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  • Morsi receives first visit in Borg el-Arab Prison

    Date: 2013-11-07 14:40:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:89 - ID:375218

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Ousted president Mohamed Morsi received on Thursday his first visit from his family in Borg el-Arab Prison, a high level source at the Interior Ministry said. The visit is part of exceptional visits allowed by Interior ....

  • Roadmap going according to timetable - PM

    Date: 2013-11-07 14:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:375203

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – Egypt's future roadmap is being carried out according to the set timetable and the referendum on the nation's amended constitution will be held as scheduled, affirmed Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy. The referendum will ....

  • Governors' council to take firm measures against violating butane warehouses

    Date: 2013-11-07 14:11:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:375202

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Council of Governors will take deterrent measures against butane cylinder warehouses that are proven to have manipulated their shares. A fine ranging from EGP 15,000 to EGP 20,000 will be slapped and a prison term not ....

  • Electricity minister denies rise in bills

    Date: 2013-11-07 14:00:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:374949

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – Electricity Minister Ahmed Imam denied any rise in the price of electricity over the past period, saying the last increase was made in January. Power bills reflect the actual consumption of citizens and power companies ....

  • Brotherhood member arrested in Alexandria

    Date: 2013-11-07 13:52:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:375005

    ALEXANDRIA, Nov 7 (MENA) - Security forces in Alexandria arrested a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group with 22 firearms and 21 cold weapons in his possession. Head of Alexandria Security Directorate Major General Amin Ezz Eldin told ....

  • Spanish-Egyptian tourist project singed on sidelines of WTM

    Date: 2013-11-07 13:36:40 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:374943

    LONDON, Nov 7 (MENA) – Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has attended the signing of a contract establishing a Spanish-Egyptian tourist investment project in Sharm El-Sheikh. On the sidelines of the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, the ....

  • Revolutionaries' Alliance rejects anew passing protest bill

    Date: 2013-11-07 12:55:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:374818

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Egyptian Revolutionaries' Alliance rejected anew passing the draft law governing protests in Egypt. In a statement on Thursday, the alliance's coordinator, Amer el-Wakil, voiced the resentment of all parties over ....

  • Governors' Council discuss cooking gas cylinder crisis

    Date: 2013-11-07 12:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:374825

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - The governors council held a meeting on Thursday to discuss issues of concern to citizens, especially the crisis of butane gas cylinders and price control. Eleven ministers, including those of the interior, environment, ....

  • French company tasked with developing Cairo-Alex railway signalling system

    Date: 2013-11-07 12:48:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:374739

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - A French company has won a tender to develop the railway signalling system along Cairo-Alexandria line as part of the overall plan to upgrade the railway infrastructure in Egypt and increase safety levels, said Communications ....

  • Archeologist: Placing St Catherine, Abu Mina monasteries on ISESCO list reflects religious tolerance

    Date: 2013-11-07 12:46:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:374652

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Abdel-Rahim Rehan, the general manager of research and archaeological studies in Sinai and Lower Egypt, said that the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)'s agreement on putting St Catherine ....

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