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  • Finance Minister denies resignation

    Finance Minister denies resignation

    Date: 2013-07-02 16:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:183917

    Finance Minister Fayyad Abdel-Moneim has denied news, fanned by some websites that he intends to tender resignation. In a statement on Tuesday, Abdel-Moneim said he is still in office and does his job. The Finance Ministry has a big ....

  • Morsi receives Qandil, Sisi to follow up situation in Egypt

    Morsi receives Qandil, Sisi to follow up situation in Egypt

    Date: 2013-07-02 15:10:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:183701

    President Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday received Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss the recent political developments in Egypt. The remark was made by presidential assistant Ayman Ali. ....

  • Sawiris returns to Cairo, Swedy leaves

    Sawiris returns to Cairo, Swedy leaves

    Date: 2013-07-02 15:08:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:183699

    Well-known businessman Naguib Sawiris returned here on Tuesday coming from Greece on board a private British plane after a several-day visit there. Meantime, businessman Ahmed Swedy left Cairo and four of his family members heading to Italy. ....

  • Judges reject appointment of Yassin as acting chief prosecutor

    Judges reject appointment of Yassin as acting chief prosecutor

    Date: 2013-07-02 14:35:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:183643

    Several judges and officials of the public prosecution started a rally on Tuesday to the High Court protesting the appointment of Counselor Hassan Yassin as acting chief prosecutor in lieu of Counselor Talaat Abdullah. A court ruling was issued ....

  • Cabinet spokesman confirms his resignation

    Cabinet spokesman confirms his resignation

    Date: 2013-07-02 13:40:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:183529

    Cabinet spokesman Alaa el-Hadidi confirmed Tuesday news of his resignation. He told MENA that he has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and stopped going to work since Monday morning. "My decision is final," he said. Qandil ....

  • Cabinet entrusts Qandil with referring to president recommendations for getting out of current crisis

    Cabinet entrusts Qandil with referring to president recommendations for getting out of current crisis

    Date: 2013-07-02 12:52:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:183396

    The Cabinet on Tuesday entrusted Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to refer to the president of the republic recommendations for getting out of the current political crisis in Egypt within the framework of legitimacy. The move came at a meeting under ....

  • Court VP: Immediate measures for effecting ruling reinstating Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud as prosecutor general

    Court VP: Immediate measures for effecting ruling reinstating Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud as prosecutor general

    Date: 2013-07-02 12:50:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:183393

    Vice President of court of cassation Medhat Saad-Eddin said he will take immediate measures to put into effect the court ruling reinstating Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud as prosecutor general. Earlier Tuesday, the court of cassation issued its final ....

  • Armored vehicles, combat groups ready to intervene--Source

    Armored vehicles, combat groups ready to intervene--Source

    Date: 2013-07-02 12:04:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:183285

    Central Security Forces have prepared armored vehicles and combat groups in the different sectors to hastily intervene in case of any attacks on demonstrators, according to a high-profile security source. The source told MENA on Tuesday that a ....

  • Gharbiya governorate building closed for second day in row

    Gharbiya governorate building closed for second day in row

    Date: 2013-07-02 11:55:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:183254

    The protesters in Tanta city closed Gharbiya governorate building, preventing Governor Ahmed el-Baily and the employees from entering it for the second day in row. The protesters also closed the council buildings of el-Mahla and Samnoud cities ....

  • Court of cassation final sentence reinstates Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud as prosecutor general

    Court of cassation final sentence reinstates Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud as prosecutor general

    Date: 2013-07-02 11:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:183101

    Court of Cassation issued Tuesday its final sentence reinstating Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud as prosecutor general. Mahmoud had filed a challenge with the court against sacking him and appointing Talaat Ibrahim as his successor. ....

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