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  • Youth minister demands setting preparation plan for African basketball championship

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:26:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:1037285

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz demanded the Head of Basketball Union Magdi Abu Firikha to set a preparation plan on the highest level for the players of Egypt's basketball national team who will participate ....

  • Suez Museum to revive tourism, says minister

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:22:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:1036553

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati said the National Suez Museum will contribute to the tourism industry. "The museum will lure Egyptians and tourists in the coming period as the government is implementing major ....

  • 5 terror suspects in Sharqiya remanded for 15 days pending probe

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:22:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:1036901

    ZAQAZIQ, Sept 29 (MENA) - Five terror suspects were remanded for 15 days pending investigations over charges of joining a terror group and receiving military training abroad to commit terror crimes in Egypt. The leader of the group and four ....

  • Council for national powers condemns Erdogan's word at WEF

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:19:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:1036869

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian council for national powers and elders under Abdel-Aziz Abdullah condemned a speech given by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the World Economic Forum in Istanbul about Egypt. In a statement Monday, ....

  • FAO hails 2030 strategy for sustainable agriculture development

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:15:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:1037297

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hailed the 2030 Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy, which is adopted by the Agriculture Ministry with the aim of increasing the agriculture growth rate by 4 per cent ....

  • Death cases among Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia rises to 13

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:06:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:1036929

    MECCA, Sept 29 (MENA) - Another Egyptian pilgrim died in Saudi Arabia, the executive chairman of the Hajj mission, Shaker el-Kayal, said Monday. This is the 13th death among Egyptian pilgrims, Kayal said. Muslims from around the globe flock to ....

  • Abdullah Badr to be imprisoned 2 months for insulting judiciary

    Date: 2014-09-29 15:02:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:1036513

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - El-Zawia el-Hamra Misdemeanor Court decided to imprison broadcaster in El-Hafez Channel Abdullah Badr for two months and fine him 5,000 pounds for insulting the judiciary. The incident goes back to last April when some ....

  • National media to abide by professional standards - ERTU chief

    Date: 2014-09-29 14:58:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:1035889

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - The national media will always abide by professional standards, said President of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Essam el-Amir. El-Amir, who is also the acting information minister, said that the national ....

  • 38 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-09-29 14:36:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:1035881

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 29 (MENA) - Thirty-eight ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday carrying around 2.08 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 19 ships carrying 1.272 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included another 19 ....

  • Minister, AFD director mull cooperation

    Date: 2014-09-29 14:34:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:1035477

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - International Cooperation Minister Naglaa el-Ahwany discussed with the new director of the French development agency (AFD) office in Cairo avenues of cooperation. In statements, she hailed the important role played by the ....

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