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  • Zaazou condemns Taba bus blast

    Zaazou condemns Taba bus blast

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:43:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:558757

    Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou has strongly condemned the blast which hit a tourist bus near Taba border crossing in South Sinai and left three South Korean tourists killed along with the Egyptian bus driver. Also, 14 of the passengers were ....

  • 10 MB elements detained for 6 months over curfew violation

    10 MB elements detained for 6 months over curfew violation

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:558756

    Damanhour Criminal Court decided to imprison ten members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) for six months over charges of violating curfew. The court, meanwhile, decided to acquit 95 members of the MB from the charges of possessing ....

  • 2 policemen wounded while chasing armed gang in Obour

    2 policemen wounded while chasing armed gang in Obour

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:38:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:558750

    Two policemen were wounded on Sunday as they were chasing an armed gang in Obour city. The criminals were seizing cars at gunpoint. They shot at police and an exchange of fire ensued. The defendants took the stolen car and fled the ....

  • Iran optimizes Hawk missile defense shield

    Iran optimizes Hawk missile defense shield

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:36:51 GMT - Iran - International - SN:58 - ID:558744

    Iran has doubled the range of the area covered by the radar systems of its mid-range Hawk air defense missile shield and improved its tracking and targeting capability by 40%, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad ....

  • Morsi returns to Borg el-Arab prison

    Morsi returns to Borg el-Arab prison

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:35:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:558740

    Ousted president Mohamed Morsi returned to Borg el-Arab Prison, following the arrival of the helicopter which moved him to attend the first session of his trial over espionage charges, said Alexandria police director Major General Nasser ....

  • 3 masked persons set fire to prosecutor's car in Fayyoum

    3 masked persons set fire to prosecutor's car in Fayyoum

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:33:47 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:56 - ID:558737

    Three masked persons, driving a motorcycle, set fire to a prosecutor's car parked close to his house in Fayyoum city on Sunday. The criminals threw a number of Molotov cocktails at the vehicle in the wee hours of today causing a blaze. Some ....

  • PM condemns Taba bus exlosion

    PM condemns Taba bus exlosion

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:09:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:558677

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy condemned Sunday a tourist bus Blast in Taba that killed four persons, including the driver and three S. Korean tourists, and wounded about 14 others. The PM ordered that the injured be rushed for treatment, and is ....

  • PM reviews cleaning system in Cairo

    PM reviews cleaning system in Cairo

    Date: 2014-02-16 14:52:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:558600

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy held on Sunday a meeting to discuss the cleaning system in Cairo governorate and assess the performance of cleaning companies in charge of collecting and recycling garbage. The premier said it is essential that all ....

  • Morsi, other defendants refuse to respond to court's questions

    Morsi, other defendants refuse to respond to court's questions

    Date: 2014-02-16 14:43:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:558610

    The defendants, involving ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 35 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaderships, refused in Sunday's espionage trial to respond and answer the court about the charges leveled against them. This was mentioned in the minutes of ....

  • Russia ambassador hails as historic Sisi's visit to Moscow

    Russia ambassador hails as historic Sisi's visit to Moscow

    Date: 2014-02-16 14:41:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:558277

    Russian Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Kerbachenko asserted on Sunday the importance of a recent visit of Egypt's army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to Moscow. "It's a historic event in the bilateral relations," the diplomat told a news conference held ....

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