Egypt

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  • Curfew hours eased as of today

    Date: 2013-10-24 14:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:352929

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The cabinet has decided to shorten the curfew hours as of today, an announcement to this effect was made Thursday. Under the new decision, the curfew will be imposed every day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. On Friday, however the ....

  • Party leader urges extension of emergency law

    Date: 2013-10-24 14:04:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:352596

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct 24 (MENA) - Leader of the Sadat Democratic Party Effat Sadat called on the government of Hazem el-Beblawy to extend the emergency state due to the unstable situation in the country. In statements Thursday, Sadat criticized ....

  • Egyptian amb. in Berlin participates in roundtable on Egypt's economy

    Date: 2013-10-24 14:02:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:108 - ID:352666

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Berlin Mohamed Hegazi participated on Thursday in a roundtable, organized by the German Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC), on Egypt's economy. Speaking at the gathering, the Egyptian ....

  • Security source: No car bomb blast in Nasr city

    Date: 2013-10-24 14:01:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:352801

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - A security source has denied reports of a booby-trapped car blast in Cairo's suburb of Nasr City. The source said news reports on a car bomb explosion near the War Veterans Association in Nasr City are ....

  • 9 mln handicapped in need of advanced services in Egypt - ministry

    Date: 2013-10-24 13:49:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:352502

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - The deputy head of the Governmental Service Development Program in the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, Hisham Salem, said that the ministry has had a program for serving the handicapped which started to be ....

  • Pro-Morsi alliance calls for demos Friday

    Date: 2013-10-24 13:31:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:352751

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - The so-called National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, formed by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, called on Morsi supporters to demonstrate on Friday. In a statement Thursday, the alliance announced that it will ....

  • Consultative meeting for AL's permanent delegates Monday

    Date: 2013-10-24 13:30:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:352752

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Arab League's permanent delegates will hold a consultative meeting on Monday under Libya's chairmanship. The delegates will discuss preparations of the second meeting of the permanent delegations in the Arab countries ....

  • Nile water volume hits 35.6 bn cubic meters

    Date: 2013-10-24 13:30:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:101 - ID:352754

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) – The Nile water volume has reached 35.645 billion cubic meters since August, predicting a reserve of over 140 billion cubic meters during the present water year, said Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed ....

  • Citizens in Suez hail Sisi, Abdel-Nasser

    Date: 2013-10-24 13:07:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:98 - ID:352584

    SUEZ, Egypt, Oct 24 (MENA) – Thousands of citizens in Suez chanted in support of Defense Minister General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and late leader Gamal Abdel-Nasser during the city's celebration of its national day. The citizens joined Suez Governor ....

  • Pedestrian tunnel fire near Agriculture Faculty put out

    Date: 2013-10-24 12:56:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:352736

    BENHA, Egypt Oct 24 (MENA) – Civil protection forces put out a fire which broke out inside a pedestrian tunnel near the Faculty of Agriculture in Shubra al-Khaimah city. The blaze did not result in any injuries or loss of life. An ....

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