Tuesday protests

    Date: 2013-11-16 18:24:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:390564

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian Association for the Assistance of Juveniles and Human Rights warned of violent acts expected to be triggered by the Muslim Brotherhood during their protest on Tuesday. In a press release on Saturday, the ....

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