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  • Bishop Paula walks out from constitution panel meeting

    Bishop Paula walks out from constitution panel meeting

    Date: 2013-10-01 08:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:316309

    Bishop Paula, the Coptic Church's representative in the 50-member constitution-amending panel, walked out from a sub-committee meeting on Monday over time granted to him to speak about a paper on Egypt's identity. Paula was asked to take not more ....

  • Interim president give great powers to government to run country: Adviser

    Interim president give great powers to government to run country: Adviser

    Date: 2013-10-01 08:02:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:316304

    President Adly Mansour has given great powers to the interim government to run Egypt's affairs, presidential media adviser Ahmed Meslemani said. In an interview with Al-Hayat Al-Youm talk show, Meslemani said that assigning him by the president ....

  • Huge fire in electrical appliance factory in 6th of October city comes under control

    Huge fire in electrical appliance factory in 6th of October city comes under control

    Date: 2013-09-30 14:52:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:315416

    Director of the Civil Protection Department Gamal Abdel-Moneim said that firefighters managed to control the huge fire that broke out in "Universal" electrical appliance factory in the 6th of October city on Monday. In statements to MENA, ....

  • 1 killed, 2 injured by gunshots in Sheikh Zuwayed

    1 killed, 2 injured by gunshots in Sheikh Zuwayed

    Date: 2013-09-30 14:48:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:315395

    One person was killed and two others injured when unidentified gunmen fired shots in Sheikh Zuwayed in North Sinai. The injured were rushed to hospital to receive treatment. Sinai has seen a spate of attacks on police and army ....

  • Third army commander: additional security measures to secure Suez Canal

    Third army commander: additional security measures to secure Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-09-30 10:53:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:314717

    Third Field Army Commander Major General Osama Askar said the third army has adopted the highest security measures to the Suez Canal. Speaking to military editors, he said additional security measures were taken, noting that air, naval and ....

  • Armed attack on Arish police station

    Armed attack on Arish police station

    Date: 2013-09-30 10:45:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:314699

    Arish police station came under an armed attack early Monday. Unidentified gunmen opened heavy fire at the police station on Assiut Street, a security source said, adding that troops shot back. The shooting left a number of people injured, the ....

  • Abul Fotouh denies running for president

    Abul Fotouh denies running for president

    Date: 2013-09-30 09:08:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:314496

    Strong Egypt Party leader Abdel-Monem Abul-Fotouh denied on Sunday planning to run for president in the next presidential elections. In statements to Al-Hayat television, Abul-Fotouh said this stance has not been changed since the last ....

  • Interior Ministry: 25 suspects arrested over charges of attacking police, inciting violence

    Interior Ministry: 25 suspects arrested over charges of attacking police, inciting violence

    Date: 2013-09-30 09:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:314480

    Interior Ministry security bodies arrested 25 suspects involved in the aggression on police stations, public and private properties and inciting violence in six governorates, said a high-ranking security source said. In statements to MENA on ....

  • Ashton to visit to Egypt Tuesday

    Ashton to visit to Egypt Tuesday

    Date: 2013-09-29 19:40:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:314133

    EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will arrive in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with interim President Adly Mansour and Prime Minister Hazim Beblawi, a diplomatic source told MENA on Sunday. Ashton will also meet with Defense Minister ....

  • Interior Minister to MENA: Sinai security improving day-on-day

    Interior Minister to MENA: Sinai security improving day-on-day

    Date: 2013-09-29 19:38:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:314126

    Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said the security situation is getting improved day-on-day in Sinai, thank to painstaking efforts being exerted by security forces and troops in restoring security to the peninsula. In an interview with MENA, the ....

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