Egypt

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  • Sinai's Awja port to be closed during Eidul Adha

    Date: 2014-10-02 21:25:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:1059881

    RAFAH, Oct 2 (MENA) - Al-Awja land port in Sinai will be closed during Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam), said a security source on Thursday. The land crossing will be sealed as of October 3 to 7. It will be re-opened on Wednesday. Earlier, Egyptian ....

  • Security forces examine suspected bag in Arish

    Date: 2014-10-02 21:13:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:1059693

    ARISH, Egypt, Oct 2 (MENA) - Security forces rushed on Thursday to downtown Arish city, North Sinai, upon a report on a suspected bag found near El Nasr mosque, security sources said. The forces cordoned off the area and called the explosive ....

  • Geel party lashes out at Turkish president, FM

    Date: 2014-10-02 20:23:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:108 - ID:1059453

    CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) – The Geel (Generation) Party on Thursday lashed out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu over their anti- Egypt speeches. "Egypt is not in need of such statements which tell but lies," ....

  • Arab, int'l aid convoys enter Gaza via Rafah crossing

    Date: 2014-10-02 20:08:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:1059561

    RAFAH, Egypt, Oct 2 (MENA) - Arab and international aid convoys were allowed into the Gaza Strip Thursday via Rafah border crossing. The aid comprised 420 tons of food and relief materials from Oman, one ton of medical supplies from Malaysia, and ....

  • President gifts 60 calves to Aswan ahead of Eidul Adha

    Date: 2014-10-02 19:56:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:1059501

    ASWAN, Egypt, Oct 2 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday gifted 60 calves to Aswan province ahead of Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam). The animals will be slaughtered and their meat will be distributed to low-income and most needy ....

  • Home-made bomb goes off near police club in Gharbiya

    Date: 2014-10-02 19:26:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:1059405

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 2 (MENA) - A home-made bomb went off Thursday near the police club in Mahalla el-Kobra city, Gharbiya, causing no casualties. Explosive experts and security squads rushed to the area after the bomb exploded. Security forces ....

  • Culture min. discusses Egypt's participation in SIBF

    Date: 2014-10-02 19:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:101 - ID:1058837

    CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) – Minster of Culture Gaber Asfour discussed Thursday arrangements for Egypt's participation in the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) in UAE, and preparations for holding an Egyptian pavilion there. This was during his ....

  • Makeshift bomb injures woman in Gharbiya

    Date: 2014-10-02 18:47:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:1059189

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 2 (MENA) – A makeshift bomb went off Thursday outside a security facility in Gharbiya province, north of Cairo, injuring a woman. The blast took place outside the criminal investigations department in Mahalla el-Kobra city, ....

  • Etisalat: Gov't pledged to end monopoly by Telecom Egypt

    Date: 2014-10-02 18:31:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:1058829

    CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) - Chairman of Etisalat Egypt Saeed el-Hamly said on Thursday that the government made a promise to put an end to the monopoly of the telecommunications market by the state-run Telecom Egypt. "The government will take an action ....

  • Tourism dev't authority to inject new investments - minister

    Date: 2014-10-02 18:30:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:95 - ID:1058833

    CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Thursday that the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) would introduce new investment opportunities in El-Ain El-Sukhna and Red Sea coastal regions. Addressing reporters, the minister ....

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