Egypt

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  • USS Nimitz carrier passes through Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-11-08 11:17:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:376279

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Nov 8 (MENA) – The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz passed through the Suez Canal on Friday, a source at the waterway told MENA. The carrier was escorted by a US warship, which were part of the south-bound convoy that ....

  • Cairo governor meets French ambassador

    Date: 2013-11-08 11:10:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:376190

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Governor of Cairo Galal Mostafa discussed with French Ambassador to Egypt Nicole Galey ways to boost bilateral ties, especially the 1985 twinship agreement between Cairo and Paris. Mostafa paid tribute to France's ....

  • Positive feedback in London's Bourse over Morsi trial: Tourism minister

    Date: 2013-11-08 11:03:40 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:376187

    LONDON, Nov 8 (MENA) – Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said that the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi had a positive impact on the participants in London tourism Bourse. In statements to the Egyptian journalists' delegation ....

  • 162,000 tourists arrived in Red Sea in October: Report

    Date: 2013-11-08 10:36:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:376185

    HURGHADA, Nov 8 (MENA) - Hotels and tourist resorts in the Red Sea have received 162,000 tourists from different nationalities during October, an increase of 69,000 visitors compared to September. About 93,000 tourists arrived in the Red Sea ....

  • Rafah terminal closed on weekend

    Date: 2013-11-08 10:33:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:376242

    RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 8 (MENA) - Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah crossing with Gaza on Friday over the weekend vacation, an official source at the terminal said. Up to 928,047 passengers crossed the terminal since a new mechanism for its ....

  • Missiles, RPGs, TNTs seized in security campaign

    Date: 2013-11-08 09:37:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:376043

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) – A wide security campaign launched in the past 24 hours led to seizing heavy weapons, including nine missiles, four RPGs, an RPG launcher, three kilograms of TNT and five hand grenades. Among the seized missiles was a Grad ....

  • Russian defense minister to visit Egypt next week

    Date: 2013-11-08 09:24:15 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:376118

    MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) – A Russian military delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit Egypt next week. A source in the Russian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti that the delegation would visit Serbia and Egypt on November ....

  • Awqaf minister underlines importance of cultural diversity to face extremism

    Date: 2013-11-08 09:23:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:376125

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa underlined the importance of cultural diversity to face extremism. In statements on Friday, Gomaa said that Al Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry have an elite of distinguished preachers who ....

  • 26 Brothers arrested over attacking police stations

    Date: 2013-11-08 08:48:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:376051

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) – Security forces arrested Muslim Brotherhood members who have been accused of attacking police stations and inciting violence in four governorates, a security source told MENA on Friday. He said three Brothers were arrested ....

  • Egypt/Press/Headlines 4 last Cairo

    Date: 2013-11-08 08:09:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:375996

    THE EGYPTIAN GAZETTE: - Putin due here soon to restore military ties - PM: Mubarak to remain under house arrest - Foreign reserves drop to $18.5bn - New anti-terror bill alarms bloggers - Egypt for closer relations with Russia (MENA) MS/AS ....

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