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  • Azhar female students stage protest in Kafr el-Sheikh

    Date: 2014-10-14 16:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:134 - ID:1124773

    KAFR El-SHEIKH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Scores of students of the Islamic Studies College for Girls of Al-Azhar University in Kafr el-Sheikh staged an on-campus protest on Tuesday. The protesters demanded the release of their detained colleagues, lifted ....

  • Defendants in Rafah massacre convicted by Cairo court

    Date: 2014-10-14 16:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:1125541

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court has found seven defendants, including terrorist Adel Habbara, guilty of killing central security soldiers in Rafah and attempting to kill other soldiers in Belbais. The seven are now on the death row ....

  • El-Geel party praises amendments to penal code

    Date: 2014-10-14 16:07:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:1124753

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - El-Geel Democratic Party described the amendments introduced by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the penal code as an important step in the interest of the security and stability of the country. Head of the party Nagi ....

  • 4 injured, 34 arrested in Alexandria University riots

    Date: 2014-10-14 16:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:127 - ID:1125281

    ALEXANDRIA, Oct 14 (MENA) – Four were injured during riots and violent acts in the Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University. Police fired tear gas to disperse students affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group who went on the ....

  • 75 MB supporters in Sharqiya remanded in custody on violence charges

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:45:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:123 - ID:1124337

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Oct 14 (MENA) - The attorney general in Sharqiya decided Tuesday to remand 75 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood group in custody for 15 days pending a probe into charges of violence. The public prosecution accuses them of ....

  • Youth employment project launched at cost of EGP 20 bln - Minister

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:44:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:1123501

    ASSIUT, Egypt, Oct 14 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Adel Labib said Tuesday a youth employment project has been launched at a cost of more than EGP 20 billion. During a meeting with Assiut Governor Ibrahim Hammad, the minister added that ....

  • Planning min., UN officials discuss promoting cooperation

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:43:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:1123581

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) – Minister of Planning Ashraf el-Araby held a meeting Tuesday with director of the UN Development Program in Cairo Ignacio Artaza and his accompanying delegation to seek means of raising the efficiency of governmental bodies in ....

  • 170,000 Egyptians die annually of tobacco use - minister

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:41:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:120 - ID:1123445

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of premature deaths and diseases in the world, Health Minister Adel el-Adawy said on Tuesday. During a press conference, Adawy said tobacco kills nearly six million ....

  • Egypt targets EGP 40bil food export revenue in 2014

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:40:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:119 - ID:1123485

    ‎CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - Egypt seeks to bring the food and agricultural export target to EGP 40 billion by the end of 2014, said the undersecretary of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI). Speaking at a corporate social responsibility ....

  • Number of Belgian tourists set to hit high record in fall

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:39:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:1123429

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) – Belgian tourist companies expect to realize a high record in rates of tourists coming to Egypt during fall in light of the bookings during the fall vacation so far. The bookings during the first week of November this year ....

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