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  • 13 suspects arrested, 400 tons of smuggled goods seized in Port Said

    Date: 2013-12-30 21:11:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:172 - ID:470674

    PORT SAID, Dec 30 (MENA) - As many as 13 suspects were arrested and 400 tons of smuggled goods were seized during a broad security operation in the coastal city of Port Said. Legal procedures were taken. (MENA) AB/AI ....

  • Tamarood Campaign forms central operation room to follow up constitutional referendum

    Date: 2013-12-30 21:04:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:171 - ID:470681

    CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) – Tamarood Campaign has said it has formed a central operation room to link with sub-operation rooms nationwide to follow up the constitutional referendum to be held on January 14-15. In a press release on Monday, the ....

  • 15terrorist MB female students arrested at Azhar University

    Date: 2013-12-30 21:02:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:170 - ID:470668

    CAIRO, Dec. 30 (MENA) – Security forces have arrested 15 female students belonging to terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group at al-Azhar University Faculty of Engineering after they have tried to prevent their colleagues from showing up for exams, ....

  • 8 suspects arrested, 2 cars seized in N.Sinai

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:169 - ID:470667

    EL-ARISH, Dec 30 (MENA) - Eight suspects were arrested and two cars and a bicycle seized during a broad security operation in North Sinai on Monday. Security sources said a campaign targeted some areas south of El-Arish, Sheikh Zeweid and Rafah. ....

  • S. Sudan president says Africa should have helped quell bloody fighting

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:54:59 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:168 - ID:470669

    JUBA, Dec 30 (MENA) - African nations should have acted quickly to help quell the bloody fighting that has consumed parts of South Sudan this month, South Sudan President Salva Kiir told CNN. As soon as an attempted coup took place and violence ....

  • Iranian official says Tehran condemns all sorts of violence in Egypt

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:24:00 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:167 - ID:470635

    TEHRAN, Dec 30 (MENA) - Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Hassan Abu Torabi has said his country condemns violence occurring in Egypt as well as terrorist attacks taking place in Sinai by armed groups. During his meeting with an ....

  • Arab Parliament takes part in monitoring constitution referendum

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:22:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:166 - ID:470636

    CAIRO, Dec. 30 (MENA) – Arab Parliament Speaker Ahmed Al Jarwan says the pan-Arab organization will participate in the special committee to monitor the constitution referendum in Egypt slated for 14 and 15 January. The pan-Arab entity has been ....

  • Tight security measures to protect referendum: security officer

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:19:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:165 - ID:470549

    EL-ARISH, Dec. 30 (MENA) – North Sinai security chief Samieh Ahmed Beshady says tight security measures have been taken to protect the polling stations during the time of referendum on the new constitution. He has asserted there is a total ....

  • UN chief supports IGAD mediation to stop violence in S. Sudan

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:17:31 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:164 - ID:470555

    NEW YORK, Dec 30 (MENA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke on Monday to the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, UN News Center reported. The Secretary-General welcomed the President's commitment to a cessation of ....

  • 177 policemen killed, injured in Sinai since June 30: security officer

    Date: 2013-12-30 20:15:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:163 - ID:470548

    EL-ARISH, Dec. 30 (MENA) – North Sinai security chief Samieh Ahmed Beshady says 70 policemen have been killed and around 107 others injured in assaults on security premises and check points in the province since June 30 uprising. Sinai Peninsula ....

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