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  • 16 Takfiris killed in North Sinai raids -- army

    16 Takfiris killed in North Sinai raids -- army

    Date: 2014-02-08 18:34:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:544422

    As many as 16 Takfiris, affiliated to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group, were killed in southern Sheikh Zuwaid in North Sinai, said the military spokesman on Saturday. A senior Takfiri leader was killed in air raids on terrorist hotbeds in ....

  • Vaccine developed as China reports more H7N9 cases

    Vaccine developed as China reports more H7N9 cases

    Date: 2014-02-08 18:17:53 GMT - China - International - SN:57 - ID:544379

    China reported more human cases of H7N9 on Saturday after researchers in Shanghai announced preliminary success in developing a vaccine, local media reported. The health authority in east China's Zhejiang Province confirmed a human case of H7N9 ....

  • 285 mln EGP allocated for water projects in Sinai -- governor

    285 mln EGP allocated for water projects in Sinai -- governor

    Date: 2014-02-08 18:06:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:56 - ID:544357

    A sum of 285 million EGP has been allocated for drinking water projects in North Sinai, Governor el-Sayyed Abdel-Fattah Harhour said on Saturday. Among the projects, one for sea water desalination at a capacity of 5,000 cubic meters, said ....

  • 12 die, 130 injured in Madinah hotel fire

    12 die, 130 injured in Madinah hotel fire

    Date: 2014-02-08 18:04:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:544350

    Twelve persons were killed in a fire that broke out in Ishraq Al-Madinah Hotel in the holy city of Madinah in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the Arab News reported. Over 130 people, mostly pilgrims, were injured, according to a statement issued by ....

  • Awqaf min. to meet Dawah leaders Sunday in Beheira

    Awqaf min. to meet Dawah leaders Sunday in Beheira

    Date: 2014-02-08 17:57:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:544339

    Egypt's Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar will hold a meeting on Sunday with leaders of Dawah in Beheria governorate. Beheria Governor Mostafa Hadhoud will also attend the meeting. ....

  • Irrigation minister praises outcome of his Italy visit

    Irrigation minister praises outcome of his Italy visit

    Date: 2014-02-08 17:33:23 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:53 - ID:544282

    Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamad Abdel-Mutaleb has praised the outcome of his Italy visit during which he had talks with top officials on the relations binding the two countries. Upon his return home on Saturday, the minister ....

  • Former military police chief responds to 256 questions in Mubarak retrial

    Former military police chief responds to 256 questions in Mubarak retrial

    Date: 2014-02-08 17:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:544273

    Military police commander during January 25 Revolution Maj.-Gen. Hamdy Badin has responded to 256 questions posed by the judges and the lawyers of the defense and plaintiff during the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, interior ....

  • Policemen in Sharqiya ordered not to wear uniforms out of police stations

    Policemen in Sharqiya ordered not to wear uniforms out of police stations

    Date: 2014-02-08 17:17:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:544261

    Security Director in Sharqiya Gen. Sameh el-Kelani has given orders to policemen in the province not to wear their uniforms outside of police stations when they are off-duty ‘to maintain their personal safety.’ The police in Sharqiya are on alert ....

  • Interior ministry denies arrest of 3 members of Popular Current

    Interior ministry denies arrest of 3 members of Popular Current

    Date: 2014-02-08 17:12:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:544253

    The official of Interior Ministry's security information center denied media reports, which alleged that three members of the Popular Current were arrested over hanging posters for the Current on their cars. In a statement by the Interior ....

  • Complain should be filed to UN Security Council over Syrian border aggression- Rifi

    Complain should be filed to UN Security Council over Syrian border aggression- Rifi

    Date: 2014-02-08 16:44:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:544201

    A defeatist Lebanese government caving in to Syrian aggression must complain instead to the UN Security Council, the National News Agency cited former Internal Security Chief Gen. Ashraf Rifi as saying. The whole length of the borderline ....

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