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  • Calm prevails around constitutional court in Maadi

    Calm prevails around constitutional court in Maadi

    Date: 2013-10-18 12:39:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:342842

    A state of calm prevails in the vicinity of the Supreme Constitutional Court in Maadi district despite calls by Muslim Brotherhood loyalists to demonstrate on Friday. Joint army and police troops intensively deployed along Corniche el-Nil ....

  • Cairo governor inspects parks, hospitals

    Cairo governor inspects parks, hospitals

    Date: 2013-10-18 11:33:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:342743

    Cairo Governor Galal Moustafa Said visited Friday parks in the capital, including Al-Azhar and Fostat, and talked with the citizens who were spending the day there. Said also inspected hospitals of Sheikh Zayed and Mounira to make sure they ....

  • Marsa Alam receives 1,625 tourists

    Marsa Alam receives 1,625 tourists

    Date: 2013-10-18 11:24:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:342727

    Tourist resorts and hotels in the Red Sea city of Marsa Alam received 1,625 tourists on the fourth day of Eidul-Adha. Twelve flights carrying tourist groups from Germany and the UK arrived Friday at Marsa Alam airport, said airport director ....

  • Awqaf Ministry demands Cabinet to raise imam bonuses

    Awqaf Ministry demands Cabinet to raise imam bonuses

    Date: 2013-10-18 10:24:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:342625

    Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa urged Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy to approve granting imams a monthly bonus of EGP 100. In a statement on Friday, the Awqaf Ministry said that it has been working on raising the salaries and bonuses of ....

  • Heavy police deployment in Suez ahead of Brotherhood protests

    Heavy police deployment in Suez ahead of Brotherhood protests

    Date: 2013-10-18 09:55:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:342603

    Security forces stepped up their presence near a major police station in Suez ahead of protests called by the Muslim Brotherhood. "The heavy deployment of security forces near al-Arbaeen area is to protect people of Suez and stop any clashes," ....

  • 1,000 Egyptian pilgrims return home

    1,000 Egyptian pilgrims return home

    Date: 2013-10-18 08:58:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:342543

    One thousand Egyptian pilgrims on board of three EgyptAir flights arrived in Cairo International Airport early Friday. Egypt's national flag carrier is expected to transport 1,500 Egyptian pilgrims later today. Starting from Saturday, ....

  • Calm in Giza ahead of pro-Morsi protests

    Calm in Giza ahead of pro-Morsi protests

    Date: 2013-10-18 08:14:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:342482

    Calm prevailed in Giza's squares and main streets on Friday, hours before the start of protests planned by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. The army closed all exits and entrances of Nahda Square to traffic and passers-by. Life went ....

  • Egypt is important tourist destination: Polish delegation

    Egypt is important tourist destination: Polish delegation

    Date: 2013-10-17 18:42:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:342212

    A delegation from the union of polish travel agents assured Egyptian ambassador in Warsaw Reda Bebers that Egypt is an important tourist destination to which clients of the union are traveling. The delegation asserted the necessity of exerting ....

  • Giza governor : 2,000 EGP to be offered in urgent relief aid to each family harmed by bridge collapse

    Giza governor : 2,000 EGP to be offered in urgent relief aid to each family harmed by bridge collapse

    Date: 2013-10-17 17:55:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:342168

    Giza Governor Ali Abdel-Rahman decided to grant 2,000 EGP in urgent relief aid to the families whose houses were damaged due to the the collapse of Terra el-Saf bridge. The governorate offered to the victim families temporary homes after their ....

  • No security threats posed to Egyptian airports - minister

    No security threats posed to Egyptian airports - minister

    Date: 2013-10-17 15:45:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:341978

    Civil Aviation Minister Abdel-Aziz Fadel denied the presence of security threats at Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport or any other Egyptian airports. All Egyptian airports are completely secured under the highest security measures, Fadel ....

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