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  • 3 Takfiris killed, 6 arrested during security campaign in N. Sinai

    3 Takfiris killed, 6 arrested during security campaign in N. Sinai

    Date: 2014-02-12 07:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:550675

    Three Takfiris, affiliated to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, were killed on Tuesday during a security campaign in North Sinai, said military spokesman Ahmed Mohamed Ali. Six terrorists were arrested during the campaign in el-Arish, ....

  • Pope Tawadros receives EU, UN delegation for human rights

    Pope Tawadros receives EU, UN delegation for human rights

    Date: 2014-02-12 07:21:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:550669

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese received at the papal headquarters at the Abbaseya Cathedral Tuesday a delegation of the EU and the United Nations on human rights. The meeting tackled issues such as democracy ....

  • Compensations for victims of fallen bridge in Cairo

    Compensations for victims of fallen bridge in Cairo

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:52:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:550285

    Victims of the accident of a fallen bridge in northern Cairo will receive compensations of EGP 5000 for each dead person and EGP 2000 for each injured one, Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed el-Boreii has said. ....

  • NCHR in meetings on human rights status

    NCHR in meetings on human rights status

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:43:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:550274

    The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) held Tuesday a meeting with the Ministries of Higher Education, Interior, Communications, and the General Authority on Literacy and Adult Education for consultations on the Human Rights status in ....

  • Air traffic at Cairo airports hits 7,383 flights during Feb.: official

    Air traffic at Cairo airports hits 7,383 flights during Feb.: official

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:34:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:73 - ID:550265

    Head of the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation Ashraf Zaki said on Tuesday that the air traffic at Egyptian airports hit 7,383 flights, transferring about 784,000 passengers. The figures came in statistics on the air ....

  • Funeral of slain cop held in Dakahlia

    Funeral of slain cop held in Dakahlia

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:550252

    A mass funeral for the non-commissioned police officer who was gunned down in Ismailia early on Tuesday, has been held in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, Dakahlia. The funeral was attended by security commanders of Dakahlia and Ismailia. ....

  • Free Egyptians Party denies reports on organizing activities on Mubarak’s step down

    Free Egyptians Party denies reports on organizing activities on Mubarak’s step down

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:18:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:550244

    The Free Egyptians Party has denied reports on organizing activities on the anniversary of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s stepping down. Spokesman Shehab Wageh said the party had on top of its assignments now the completion of its political and ....

  • Party leader urges Sisi to run for presidency

    Party leader urges Sisi to run for presidency

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:14:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:550240

    Head of Al-Sadat Democratic Party Effat al-Sadat urged Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to run for president. In a message addressed to the defense minister Tuesday, Sadat said; "You have become a symbol of patriotism after you ....

  • Feb. 18 set for verdict on 28 students over belonging to terrorist MB

    Feb. 18 set for verdict on 28 students over belonging to terrorist MB

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:07:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:550227

    The Alexandria misdemeanor court set February 18 as a date for issuing its ruling against 28 students over charges of belonging to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. The defendants also face charges of illegally possessing weapons, ....

  • One survivor in Algerian crashed military plane

    One survivor in Algerian crashed military plane

    Date: 2014-02-11 18:03:28 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:550224

    An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in mountains in the north-east of the country with 103 passengers and crew on board, the BBC reported. The plane - reported to be a Hercules C-130 - crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi ....

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