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  • Trial of 26 defendants in Nasr City terrorist cell adjourned to Feb 25

    Trial of 26 defendants in Nasr City terrorist cell adjourned to Feb 25

    Date: 2014-02-18 15:24:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:562841

    Cairo Criminal court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of 26 defendants in the case of Nasr City terrorist cell to February 25. The postponement came to complete the hearing of testimonies by witnesses. ....

  • Misr Spinning & Weaving Co. strike continues, driving the company to more losses

    Misr Spinning & Weaving Co. strike continues, driving the company to more losses

    Date: 2014-02-18 15:15:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:562797

    Workers at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company continued their strike for the ninth day in a row Tuesday to press for firing chairman of the holding company Fouad Abdel-Aleem and board elections to be held. The workers are also seeking to have ....

  • Tamiflu available at Matruh hospitals, health official says

    Tamiflu available at Matruh hospitals, health official says

    Date: 2014-02-18 13:44:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:562550

    Tamiflu drug is available at all hospitals in Mersa Matruh Governorate for its use in the treatment of H1N1 flu cases, said head of heath affairs directorate in the governorate El-Sahhed El-Awadi. He added in press statements on Tuesday that some ....

  • 4 defendants, including 2 Mossad officers, referred to criminal court on espionage charges

    4 defendants, including 2 Mossad officers, referred to criminal court on espionage charges

    Date: 2014-02-18 13:34:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:562529

    Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has referred four defendants, including two Mossad officers, to the criminal court on espionage charges. All four, one of them a woman, are accused of forming a spying network that worked for Israel. Ramzi ....

  • Azhar Tunnel closed to traffic

    Azhar Tunnel closed to traffic

    Date: 2014-02-18 13:17:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:562481

    The Al-Azhar Tunnel in downtown Cairo has been closed to traffic due to an electrical malfunction. The tunnel is closed on both directions, a source told MENA Tuesday, adding that work is underway to fix the problem. ....

  • PM decides to turn Halayeb village into city--Minister

    PM decides to turn Halayeb village into city--Minister

    Date: 2014-02-18 13:14:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:562474

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy has decided to turn Halayeb village of Shalateen city in the Red Sea Governorate into a city, said Local Development Minister Adel Labib on Tuesday. New Halayeb city will include the villages of Abu Ramad and Ras ....

  • Egypt following up with concern deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria -- Foreign Ministry

    Egypt following up with concern deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria -- Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-02-18 12:26:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:562326

    Egypt is following up with great concern the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Cairo strongly condemns the random use of barrel bombs against innocent people, spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati said, calling ....

  • Strikes, protests staged in Sharqiya

    Strikes, protests staged in Sharqiya

    Date: 2014-02-18 12:06:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:562265

    A number of unionist protests and strikes were staged in Sharqiya Tuesday to press for better living and working conditions. Hundreds of notary workers started an open-ended partial strike in the Delta city demanding equal treatment with their ....

  • New Lebanese Cabinet starts first session in Baabda

    New Lebanese Cabinet starts first session in Baabda

    Date: 2014-02-18 11:57:39 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:562245

    The Salam-led Cabinet started its first session at Baabda Palace on Tuesday, chaired by President of the Republic Michel Sleiman, the National News Agency reported. The session is expected to witness the formation of a ministerial committee to be ....

  • Chairman of al-Murabitoun movement: Egypt's constitution seen as example for all Arab states

    Chairman of al-Murabitoun movement: Egypt's constitution seen as example for all Arab states

    Date: 2014-02-18 11:52:16 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:562232

    Head of the Independent Nasserite Movement (al-Murabitoun) Mostafa Hamdan said on Tuesday that the Egyptian constitution is an example to all Arab states. "The new charter has maintained the Arab identity of Egypt and organized the political work ....

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