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  • 68 mosques to be renovated at EGP27mln

    Date: 2013-11-13 10:50:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:384274

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – The Awqaf ministry started the implementation phase of renovating 68 mosques in 17 governorates with a total cost of EGP27 million. The rest of the mosques will be renovated later according to a set timetable. The ....

  • Fahmy, Lavrov to hold press conference following Thursday talks

    Date: 2013-11-13 10:48:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:384413

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy will receive on Thursday his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry premises in Cairo. The two ministers will hold a joint press conference following their session of ....

  • Policeman killed while removing some transgressions on Cairo/Alex agricultural road

    Date: 2013-11-13 10:12:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:384182

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - A policeman as killed while removing agricultural transgressions on the Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road, a security source said Wednesday. The man, identified as Ghonaimi Ahmed Mohamed Sahloub, 53, was killed after being ....

  • Ex-minister Ouda moved to Torah prison - source

    Date: 2013-11-13 10:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:384129

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Ex-minister Bassem Ouda was moved to Torah prison, a security source at the Interior Ministry said. In statement to MENA on Wednesday, the security source said Ouda was arrested late Tuesday in Beheira and was transported to ....

  • Day of Ashura is old Egyptian feast - expert

    Date: 2013-11-13 10:11:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:44 - ID:384212

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Antiquities expert Abdel Rehim Rihan said on Wednesday the Day of Ashura, that falls on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, is an old Egyptian feast that dates back to the Old Kingdom era where they were ....

  • Israeli soldier stabbed to death in Afola

    Date: 2013-11-13 10:11:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:384184

    GAZA CITY, Nov 13 (MENA) - One Israeli soldier was stabbed to death early Wednesday by a Palestinian young man in Afola central bus station, Israel Radio reported. It said initial investigations revealed that the Palestinian youth, 16, is working ....

  • Transport minister receives Dutch ambassador in Cairo

    Date: 2013-11-13 09:54:33 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:42 - ID:384170

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Minister of Transport and Communications Ibrahim Al-Demiri received on Wednesday Dutch Ambassador here Gerard Steeghs. The two sides discussed means of bolstering cooperation in the transport field and making use of the ....

  • Constiuent committee discusses items on prosecution of officilas

    Date: 2013-11-13 09:53:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:384273

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – The constituent committee dedicated its last session of today's meeting to discuss the items related to the prosecution of the head of state, prime minister and ministers, said Mohammed Salmawy, the committee ....

  • 8 persons killed in triple blasts in Ba'aqouba city

    Date: 2013-11-13 09:45:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:384214

    BAGHDAD, Nov 13 (MENA) - Eight persons were killed in triple blasts that took place on Wednesday in Ba'aqouba city near a Shia gathering who were participating in the anniversary of Ashoura Day, ABC news reported. The blasts left at least 35 ....

  • Park holds summit with Russia's Putin

    Date: 2013-11-13 09:45:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:39 - ID:384173

    SEOUL, Nov 13 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye held a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday with a focus on increasing economic cooperation, Yonhap reported. During the summit, the two sides signed a memorandum ....

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