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  • Sound bomb goes off near Damanhour bridge

    Sound bomb goes off near Damanhour bridge

    Date: 2015-01-05 07:58:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1675213

    A sound bomb went off Monday near Damanhour bridge in Beheira. No injuries were reported. Civil protection forces and bomb experts rushed to the scene to comb the area for any strange objects. ....

  • 8 suspects arrested, terror hideouts destroyed in Arish

    8 suspects arrested, terror hideouts destroyed in Arish

    Date: 2015-01-05 07:40:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:1675105

    Eight suspects were arrested in southern Sheikh Zuwied and Rafah and a number of terror hideouts were destroyed. This comes as part of an extended security campaign. The suspects include four wanted, according to security sources. On the ....

  • Interior minister greets Pope on Christmas

    Interior minister greets Pope on Christmas

    Date: 2015-01-05 07:37:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:1675089

    Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Monday sent cables of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese and Bishop Safwat el Bayadi, head of the Evangelical Church, wishing them a merry Christmas. In his cables, ....

  • Tayyeb greets pope on Christmas

    Tayyeb greets pope on Christmas

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:45:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1673077

    Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb sent a cable of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Eastern Christmas, which falls on January 7. In the cable, Tayyeb wished the pope and Egyptian Copts a merry ....

  • Coming parl't of 'minorities', says legislative reform committee chairman

    Coming parl't of 'minorities', says legislative reform committee chairman

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:41:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:1673065

    Chairman of the Legislative Reform Committee Sameh Ashour has said the coming parliament would be of "minorities" as no political trend could exceed 20 percent of the seats. In statements to parliamentary reporters on Sunday, Ashour added that ....

  • Sisi sheds light on role of national newspapers in society

    Sisi sheds light on role of national newspapers in society

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:33:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:1673025

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued directives supporting the state-owned press institutions during the coming period so that they could restore their pioneering role in society, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Sunday. The premier made ....

  • Education minister bans electioneering at schools

    Education minister bans electioneering at schools

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:1673021

    Education Minister Mahmoud Abul-Nasr banned holding electoral campaigns in schools or receiving donations. During a videoconference attended by heads of educational directorates, Abul-Nasr stressed that no campaigning activities should be allowed ....

  • MB terrorist cell arrested in Alex

    MB terrorist cell arrested in Alex

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:30:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1673001

    Alexandria security bodies arrested on Sunday a cell of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group over charges of attacking police personnel and stations and setting fire to a number of power transformers as well as Dekhilah court. This comes in the ....

  • Kuwait to participate effectively in Egypt's economic conference - Minister

    Kuwait to participate effectively in Egypt's economic conference - Minister

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:27:40 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1672993

    Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on Sunday said his country would participate effectively in Egypt's economic conference, slated for March, to support the Egyptian economy. The Kuwaiti minister ....

  • Farmers' pension to hit EGP 500 at least - Minister

    Farmers' pension to hit EGP 500 at least - Minister

    Date: 2015-01-04 16:20:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1672949

    Agriculture Minister Adel El Beltagi said on Sunday that the farmers will receive monthly pensions of not less than 500 pounds under the new peasants' law. "Over one million farmers aged 60 and above would benefit from the new law," according to ....

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