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Labib assigns governors to inspect microbus stops to check on new fares
Date: 2014-07-07 10:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:815448
Minister of Local Development General Adel Labib has ordered all governors to intensify their field tours of microbus stops all across the country to check whether or not drivers are abiding by the set legal fare after the government increased ....
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Armed Forces greets Sisi on 10th of Ramadan victory anniversary
Date: 2014-07-07 10:28:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:815444
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi sent on Monday a congratulatory cable to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the 10th of Ramadan Victory anniversary. He reiterated army commitment to shoulder its responsibilities in defending homeland ....
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Trade balance deficit down in March -- report
Date: 2014-07-07 10:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:33 - ID:815438
Egypt's balance of trade deficit dropped by 7.6 percent in March on a year-on-year basis, said an official bulletin released on Monday. The shortage hit EGP20.5 billion compared to EGP22.19 billion in the same month in 2013, said the Central ....
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Army operates buses to cope with uncontrolled rise in transport fare
Date: 2014-07-07 10:25:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:815436
In a bid to alleviate the financial burdens on citizens, the Armed Forces have operated a number of army buses to ferry citizens in Giza from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. The army is seeking to reduce harms resulting from an uncontrolled increase in ....
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Former Georgian President Shevardnadze dies
Date: 2014-07-07 10:15:28 GMT - Georgia - International - SN:31 - ID:815416
Eduard Shevardnadze, ex-president of Georgia and former Soviet foreign minister, has died, his personal assistant said on Monday as quoted by the BBC. Marina Davitashvili said the former president died after a long illness. ....
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Police arrest seven suspects involved in organizing protests in 6 governorates
Date: 2014-07-07 10:02:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:815385
Security forces have arrested seven suspects involved in organizing protests and blocking roads in six governorates. The seven have been arrested during security campaigns in the governorates of Giza, Fayyoum, Sharqiya, Aswan and Al-Wadi ....
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Sawiris-Beltone alliance refuses offered 9.5 percent stake in EFG Hermes
Date: 2014-07-07 09:25:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:815308
Beltone Financial and billionaire Naguib Sawiris' New Egypt Investment Fund refused on Monday to accept an offered 9.5 percent stake in EFG Hermes, less than half of their target amount of 20 percent. In a joint statement, they said they are ....
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Supply Ministry agrees with Carrefour to offer 30 commodities at affordable prices
Date: 2014-07-07 09:20:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:815295
The Supply and Internal Trade Ministry agreed with Carrefour to offer 30 commodities at affordable prices till the end of the year. These commodities are likely to include meat, chicken, sugar, cooking oil, rice, pasta and beans, said Mamdouh ....
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Karama party set to finally decide on election coalitions
Date: 2014-07-07 09:15:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:815276
Karama Party is currently holding consultations with various party members before taking a decision on the election coalition it will join in the upcoming parliamentary elections. In statements on Monday, Head of Karama Party Mohammad Sami said ....
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Fires in Qalyoubiya factories controlled
Date: 2014-07-07 09:10:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:815269
Civil defense teams in Qalyoubiya were able to put out two fires that erupted at a fabric factory in Qanater el-Khairiya and another at a textile factory in Obour. No casualties were reported. Civil defense teams rushed to the factories to ....
