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  • Makeshift bomb explodes in Minya; no injuries reported

    Makeshift bomb explodes in Minya; no injuries reported

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:35:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:817655

    A makeshift bomb exploded Tuesday in the city of Maghagha, Minya with no casualties reported. Police combed the area in search for any other explosives. The public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. ....

  • Fitch: Egypt's fuel price hikes are positive for credit profile

    Fitch: Egypt's fuel price hikes are positive for credit profile

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:33:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:817650

    Fitch Ratings said Tuesday the recently announced fuel price hikes are an important step toward reducing subsidies that contribute to Egypt's substantial fiscal deficit - a key rating weakness. Tackling subsidies is a key way of reducing Egypt's ....

  • CAPMAS: 6.82% increase in industrial production in 2013 Q 4

    CAPMAS: 6.82% increase in industrial production in 2013 Q 4

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:30:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:817642

    The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS ) said on Tuesday that the industrial production had increased during the fourth quarter of 2013 by 6.82% hitting 80.81 billion pounds, compared to 75.64 billion pounds during the ....

  • ETUF gears up for parl't elections

    ETUF gears up for parl't elections

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:25:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:817635

    Head of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Gebaly El Maraghi said on Tuesday that a plan was set to ensure a high number of seats in the next parliamentary elections. "The plan includes holding conferences nationwide to brief nationals on ....

  • Large quantities of bullets, drugs seized in Matrouh

    Large quantities of bullets, drugs seized in Matrouh

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:22:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:817631

    Egypt's border guards have seized large quantities of bullets and drugs in the city of Matrouh. As many as 356,500 various bullets were seized. Also nearly 150,000 Tramadol tablets were confiscated in the raid. The prosecution was notified ....

  • Egypt restores 8 stolen antiquities from Denmark

    Egypt restores 8 stolen antiquities from Denmark

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:817598

    Egypt has managed to restore eight wooden pieces of antiquity from Denmark after vigorous efforts exerted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions abroad in coordination with the Ministry of State for Antiquities. Department of Cultural ....

  • Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks

    Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:05:06 GMT - Austria - International - SN:32 - ID:817593

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have held a fresh round of meeting over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV has reported. Zarif and Ashton resumed discussions on the sixth day of ....

  • Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist attack in Bahrain

    Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist attack in Bahrain

    Date: 2014-07-08 13:02:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:817586

    Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Ati has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted the eastern Aker village in Bahrain on July 4. Abdel Ati expressed Egypt's full solidarity with Bahrain in the face of these terrorist acts ....

  • Third Army's food outlets witness high turn out in Suez

    Third Army's food outlets witness high turn out in Suez

    Date: 2014-07-08 12:59:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:817579

    The Third Field Army continued offering the low-price food commodities at Hyper Badr market in Suez. The outlet mall witnessed a high turnout by residents who came to purchase food commodities offered at low price inside the outlets of the ....

  • Interior Minister urges El-Obour market's traders to reduce commodities' prices

    Interior Minister urges El-Obour market's traders to reduce commodities' prices

    Date: 2014-07-08 12:52:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:817564

    Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim paid a sudden visit on Tuesday to El-Obour market to get briefed on the prices of vegetables and fruits there. The minister met with senior traders and sellers to check on the prices of vegetables, fruits and ....

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