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Matrouh police arrest driver for possessing 219,000 narcotic pills
Date: 2013-11-05 10:49:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:371416
CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) – Security forces in Marsa Matrouh arrested a driver of a car that carried 219,000 narcotic pills. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the driver as a part of a security operation aimed at cracking down on drug ....
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Ghana decides against sponsoring fans for Black Stars’ Cairo trip
Date: 2013-11-05 10:42:05 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:42 - ID:371415
ABUJA, Nov 5 (MENA) - Ghanaian supporters hoping to travel to Egypt for the second-leg tie of the 2014 World Cup qualifier under the sponsorship of the government have been handed a huge blow as a decision has been made not to take fans for the ....
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US Congress delegation arrives in Cairo
Date: 2013-11-05 10:40:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:371406
CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - A delegation of the US Congress arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss American aid to Egypt. The delegates will talk with Egyptian officials on the democratic course and road map. They will write a report on conditions in ....
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Egypt FM heads for Senegal
Date: 2013-11-05 10:39:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:371412
CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi left here on Tuesday, heading for Senegal on the first visit by Egypt's top diplomat to the western African nation in years. He will hold talks with Senegal's President Macky Sall and Foreign ....
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Church attack victims granted exceptional pensions
Date: 2013-11-05 10:14:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:371347
CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) – Giza Governor Ali Abdel-Rahman said the governorate and the ministry of insurance and social affairs granted an exceptional pension to the families of those who have been killed or wounded in a drive-by shooting targeting a ....
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Bangladesh mutiny death sentences
Date: 2013-11-05 10:06:16 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:38 - ID:371356
DHAKA, Nov 5 (MENA) - A court in Bangladesh has sentenced at least 150 soldiers to death over a bloody border guard mutiny in 2009, the BBC reported Tuesday. More than 150 others, mostly border guards, were given life. Verdicts are still being ....
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Ghana plans to camp in Turkey ahead of second leg play-off against Egypt
Date: 2013-11-05 10:03:23 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:37 - ID:371353
ABUJA/ACCRA, Nov 5 (MENA) - Ghanian sources said said the Black Stars were scheduled to base in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa initially, but officials seem not convinced with the state of the facilities in the eastern African country. "Black Stars will ....
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Gunmen attack intelligence office in Rafah
Date: 2013-11-05 09:55:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:371344
RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 5 (MENA) - A number of unidentified gunmen attacked the HQ of the intelligence office in Rafah Tuesday. Troops guarding the building exchanged fire with the gunmen who fled the scene. No word of casualties was ....
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Rafah crossing closed for new Hijri year
Date: 2013-11-05 09:51:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:371326
RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) – Rafah terminal will be closed on Tuesday on both sides for the new Hijri year 1435, an official source said. The crossing has been operating under a new mechanism since May 28, 2011. A total of 926, 777 people have ....
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Tourism minister sounds optimistic about Egypt tourism
Date: 2013-11-05 09:51:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:371301
LONDON, Nov 5 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said he is optimistic that tourist rates in Egypt will return to normal. "Many nations have left their travel warnings against traveling to Egypt," he said in a press conference held on the ....
