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  • Police, military troops deployed at polling stations in Port Said

    Police, military troops deployed at polling stations in Port Said

    Date: 2015-11-21 07:55:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3772177

    Police and military troops have been deployed in Port Said to secure the second phase of parliamentary elections, which will start in Egypt on Sunday. The troops will be securing 98 polling stations, where 470,208 eligible voters are expected to ....

  • Egyptian killed in Paris attacks, laid to rest at home

    Egyptian killed in Paris attacks, laid to rest at home

    Date: 2015-11-21 07:53:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3772149

    A funeral was held in Bana Abu Seer village early Saturday for Saleh Emad el Gebaly, an Egyptian national who was killed in the attacks that hit the French capital last week. As many as 132 people of different nationalities were killed in the ....

  • Interior Ministry on high alert ahead of 2nd phase of parliamentary polls

    Interior Ministry on high alert ahead of 2nd phase of parliamentary polls

    Date: 2015-11-21 07:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3772133

    The Interior Ministry is on high alert ahead of the second phase of parliamentary elections, which will start in 13 governorates on Sunday. All vacations have been cancelled, a well-placed security source told MENA on Saturday. Interior ....

  • Egypt under Sisi main factor of stability in region: Cypriot govt spokesman

    Egypt under Sisi main factor of stability in region: Cypriot govt spokesman

    Date: 2015-11-20 07:35:48 GMT - Cyprus - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3766925

    Cypriot government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides asserted the importance of Egypt's role in the region under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a meeting with a visiting Egyptian journalists delegation, Christodoulides said that he delivers a ....

  • EgyptAir suspends carrying goods on passenger planes

    EgyptAir suspends carrying goods on passenger planes

    Date: 2015-11-20 07:34:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3766921

    EgyptAir has suspended carrying goods shipments on its passengers flights to the US and Canada as of Thursday, an official said. Egypt’s national carrier took the decision upon request from a US delegation that visited Cairo last week, the ....

  • CAPMAS: Children account for 36.6% of Egypt's population in 2015

    CAPMAS: Children account for 36.6% of Egypt's population in 2015

    Date: 2015-11-19 08:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3760717

    The total number of Egyptian children under the age of 18 hit 32.5 million as they account for 36.6% of Egypt's population until mid-2015, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement on Thursday. The ....

  • Presidential decree reshuffles CBE board

    Presidential decree reshuffles CBE board

    Date: 2015-11-18 10:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3754749

    A presidential decree has been issued for reshuffling the board of the Central Bank of Egypt. According to a CBE statement, of which MENA obtained a copy Wednesday, Decree 428 of 2015 sets Tareq Hassan Amer as the governor with two deputies and ....

  • Pope Tawadros leads mass to mark anniversary of his inauguration

    Pope Tawadros leads mass to mark anniversary of his inauguration

    Date: 2015-11-18 08:03:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3753513

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese led a mass at the Orthodox cultural center Wednesday to mark three years in the papal chair. A ceremony will be held on the occasion Wednesday evening for the pope to celebrate ....

  • Health minister inspects Sharm el Sheikh int'l hospital

    Health minister inspects Sharm el Sheikh int'l hospital

    Date: 2015-11-18 08:02:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3753505

    Health and Population Minister Ahmed Radi inspected on Tuesday Sharm el Sheikh international hospital after a cabinet meeting in the resort city. The visit is aimed at checking on the readiness of the hospital to provide the best medical services ....

  • 3rd Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek summit to be held in Athens in Dec.

    3rd Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek summit to be held in Athens in Dec.

    Date: 2015-11-18 07:56:43 GMT - Cyprus - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3753457

    The Third Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek summit will be held in Athens next month, a senior Cypriot official said. During a meeting with an Egyptian press team on Wednesday, Ambassador Leonidas Pantelides, the Director of the Middle East and North Africa ....

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