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Ex-interior minister Adly denies orders of firing at protesters in 2011
Date: 2014-08-09 17:04:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:866076
Former interior minister Habib el-Adly denied on Saturday that he issued orders of firing live ammunition at protesters during the January 25 revolution. "Security forces dealt with the protesters in line with law and only used tear gas to ....
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Azhar Imam inaugurates online portal
Date: 2014-08-09 16:09:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:866019
Azhar Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Shawky Allam will inaugurate on Sunday the development of a new online portal of al-Azhar. Ministers of Awqaf (Endowments) and Communication and Information Technology will attend the event. The new ....
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Awqaf minister agrees on holding seminars at univ.
Date: 2014-08-09 15:07:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:865932
Awqaf Minister Mohamad Mokhtar Gomaa agreed Saturday with Ministry of Higher Education on a cooperation protocol to hold a monthly seminar at the universities in cooperation between the ministry and al-Azhar University to communicate with the ....
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Egypt has upper hand over terror: Interior min.
Date: 2014-08-09 15:03:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:865923
Interior Minister Mohamad Ibrahim has said Egypt has the upper hand in its fight against terror, adding that the security forces would spare no effort to uproot the "coward terrorism" from Egypt. During his visit to Red Sea province, the minister ....
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Finance min. to meet 468 staff on reducing budget deficit
Date: 2014-08-09 15:02:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:23 - ID:865919
Minister of Finance Hany Qadry will meet Tuesday with 468 of the ministry's staff on discussing some unconventional ideas and visions to reduce the budget deficit and improving public financial management for Egyptian economy. The group includes ....
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Court dissolves terrorist MB's political party
Date: 2014-08-09 14:50:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:865903
Egypt's High Administrative Court ordered on Saturday to dissolve the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and to liquefy all of its assets. The court dismissed 10 other claims in appeal to cease the expected ....
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Mufti adviser urges media not to focus on statements of religion traders
Date: 2014-08-09 12:13:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:865630
The adviser to Egypt's mufti, Dr Ibrahim Negm, has called on the media not to focus on provocative statements by religion traders who aim to foment tension and question the constant facts about Islam. Negm's remarks came in response to ....
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Hariri donates 15 million dollars for Arsal village
Date: 2014-08-09 12:12:02 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:865627
Head of Future Movement Saad el-Hariri told Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam that he will donate 15 million dollars for Arsal village. The donation aims at healing the repercussions of the last fight and reforming damaged houses. Within ....
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Drinking water projects "national security" - minister
Date: 2014-08-09 09:38:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:865324
Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouli affirmed that he will not allow the delay in implementing drinking water projects, which are considered national security issues. The minister further added that drawing up plans to implement delayed projects are ....
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Int'l cooperation ministry manages grants, loans to Egypt -- Minister
Date: 2014-08-09 09:30:23 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:865316
International Cooperation Minister Naglaa el-Ahwani has said that her Ministry acts with the ministries of investment and planning to manage economic grants and loans to Egypt. Ahwani, in statements to MENA after the signing of an agreement with ....