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  • Wheat reserves in Alex port reaches 857,000 tons

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:34:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:397269

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Wheat reserves at Alexandria port rose to 857,000 tons as a Russian vessel carrying 50,000 tons of wheat sailed into the port on Wednesday, said chairman of the Alexandria Port Authority Adel Yassin. All ....

  • Leading Salafist arrested in Suez

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:34:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:397280

    SUEZ, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Suez security forces arrested leading Salafist figure Ashraf Rashwan, 48, over charges of instigating violence in the governorate, a security source said Wednesday. Rashwan was taken to a Suez prison until he is to be ....

  • OIC chief condemns bombing that took place in Sinai and left several soldiers dead and wounded

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:30:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:397283

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on Wednesday condemned a bombing that took place in Sinai and left several soldiers dead and wounded. In a released statement, he ....

  • Egyptian passenger caught with pistol at Cairo airport

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:29:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:52 - ID:397260

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - An Egyptian passenger was caught at Cairo airport Wednesday with a sound pistol in his baggage. The passenger, Y. A., was coming from Italy on board an EgyptAir flight. The pistol was seized and an investigation was ....

  • Five Sudanese nationals were arrested for illegally infating into the country while exploring for gold in a desert area in Kom Ombo

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:28:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:397265

    ASWAN, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) – Security forces in this Upper Egyptian city arrested five Sudanese nationals who infiltrated into the country in an illegal way while exploring for gold in a desert area in Kom Ombo. Aswan Security Director Major ....

  • Yemeni warplanes raid suspected havens of Qaeda elements, gunmen

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:28:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:397072

    SANAA, Nov 20 (MENA) – Yemeni warplanes struck Wednesday suspected hideouts of gunmen and al-Qaeda terrorists in the Yemeni governorates of Hadramaut, Abyan and Shabwah. A Yemeni security source told MENA Wednesday that army forces who were ....

  • Libyan Communications Ministry denies blocking facebook

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:27:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:397261

    TRIPOLI, Nov 20 (MENA) - Libyan Undersecretary of Communications Mohamed bin Raas has denied news of blocking access to Facebook in his country. The government and the General National Congress only can make such a decision because they are the ....

  • Five Palestinians wounded by Israeli forces in Jenin

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:27:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:397282

    RAMALLAH, Nov 20 (MENA) - Five Palestinians were wounded after Israeli forces fired rubber bullets on a group of farmers in southern Jenin, local sources said. The attack took place as the farmers accompanied by activists and members of the ....

  • Abdel-Nour decides to reform ECA administrative board

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:08:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:397259

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour has decided to reform the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) administrative board. The decision is meant to activate the role of ECA in countering any monopolization ....

  • Cairo airport received on Wednesday 32 Indonesian tourists

    Date: 2013-11-20 10:59:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:397200

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Cairo airport received on Wednesday 32 Indonesian tourists who are coming from Jakarta en route of the United Arab Emirates on a two-week visit to Egypt. They will be going on a sight-seeing tour covering archaeological ....

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