Egypt

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  • Interior Minister sends congratulatory cables to Grand Imam, Mufti in occasion of new Higri year

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:53:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:366794

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim sent congratulatory cables to Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb, Grand Mufti Shawki Allam as well as police commanders, officers and conscripts on the occasion of the new Hijri year. In ....

  • Cigarette butt causes train fire -- governor

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:51:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:366850

    TANTA, Nov 2 (MENA) – Gharbiya Governor Hatem Othman said on Saturday that a discarded cigarette butt was the reason behind a fire that caught Mansoura-bound train. The third car of Tanta-Mansoura train No. 67 caught a fire yesterday with no ....

  • Person with drugs in his possession detained for 4 days pending investigations in Gharbia

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:366763

    TANTA, Egypt, Nov 2 (MENA) - A citizen with a criminal record was detained for four days pending investigations over holding weapons and drugs in Tanta Saturday. The arrestee, identified as Hani Abdel-Gelil, is unemployed and was involved in three ....

  • 39 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:26:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:366804

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Nov 2 (MENA) – Thirty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Saturday, carrying a total cargo of 1.889 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 22 ships, carrying 1.33 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 17 ....

  • Aswan lawyers go on strike for lack of judges

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:26:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:366789

    ASWAN, Nov 2 (MENA) – Aswan Bar Association decided on Saturday to go on open strike protesting against lack of judges in Aswan courts. Lawyers will suspend work in Aswan's district and first instance courts. "The strike will continue till an ....

  • Azhar adopts moderate Islam-- Azhar official

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:23:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:366757

    SOUHAG, Nov 2 (MENA) – Azhar adopts the moderate Islam and its role is appreciated worldwide, said Deputy head of Azhar Sheikhdom Abbas Shouman. The remarks came while he was inaugurating a number of Azharite projects in the Upper Egypt's city ....

  • Security measures intensified in Damietta ahead of Morsi's trial, says official

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:20:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:366761

    DAMIETTA, Nov 2 (MENA) - All measures and preparations to secure vital facilities in Damietta governorate have been taken ahead of deposed president Mohamed Morsi's trial slated for Monday, said Damietta Security Chief Lt General Abu Bakr ....

  • We keep close eye on MB calls to spread chaos, will face them strictly: Interior Ministry

    Date: 2013-11-02 12:10:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:366753

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry is keeping a close eye on calls by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group to spread chaos in the country on Monday, the day of the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and a number of MB leaderships. In an ....

  • EGP35 million to solve electricity problem in Qalybia

    Date: 2013-11-02 11:55:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:366685

    BANHA, Nov 2 (MENA) – Qalyubia Governor Mohammed Abdul-Zaher said on Saturday that a sum of EGP35 million has been allocated to solve the electricity problems of the governorate. The high-pressure wires that penetrate the residential blocks in ....

  • Verdict in Ahmed Ezz tax evasion trial on November 9

    Date: 2013-11-02 11:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:366678

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Egypt’s Misdemeanor Court set November 9 as the date for pronouncing the verdict in the trial of Ahmed Ezz, once preeminent steel and iron tycoon and the former secretary for organizational affairs for the deposed National ....

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