Egypt

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  • Man arrested over threatening hostile acts against police, army

    Date: 2014-10-23 18:34:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:1186373

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) – Security forces in Mersa Matrouh province, northwestern Egypt, arrested Thursday a man over posting video clips in which he threatened to carry hostile acts against police and army. Police identified the suspect, who ....

  • FEP calls for dividing constituencies

    Date: 2014-10-23 18:31:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:1186085

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Free Egyptians Party Thursday hailed the government decision to speed up the approval of the draft laws on the coming parliamentary elections, calling for dividing the constituencies. The party secretary general Isam ....

  • Sisi discusses efforts to establish national digital agency

    Date: 2014-10-23 18:23:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:1186161

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Tuesday with Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmi. Presidential Spokesman Alaa Yousef said the president discussed with the minister the strategy of the ....

  • Egypt amb., Ghana official discuss boosting ties

    Date: 2014-10-23 17:33:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:1186285

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Accra Mohamed Heidar met on Thursday with a deputy to Ghana's health minister. The two sides discussed ways of boosting bilateral relations especially in the healthcare domain. It was agreed that ....

  • 8 Palestinians arrested for infiltrating Egypt via tunnels

    Date: 2014-10-23 17:13:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:1186145

    RAFAH, Oct 23 (MENA) - North Sinai police have arrested eight Palestinians for infiltrating into Egypt through tunnels. They were arrested in a house in Rafah city, a security source said on Thursday, adding that investigations showed that they ....

  • Italian tourism market important to Egypt – min.

    Date: 2014-10-23 16:55:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:1185957

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has underlined the importance of the Italian tourism market to Egypt. Speaking at the 2014 Egypt-Italy conference Thursday, Zaazou said the event highlighted Italy's prominent role in the ....

  • Number of undernourished in Arab countries hits 33 million - FAO

    Date: 2014-10-23 16:25:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:1185237

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The number of undernourished in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) has more than doubled from 16 to 33 million people between 2004 and 2014 due to wars and unrest in the region, said FAO assistant director-general and ....

  • Health minister's statements about Sovaldi 'inaccurate': Pharmacists syndicate

    Date: 2014-10-23 16:17:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:1185493

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The syndicate of pharmacists has said the health minister's statements about the non-existence of an Indian-made Hepatitis C drug (Sovaldi) are inaccurate. In a statement on Thursday, the syndicate noted the minister had ....

  • Dostor Party welcomes president's call for political dialogue

    Date: 2014-10-23 16:08:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:1185049

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) – Al-Dostor Party welcomed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's intention to hold a conference to open a political dialogue among parties. "The step is positive and reflects understanding of the role of political parties," party ....

  • Gov't to buy rice from farmers

    Date: 2014-10-23 15:47:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:1185205

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Chairman of the farmer syndicate Osama el-Gahsh Thursday said the government agreed to buy rice crop from farmers through the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Supply, Bank of Development or the exporting companies at ....

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