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  • Laws of freedoms, public authorities require approval of two-thirds of MPs - Parliament speaker

    Laws of freedoms, public authorities require approval of two-thirds of MPs - Parliament speaker

    Date: 2016-06-13 18:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:5093061

    More than 70% of laws related to freedoms and public authorities are considered supplementary to the Constitution, so the approval of a two-third majority of MPs is necessary, said Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal. During Monday's session, Abdel ....

  • Sisi urges continued efforts in carrying out social housing projects

    Sisi urges continued efforts in carrying out social housing projects

    Date: 2016-06-13 17:31:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:5092665

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted the importance of continuing the establishment of social housing projects in order to eliminate slums and to provide appropriate housing for Egyptians. This came during Sisi's meeting on Monday with Prime ....

  • Protest law amendment to be fullfilled Thu. – min.

    Protest law amendment to be fullfilled Thu. – min.

    Date: 2016-06-13 15:58:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:5092313

    The committee assigned with amending the protest law will complete its work on Thursday and will submit the amendment to the Cabinet next week, Legal Affairs Minister Magdy el Agaty said. The minister said the amended law can be applied on those ....

  • Egyptian boat 'Abu Hamada' leaves Tunisia for Egypt - ambassador

    Egyptian boat 'Abu Hamada' leaves Tunisia for Egypt - ambassador

    Date: 2016-06-13 15:57:27 GMT - Tunisia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:5092301

    The Egyptian boat ''Abu Hamada'' left the fishing port of Sfax on Saturday for Egypt, after tireless efforts exerted by the Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia to release it, said Egypt Ambassador in Tunisia Ayman Musharafa. In statements to MENA ....

  • Agriculture minister receives new FAO representative in Egypt

    Agriculture minister receives new FAO representative in Egypt

    Date: 2016-06-13 10:21:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5089129

    Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed met Monday with newly appointed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Egypt Hussein Gadain, who submitted a copy of his credentials to the minister. Gadain had served as a civil engineer before ....

  • Shoukry to meet Portuguese counterpart later Monday

    Shoukry to meet Portuguese counterpart later Monday

    Date: 2016-06-13 06:22:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5087593

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to meet with his visiting Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva later Monday. The two top diplomats will hold a joint press conference after the meeting, the Foreign Ministry said. Talks are likely ....

  • Awqaf minister heads for Morocco

    Awqaf minister heads for Morocco

    Date: 2016-06-12 08:48:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:5082257

    Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa left here on Sunday for Morocco on a two-day visit to meet with Moroccan Awqaf and Islamic affairs officials. The visit comes at an official invitation from Moroccan Awqaf Minister Ahmed Tawfiq via the Egyptian ....

  • Mahala marketplace fire under control

    Mahala marketplace fire under control

    Date: 2016-06-12 08:09:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:5082053

    Civil defense teams managed to put out a massive fire that broke out at Tahya Misr marketplace that has been selling foodstuffs at affordable price. The fire, that broke out during Suhoor, a pre-dawn meal eaten by Muslims before fasting in ....

  • Sisi orders gov't to achieve more control on prices

    Sisi orders gov't to achieve more control on prices

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:03:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5081853

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ordered the government to achieve more control on prices to take into consideration the suffering of the limited income people and needy social categories. The president's remarks were made during the Egyptian ....

  • Education ministry denies paying EGP 50 million to policemen securing Thanaweya Amma exams

    Education ministry denies paying EGP 50 million to policemen securing Thanaweya Amma exams

    Date: 2016-06-12 07:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5081841

    The Education Ministry denied reports that it paid 50 million pounds for security men in 27 governorates to secure Thanaweya Amman exams. These are groundless reports, the ministry said in a statement Saturday evening. Under Article 31 of ....

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