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  • 3 people suffered heat stroke discharged from hospital -- ministry

    3 people suffered heat stroke discharged from hospital -- ministry

    Date: 2015-08-15 12:26:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3162665

    Three people who suffered heat stroke in Alexandria were discharged from hospital after receiving medical treatment, the health ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry dismissed reports claiming deaths due to the heat ....

  • Economic forum to be held in Beirut in Sept. to boost joint trade

    Economic forum to be held in Beirut in Sept. to boost joint trade

    Date: 2015-08-15 10:51:10 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3161961

    An economic forum will be held in Beirut next month with the aim to boost trade exchange with Cairo, the Egyptian ambassador here has said. Mohamed Badr el Din Zayed revealed that Lebanese Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb and Industry Minister ....

  • Egypt says Human Rights Watch report on Rabaa

    Egypt says Human Rights Watch report on Rabaa "politicized"

    Date: 2015-08-15 09:44:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3161333

    The Foreign Ministry has criticized a Human Rights Watch report on the crackdown on the protest camp in Rabaa el Adaweya two years ago, calling it "politicized" and "non-objective". Egypt strongly condemns this report, which fails to realize the ....

  • Pakistan to support Egypt bid to obtain non-permanent UNSC seat - diplomat

    Pakistan to support Egypt bid to obtain non-permanent UNSC seat - diplomat

    Date: 2015-08-15 08:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3160977

    Pakistani Ambassador in Cairo Mushtaq Ali Shah said Saturday that his country will support Egypt's bid to obtain a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council. Egypt is a strategic ally of Pakistan, Shah said in statements to MENA. Cairo has ....

  • Al Azhar mourns martyrs of Siwa military jet crash

    Al Azhar mourns martyrs of Siwa military jet crash

    Date: 2015-08-14 19:39:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3159857

    Al Azhar mourned the martyrs of an Egyptian military aircraft that crashed near Siwa Oasis, leaving four army servicemen dead and two others injured. In a statement issued on Friday, Al Azhar expressed its full support to the Armed Forces as well ....

  • Population min. reviews population, development issues

    Population min. reviews population, development issues

    Date: 2015-08-14 19:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3159853

    Minister of State for Population Hala Yousef met Friday with a group of youths to listen to their views about the issues of population and development. The meeting came as part of activities held by the Ministry to mark World Youth Day. Yousef ....

  • Interior Ministry: Tawfiq Okasha placed in public prison

    Interior Ministry: Tawfiq Okasha placed in public prison

    Date: 2015-08-14 19:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3159837

    Media figure Tawfiq Okasha has been placed in a public prison after he was arrested earlier on Friday to implement final court rulings against him, a security source said. In a statement released by the Interior Ministry, the source said that all ....

  • Foreign Ministry criticizes CCN report on security conditions in Egypt

    Foreign Ministry criticizes CCN report on security conditions in Egypt

    Date: 2015-08-14 12:52:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3158245

    Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on Friday criticized a CNN report on the security situation in Egypt following the apparent murder of Croatian hostage. Commenting on the report, Abu Zeid said "The CNN report regarding the reported ....

  • Defense, interior ministers inspect North Sinai forces

    Defense, interior ministers inspect North Sinai forces

    Date: 2015-08-14 11:20:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3157541

    Defense Minister Colonel General Sidqi Sobhy and Interior Minister Major General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar inspected army and police forces in North Sinai, a statement by the Armed Forces said on Friday. The ministers were assured on the morale and ....

  • Mahlab forms work group to develop Lake Nasser

    Mahlab forms work group to develop Lake Nasser

    Date: 2015-08-13 18:56:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3155393

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab ordered on Thursday forming a work group tasked with the development of Lake Nasser in cooperation with ministries concerned. According to Mahlab's directives, the group would set a time table for suggested projects ....

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