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  • Fire in glass factory in 10th of Ramadan controlled

    Fire in glass factory in 10th of Ramadan controlled

    Date: 2014-08-14 19:25:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:874629

    Civil defense forces managed to put out a huge fire which erupted in a glass factory in 10th of Ramadan city on Thursday. No causalities or injuries were reported. Initial investigations showed that a hole in the oven of glass production was ....

  • Tarkeq Tawfik appointed as supervisor for Grand Egyptian Museum

    Tarkeq Tawfik appointed as supervisor for Grand Egyptian Museum

    Date: 2014-08-14 19:24:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:874628

    Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said on Thursday that he issued a decision to appoint Tareq Sayed Tawfiq, Professor of Archaeology at Cairo's University, as a General supervisor for Grand Egyptian Museum. In a statement, el-Damaty pointed ....

  • Nour Party says against foreign interference

    Nour Party says against foreign interference

    Date: 2014-08-14 19:21:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:874626

    An-Nour Party has rejected any foreign interference in Egypt's affairs. Party's Secretary General Galal el-Mura said that commenting on the Human Rights Watch regarding the dispersal of two protest camps in Rabaa el-Adawya and al-Nahdha ....

  • 4 terrorist MB members arrested in Qena

    4 terrorist MB members arrested in Qena

    Date: 2014-08-14 19:18:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:874624

    Security forces arrested four elements of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in Nagaa Hamadi, Qena, over violence charges. The four are accused of inciting violence, calling for unlawful protests and joining an outlawed group. ....

  • Supreme panel of legislative reform urged to give priority to investment, economy laws

    Supreme panel of legislative reform urged to give priority to investment, economy laws

    Date: 2014-08-14 14:30:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:874228

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab urged Thursday the supreme committee of legislative reform to give priority to laws related to investment, economy, and national security. Mahlab, meanwhile, called on the panel to entrench human rights ....

  • Bourse hits record gains of EGP 3.8bln

    Bourse hits record gains of EGP 3.8bln

    Date: 2014-08-14 14:23:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:874210

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its upward trend at the close of Thursday trading, backed by intensive purchases by local and foreign investment funds. The market capital gained about 3.8 billion pounds to hit 516.9 billion pounds, after ....

  • New database to be prepared for unifying legislation: minister

    New database to be prepared for unifying legislation: minister

    Date: 2014-08-14 14:22:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:874207

    Minister of Transitional Justice and rapporteur of legislative reform committee Ibrahim el-Henedy unveiled on Thursday that the committee prepared new database on the current Egyptian legislation with the aim of unifying the legislation. The ....

  • Qastal crossing to be opened on August 25 - minister

    Qastal crossing to be opened on August 25 - minister

    Date: 2014-08-14 14:21:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:874205

    The Qastal crossing on the borders between Egypt and Sudan will be opened on August 25, said Industry and Trade Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour. The crossing would greatly contribute to activating the trade movement between the two countries, ....

  • 182-day T-bills auctioned

    182-day T-bills auctioned

    Date: 2014-08-14 14:20:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:874203

    The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 6 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2.5 billion of 182-day T-bills with an average yield of 11.783%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....

  • Work going normally at Alex. ports

    Work going normally at Alex. ports

    Date: 2014-08-14 14:19:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:874201

    Work has been flowing normally at Alexandria and Dekheila seaports despite calls by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group to stage protests on the first anniversary of dispersing its two encampments. Tight security measures were adopted at the ....

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