Egypt

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  • WAAG's role to be activated world-wide

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:37:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:1233141

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The deputy head of the World Association of al-Azhar Graduates' (WAAG) Mohamed Abdl-Fadil al-Qosi welcomed the association's branch in Indonesia. The meeting tackled ways of boosting WAAG's role in Indonesia. WAAG aims ....

  • Suez school meals tested negative for toxic contaminants

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:28:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:1232517

    SUEZ, Oct 30 (MENA) -Samples of school meals form a school in Suez province have been tested negative for toxic contaminants, a statement by governor el-Arabi el-Serwi reads. The Health Ministry's Central Laboratories confirmed that there was no ....

  • Egypt probes further cooperation with Russia

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:1232817

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab underlined the importance of cooperating with the Russian side during the current phase and benefiting from visits exchanged by the two countries' officials. During the first meeting of the ....

  • Chief of staff meets Armed Forces servicemen, police in Arish

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:17:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:1232825

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt General Mahmoud Hegazy held meetings with Armed Forces servicemen and police in Arish along with Sinai chieftains. He also reviewed the security measures in place to eliminate criminal ....

  • Interior ministry denies raiding house of NCHR member

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:01:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:1232441

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry denied Thursday news circulated by a number of websites which claimed that security forces raided and searched the house of Manal el-Tibi, a member of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR). ....

  • Minister visits army men injured in Sinai terrorist attack

    Date: 2014-10-30 14:18:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:1232505

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and senior police officers have visited army men injured in Sinai's terrorist attack on Friday which led to the killing of about 30 soldiers. Ibrahim also inquired after police personnel ....

  • Azmi's retrial postponed to Dec. 27

    Date: 2014-10-30 14:15:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:78 - ID:1232481

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Former chief of presidential staff Zakaria Azmi's retrial has been adjourned until December 27 over charges of illicit gains. The judge delayed the session to appoint an antiquities expert to help determine the value of the ....

  • Shoukri meets Algeria minister on regional issues

    Date: 2014-10-30 14:08:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:1232301

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri met Thursday with Algeria's Minister Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel for talks on regional issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ....

  • 10,000 Imams to be trained on IT

    Date: 2014-10-30 13:55:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:1232169

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Awqaf Ministry will hold training courses on information technology (IT) for some 10,000 imams during the current fiscal year, a statement by the ministry reads. The ministry would upgrade all its departments and switch to ....

  • Al-Jazeera photojournalist held in custody in Gharbiya

    Date: 2014-10-30 13:42:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:1231745

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 30 (MENA) – A university student, who works as a photojournalist for Qatari-based Al-Jazeera TV channel, was held in custody for 15 days pending investigation in Gharbiya. The 21-year-old was arrested by policemen while covering ....

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