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  • Interior, health ministers lead mourners at policemen funeral

    Interior, health ministers lead mourners at policemen funeral

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:58:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2434509

    Interior Minister General Mady Abdel Ghaffar and Minister of Health Adel Adawi led mourners at the funeral of two policemen killed at a terror attack in Cairo's district of Ain Shams. The funeral procession were held at the Police Academy in Al ....

  • Soldier wounded in attack on Arish checkpoint

    Soldier wounded in attack on Arish checkpoint

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:30:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2434229

    A number of gunmen opened fire at a checkpoint in southern Rafah Wednesday, wounding one soldier. Khaled el Badri Khalifa, 22, received a shot to his right shoulder. He was moved to Al Arish Military Hospital. ....

  • Hegazi: Joint Arab Force is to fight terrorism, protect Arab national security

    Hegazi: Joint Arab Force is to fight terrorism, protect Arab national security

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2432925

    Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi stressed on Wednesday that the Joint Arab Force aims at fighting terrorism and protecting Arab national security. This force is not directed against any side and that's why it is highly appreciated at the ....

  • Interior Ministry mourns Arish police station victim

    Interior Ministry mourns Arish police station victim

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2432817

    The Interior Ministry mourned on Wednesday Major Mohamed Khaled Abdel Latif who succumbed to wounds he sustained during a terrorist attack on Arish police station earlier the month. In a statement, the ministry stressed that such heinous acts ....

  • Palestinian writers union mourns death of Egypt's renowned poet Abnoudi

    Palestinian writers union mourns death of Egypt's renowned poet Abnoudi

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:44:41 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2431801

    The Palestinian Writers Union (PWU) has mourned the death of Egypt's renowned poet Abdel Rahman al Abnoudi who breathed his last on Tuesday after long illness at the age of 76. PWU Secretary General Murad al Sudani said Abnoudi's death is a big ....

  • PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit

    PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:42:17 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2432769

    Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to promote this approach, Mahlab ....

  • Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary

    Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:33:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2432697

    Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghafar on Wednesday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day anniversary. In his cable, the minister voiced his best wishes to the president and Egypt, ....

  • 1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo

    1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2432329

    Arab chiefs of staff convened their first meeting under Egypt's Mahmoud Hegazi early Wednesday to discuss the formation of a joint Arab force. The meeting comes in light of a resolution by the recent Arab Summit in Sharm el Sheikh to establish ....

  • FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference

    FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:53:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2431721

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Cairo Wednesday heading for New York to attend the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to kick off there early next week. During the NPT conference, Shoukry will stress the importance ....

  • Women preachers should get permits, says Awqaf Ministry

    Women preachers should get permits, says Awqaf Ministry

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:22:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2431513

    Awqaf Ministry stressed that any woman preacher should get a permit in order to be able to give religion sermons in any mosque. They should be holding an Azhari certificate or they should be a graduate of the Islamic institutes affiliated with ....

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