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  • 2 policemen killed, 1 injured in attack in Sinai

    Date: 2014-10-16 22:34:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:138 - ID:1141569

    ARISH, Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - Two policemen were killed and a third was injured in an attack on their vehicle in Arish city, North Sinai. According to security sources, unknown gunmen targeted the vehicle with a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) on ....

  • Mahlab to take part in Equatorial Guinea national day celebrations

    Date: 2014-10-16 21:58:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:137 - ID:1141489

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will take part in celebrations marking the Equatorial Guinea's 46th national day. The premier started his visit to the African country on Thursday at an invitation by Equatorial Guinea's ....

  • Egypt, Mauritania discuss judicial cooperation

    Date: 2014-10-16 21:51:53 GMT - Mauritania - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:1141493

    NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Nouakchott Ahmed Fadel discussed Thursday with Mauritanian Justice Minister Sidi Ould Zein ways of boosting judicial cooperation. The two sides reviewed means to exchange expertise in the judicial ....

  • 5 suspects arrested over Tanta blasts

    Date: 2014-10-16 21:36:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:134 - ID:1141445

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - Five suspects were arrested Thursday in connection with the blasts that took place earlier on Thursday near el-Sayed el-Badawi shrine in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, a security source said. The arrestees are being ....

  • Policeman, worker injured in Tanta blasts - ministry

    Date: 2014-10-16 21:16:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:132 - ID:1140889

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - A policeman and a worker were injured Thursday when two sonic bombs went off near el-Sayed el-Badawi shrine in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, the Interior Ministry said. According to a statement, the bombs damaged the ....

  • 30 ambulances sent near Tanta blast site-- official

    Date: 2014-10-16 20:33:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:130 - ID:1141269

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - As many as 30 ambulances were sent to the vicinity of el-Sayed el-Badawi shrine in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, the city's head of ambulance facility Magdi Awad said Thursday. Meantime, undersecretary of the Health ....

  • El-Sayed el-Badawi's blast despicable act- governor

    Date: 2014-10-16 20:14:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:1141129

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - The blast that took place Thursday near el-Sayed el-Badawi shrine in the Nile Delta city of Tanta was a "despicable, terrorist" act, Gharbiya Governor Mohamed Naeim said. In statements to MENA, Naeim said that such ....

  • Egypt dismayed over Carter Center's step to close office in Cairo

    Date: 2014-10-16 20:02:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:127 - ID:1140853

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Ministry expressed dismay over Carter Center's decision to close its office in Cairo after nearly three years over claims of narrowing political space for political parties and civil society. The center's ....

  • RPJ fired on security camp in Rafah; no casualties

    Date: 2014-10-16 19:33:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:125 - ID:1141117

    ARISH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Unidentified armed men fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) on a security camp in the North Sinai city of Rafah on Thursday, security sources said. The attack caused no casualties, the sources said, adding that security ....

  • Mansoura University pres. receives US Consulate delegation

    Date: 2014-10-16 19:23:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:124 - ID:1140873

    MANSOURA, Oct 16 (MENA) – President of Mansoura University Mohamed el-Qenawy on Thursday received a delegation from the US Consulate in Alexandria to discuss ways of promoting cooperation between the two sides. During the meeting, Qenawy was ....

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