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  • 23 MB members remanded in custody for more 15 days

    Date: 2014-10-30 17:44:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:104 - ID:1233969

    TANTA, Oct 30 (MENA) – Tanta prosecution on Thursday ordered 23 member of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group to be remanded in custody for 15 days pending a probe into charges of violence. The defendants face charges of joining a terrorist ....

  • Foreign ministry official meets foreign NGOs reps.

    Date: 2014-10-30 17:43:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:1233861

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Director of NGOs affairs at the Foreign Ministry Nermien Afifi met on Thursday with representatives of the foreign NGOs working in Egypt. The meeting focused on boosting bilateral cooperation, a statement by the ministry ....

  • Security measures beefed up in N. Sinai as curfew enters sixth day

    Date: 2014-10-30 17:26:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:1233953

    ARISH, Oct 30 (MENA) – Security measures are being beefed up on the streets and entrances of North Sinai as a curfew imposed after deadly attacks entered its sixth day in a row. The residents are warned against violating the curfew hours. A ....

  • AL welcomes Sweden's recognition of Palestine

    Date: 2014-10-30 16:54:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:98 - ID:1233621

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Arab League hailed a decision by Sweden to officially recognize the state of Palestine. The decision is a major step to realize the Palestinians' legitimate rights, said AL Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Mohamed ....

  • Independence Current has nothing to do with banned group - leader

    Date: 2014-10-30 16:46:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:1233613

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – Head of the Independence Current, an alliance of 36 political parties and 18 coalitions, Ahmad el-Fadali denied any connections with the so-called "Independence Party" which had been established by the terrorist Muslim ....

  • Closing Al-Aqsa is hostile step : Azhar

    Date: 2014-10-30 16:03:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:1233357

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Al-Azhar has expressed deep concern over the closure of Al-Aqsa mosque in al-Quds (East Jerusalem). This measure is unprecedented by the Israeli authorities since the occupation of Jerusalem. This escalation is against ....

  • Mahlab expands tasks of deputy at electricity ministry

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:52:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:89 - ID:1233157

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has decided to give new tasks to Deputy Electricity Minister. The tasks included following up and supervising the private sector projects of new and renewable energy along with raising the ....

  • Gov't to buy rice from farmers at 2,050 per ton

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:47:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:1232809

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) -President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved on Thursday purchasing rice from farmers at EGP 2, 050 per ton, said Presidency spokesman Alaa Yousef. During a meeting with Agriculture Minister Adel el-Beltagi, the president ....

  • Army carries out amphibious exercises

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:44:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:1232829

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – Third Field Army units carried out amphibious military drills in South Sinai as part of the war games codenamed "Badr 2014." Mechanical infantry and armored units carried out a landing operation to counter a stimulated ....

  • Assistant professor, 7 students arrested in Mansoura Univ. over violent acts

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:42:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:86 - ID:1232981

    MANSOURA, Egypt, Oct 30 (MENA) - Security forces arrested Thursday an assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University along with seven students, including one who belongs the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. The arrestees from ....

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