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  • FM to meet US congressman Sunday

    FM to meet US congressman Sunday

    Date: 2014-08-16 17:35:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:877062

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri will meet on Sunday with Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the United States House of Representatives Darrell Issa and his accompanying delegation. Earlier on Saturday, Issa arrived ....

  • 300 acts of sabotage against overhead electric power lines: Mahlab

    300 acts of sabotage against overhead electric power lines: Mahlab

    Date: 2014-08-16 17:35:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:877061

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Saturday that efficiency of the power lines in Egypt have been negatively affected by plotted acts of sabotages by outlaws during the past month in a bid to paralyze the state facilities. Addressing a press ....

  • Manpower Ministry forms permanent committee to provide workers for Suez Canal

    Manpower Ministry forms permanent committee to provide workers for Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-08-16 17:32:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:877054

    Minister of Manpower and Immigration Nahed El-Ashri decided Saturday to form a permanent committee including 11 ministries and nine bodies to provide workers needed to carry out Suez Canal axis project. In statements on Saturday, the minister ....

  • Egypt's Mufti writes new book on women's jurisprudence in Islam

    Egypt's Mufti writes new book on women's jurisprudence in Islam

    Date: 2014-08-16 16:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:877016

    Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam has issued a new book on Islamic jurisprudence for women. In his new book, Allam answers some questions and gives fatwas about certain religious matters related to Muslim women, Darul-Ifta said Saturday in a ....

  • Terrorist cell retrial delayed to Sep 10

    Terrorist cell retrial delayed to Sep 10

    Date: 2014-08-16 16:53:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:877013

    Cairo Criminal Court has delayed to Sep 10 the retrial of five defendants accused of forming a terrorist cell in Cairo, Daqahlia and Damyitta and building rockets to target vessels crossing the Suez Canal. The court delayed the session as the ....

  • Luxor governor inspects archaeological excavation work in el-Assasif area

    Luxor governor inspects archaeological excavation work in el-Assasif area

    Date: 2014-08-16 16:52:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:877011

    Luxor Governor Tarek Saadeddin carried out Saturday an inspection tour to the work of the US archaeological mission which conducts research and exploration of antiquities in el-Assasif area, Luxor's West Bank. Saadeddin inspected excavation work ....

  • Sokhna, Suez Gulf ready for projects of Suez Canal axis - governor

    Sokhna, Suez Gulf ready for projects of Suez Canal axis - governor

    Date: 2014-08-16 16:50:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:877010

    The lands in northwestern Suez Gulf and Ain Sukhna were ready for the new Suez Canal Axis Development Project, an official said Saturday. Suez governor el-Arabi el-Serwi said these lands include 46 million square meters. On August 5, President ....

  • Interior ministry: 6 MB cells that target power stations arrested

    Interior ministry: 6 MB cells that target power stations arrested

    Date: 2014-08-16 10:52:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:876488

    Six terrorist cells affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group and target power stations have been arrested, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Major General Hani Abdel-Latif. Investigations showed that MB members formed cells which aim to ....

  • Police arrest suspect who opened fire at Dar Es-Sallam residents

    Police arrest suspect who opened fire at Dar Es-Sallam residents

    Date: 2014-08-16 10:39:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:876465

    Cairo security forces arrested a suspect who opened fire at Dar Es-Sallam residents with a bird-hunt gun in his possession. A video circulated on social media networks on the riots that took place in Dar Es-Sallam region on Thursday depicted ....

  • Mahlab says upcoming period to witness care of health services

    Mahlab says upcoming period to witness care of health services

    Date: 2014-08-16 10:37:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:876463

    The upcoming period will witness more attention to the health services which are offered to the citizens, said Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. The health projects which are carried out by the government aims to improve the citizen's health, added ....

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