Egypt

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  • 26 troops killed, 28 wounded in N. Sinai terrorist attack: Source

    Date: 2014-10-24 18:07:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:1192065

    ARISH, Egypt, Oct 24 (MENA) – As many as 26 troops were killed while 28 others were wounded in Friday's terrorist attack that targeted a checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwaid district of North Sinai, a security source said. Military helicopters moved the ....

  • EU envoy condemns Sinai terrorist blast

    Date: 2014-10-24 17:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:95 - ID:1191985

    ALAMEIN, Egypt, Oct 24 (MENA) - EU Ambassador to Egypt James Moran condemned the blast that hit a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier on Friday leaving dozens of servicemen dead and injured. In statements, Moran said that the European Union slams ....

  • Foreign Ministry holds meeting to gear up for Egypt-Ethiopia Joint Committee

    Date: 2014-10-24 16:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:86 - ID:1191677

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) – A raft of representatives of ministries and bodies held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday to prepare for the fifth session of the Egyptian-Ethiopian Joint Committee, slated for November 1-3 in Addis ....

  • 35,000 Syrian nationals to receive free medical care in Alexandria

    Date: 2014-10-24 16:05:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:1191593

    ALEXANDRIA, Oct 24 (MENA) - As many as 35,000 Syrian nationals have been registered for free medical care in Alexandria, a top health official in the Mediterranean city said Friday. First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Alexandria ....

  • Party mourns slain soldiers in North Sinai

    Date: 2014-10-24 15:45:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:1191565

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Al-Geel (generation) Party headed by Nagi el-Shehabi has mourned slain soldiers, who were killed Friday in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwaid, North Sinai. The party called on President Abdel Fattah El ....

  • 3,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus discovered in Britain

    Date: 2014-10-24 15:30:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:1191433

    LONDON, Oct 24 (MENA) - An Egyptian sarcophagus that once held the mummified body of a woman 3,000 years ago has been found on display in a pensioner's living room, Daily Mail reported. Auctioneers discovered the wooden artifact during a routine ....

  • Egypt Mufti slams Arish blast, calls for firm reaction

    Date: 2014-10-24 15:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:1191273

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam condemned Friday the blast that hit a checkpoint in the North Sinai district of Sheikh Zuwaid, leaving dozens of servicemen dead and injured. "It is a heinous attack that aimed at disturbing ....

  • Sisi calls for NDC meeting to follow up developments in Sinai

    Date: 2014-10-24 15:02:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:1191297

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has asked the National Defense Council (NDC) to convene Friday evening to follow up developments of the terrorist attack that targeted a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier Friday. At least 7 ....

  • Evangelical church greets Sisi on new Hijri year

    Date: 2014-10-24 14:36:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:1191109

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Andre Zaki, the deputy head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, sent on Friday a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the new Hijri year. In his cable, Zaki wished progress and stability ....

  • At least 7 servicemen killed, 20 wounded in N. Sinai terrorist attack

    Date: 2014-10-24 14:07:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:1190981

    CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - At least 7 servicemen were killed and 20 others wounded in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwaid district, North Sinai, Friday. Ambulances carried the injured to the Arish Military Hospital, a security source ....

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