Egypt

  • Service : English
  • Category : Egypt
  • Egypt condemns attack on Iran embassy in Beirut

    Egypt condemns attack on Iran embassy in Beirut

    Date: 2013-11-20 08:11:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:396853

    Egypt condemned on Tuesday the twin suicide bombings that targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, killing at least 23 people and injured more than 140 others. In a statement, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry offered condolences to ....

  • Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for assassination of senior police officer

    Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for assassination of senior police officer

    Date: 2013-11-20 07:36:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:396772

    Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, a Sinai-based jihadi group, has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mabrouk who was shot seven times in the chest and head outside his house in Cairo's Nasr City on Sunday. In a ....

  • Calm prevails in Tahrir Square after minor clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud annivesary

    Calm prevails in Tahrir Square after minor clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud annivesary

    Date: 2013-11-20 07:34:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:396769

    Calm prevailed in Tahrir Square on Wednesday after Tuesday's minor scuffles between a number of youths and security forces during the second anniversary of Mohamed Mahmoud street clashes. All entrances to the iconic square were still sealed off ....

  • MENA mourns death of prominent journalist

    MENA mourns death of prominent journalist

    Date: 2013-11-19 19:32:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:396461

    The Middle East News Agency (MENA) mourned on Tuesday the death of one of its prominent journalists and managing editor. Ibrahim Saad died at the age of 57 after a long distinguished career which extended for 33 years at MENA. Saad ....

  • Press syndicate committee rejects decision to refer Ramallah delegation to investigation

    Press syndicate committee rejects decision to refer Ramallah delegation to investigation

    Date: 2013-11-19 18:31:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:396382

    The freedoms committee at the Syndicate of Journalists voiced its rejection of a decision by the head of the syndicate to refer to investigation all members of an Egyptian delegation who visited Ramallah to mark the Palestinian Independence Day, ....

  • Consitution panel refers electoral system to president

    Consitution panel refers electoral system to president

    Date: 2013-11-19 17:53:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:396324

    The fifty-member committee responsible for amending Egypt's constitution on Tuesday decided to refer to Interim President Adly Mansour the issue of determining the election system of the coming parliament. The decision came after the panel failed ....

  • Egyptian museum secure: minister

    Egyptian museum secure: minister

    Date: 2013-11-19 17:50:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:396323

    Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim has said the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square remained safe on Tuesday despite clashes that broke out in the square on Mohamed Mahmoud martyrs day. The minister said the museum has ....

  • 4 arrested in Abdel Moneim Riyad Square with weapons, bombs in their possession

    4 arrested in Abdel Moneim Riyad Square with weapons, bombs in their possession

    Date: 2013-11-19 17:29:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:396296

    Cairo security forces arrested four people in Abdel Moneim Riyad Square with a considerably large amount of weapons and homemade bombs in their possession, a well-placed security source told MENA. All legal measures were taken and the public ....

  • April 6 Movement organizes symbolic funeral in Tahrir Sq.

    April 6 Movement organizes symbolic funeral in Tahrir Sq.

    Date: 2013-11-19 16:32:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:396212

    The April 6 Movement has organized a symbolic funeral with coffins wrapped in the Egyptian flag on Tuesday in commemoration of the second Mohamed Mahmoud martyrs' Day. The demonstrators marched from Mohamed Mahmoud St. to Tahrir Square. They ....

  • Mansour says Egypt taking concrete steps toward implementing future road map

    Mansour says Egypt taking concrete steps toward implementing future road map

    Date: 2013-11-19 16:29:24 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:396205

    Interim President Adly Mansour of Egypt said Tuesday that his country is taking concrete steps toward implementing a road map for the future despite all challenges. In a matter of weeks a referendum on the amended constitution will be held to ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD