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  • Court adjourns ex-minister Shafiq corruption trial to December 14

    Court adjourns ex-minister Shafiq corruption trial to December 14

    Date: 2013-11-20 17:54:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:398233

    The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned to December 14 the "pilots housing" corruption case in which former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is accused, with 10 others, of embezzling public funds. Shafiq is accused of seizing land that belonged to fish ....

  • New constitution contains 241 articles - Salmawy

    New constitution contains 241 articles - Salmawy

    Date: 2013-11-20 17:28:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:398196

    The new constitution contains 241 articles, including those related to the Armed Forces, which have not been discussed until now, said the spokesman of the 50-member committee entrusted with writing Egypt's new constitution Mohamed Salmawy. He ....

  • Mansour back home from Kuwait

    Mansour back home from Kuwait

    Date: 2013-11-20 16:52:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:398150

    Interim President Adly Mansour returned home from Kuwait where he attended the third Afro-Arab summit. Mansour delivered Egypt's word at the summit. He stressed that Egypt is taking concrete steps in implementing its future map despite difficult ....

  • Egypt determined to confront terrorism - Cabinet spokesman

    Egypt determined to confront terrorism - Cabinet spokesman

    Date: 2013-11-20 16:51:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:398148

    The State is determined to confront the scourge of terrorism, affirmed Cabinet Spokesman Ambassador Hani Salah. Speaking at a press conference held following several meetings by the prime minister, Salah said that the prime minister holds ....

  • Al-Azhar Grand Imam invited to visit Libya

    Al-Azhar Grand Imam invited to visit Libya

    Date: 2013-11-20 16:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:398065

    Libyan Ambassador to Egypt Fayyez Gebril conveyed on Wednesday an invitation to the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb to visit his country. The invitation came during a meeting between Gebril and al-Tayyeb in which they tackled ways ....

  • Health Ministry announces 2nd death in Tuesday rallies

    Health Ministry announces 2nd death in Tuesday rallies

    Date: 2013-11-20 15:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:398029

    The ambulance department announced Wednesday the second death in Tuesday's rallies marking the second anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud incidents. Mahmoud Abdel-Hakim, 23, died of a shot in the head, said head of the department Dr Ahmed ....

  • 11 non-commissioned officers killed in attack by Takfiri elements on buses in Sinai

    11 non-commissioned officers killed in attack by Takfiri elements on buses in Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-20 15:49:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:398013

    Takfiri elements have targeted four buses carrying non-commissioned officers in Sinai on Wednesday morning. Two suicide bombers riding a booby-trapped car intercepted the buses in Shalaqa area on Rafah-Arish road Wednesday, the Armed Forces said ....

  • PM condoles with pope over Dahshour train victims

    PM condoles with pope over Dahshour train victims

    Date: 2013-11-20 15:48:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:398008

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy Wednesday telephoned Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese to offer condolences over victims of the Dahshour train accident on Monday morning. Beblawy also assigned the minister of ....

  • Prominent MENA journalist laid to rest

    Prominent MENA journalist laid to rest

    Date: 2013-11-20 15:47:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:398005

    The funeral of one of the most prominent journalists and a managing editor at the Middle East News Agency was held on Wednesday in the presence of a host of MENA employees, leaderships and journalists. Ibrahim Saad died at the age of 57 after a ....

  • FM takes part in meeting of Arab peace initiative

    FM takes part in meeting of Arab peace initiative

    Date: 2013-11-20 15:42:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:397993

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has taken part in a ministerial meeting of the Arab peace initiative in the presence of chairman of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Afro-Arab summit in ....

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