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  • Defense minister orders dispatch of military plane to ferry Assiut blast victims to Cairo

    Defense minister orders dispatch of military plane to ferry Assiut blast victims to Cairo

    Date: 2013-06-18 19:01:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:161481

    CAIRO (MENA) - Defense Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Colonel General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi ordered the dispatch of a military plane to ferry the critically-injured victims of Assiut blast0 to the Armed Forces' hospital in ....

  • Retrial of Sameh Fahmi in exporting gas to Israel case started on July 29

    Retrial of Sameh Fahmi in exporting gas to Israel case started on July 29

    Date: 2013-06-18 19:00:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:161469

    CAIRO (MENA) - The first session of the retrial of former oil minister Sameh Fahmi in the case of exporting gas to Israel at a very low price will kick off on July 29. The case involves five other defendants of the oil sector leaders. They are ....

  • Trial of Zend assailants deferred to July 2

    Trial of Zend assailants deferred to July 2

    Date: 2013-06-18 19:00:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:161461

    CAIRO (MENA) - The Court of Misdemeanors decided on Tuesday adjourning to July 2 the trial of three defendants accused of assaulting Judges Club President Ahmed el-Zend. During the court session, the families of the defendants engaged in ....

  • Foreign Ministry regrets MP's remark on Egyptian detainees in UAE

    Foreign Ministry regrets MP's remark on Egyptian detainees in UAE

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:59:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:161456

    CAIRO (MENA) - Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel-Ati has conveyed the regret of Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr at statements, made by MP Abdel-Rahman Ibrahim Salem against the ministry on the status of Egyptian detainees in the ....

  • One recruit, civilian killed, 10 others wounded in Assiut blast

    One recruit, civilian killed, 10 others wounded in Assiut blast

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:161447

    ASSIUT, Egypt (MENA) - One recruit and a civilian were killed and 10 other persons wounded when an explosive charge in a military post went off in Dronka city in this Upper Egyptian governorate. The bodies of the dead and the wounded were ....

  • Appeals Court orders release of Mubarak pending investigation into graft charges

    Appeals Court orders release of Mubarak pending investigation into graft charges

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:58:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:161427

    CAIRO (MENA) - Cairo Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered the release of former president Hosni Mubarak pending investigation into graft charges. Mubarak is facing charges of illicit gain and ramification of his wealth in a way that is not ....

  • US Amb. stresses need for boosting quality criteria to up products' competitive edge

    US Amb. stresses need for boosting quality criteria to up products' competitive edge

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:58:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:161411

    CAIRO (MENA) - US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson has underscored the importance of boosting quality criteria, applied to Egyptian companies to match international firms. Patterson said the move will contribute to promoting the competitive ....

  • Govt mourns officer killed in line of duty

    Govt mourns officer killed in line of duty

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:161406

    CAIRO (MENA) - The Egyptian cabinet mourned the death of a police officer who has been killed in the line of duty when a gang of thieves opened fire at him and his patrol in Qalyubia on Tuesday. Lt. Mohamed Yasser Hosny was notified by ....

  • Misr Party floats last-ditch initiative before June 30

    Misr Party floats last-ditch initiative before June 30

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:57:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:161394

    CAIRO (MENA) - The Misr Party chaired by prominent Muslim preacher and motivational speaker Amr Khaled floated on Tuesday a last-ditch initiative before the planned June 30 protests. The initiative calls for forming a committee that will ....

  • Ashton to discuss EU aid to Egypt

    Ashton to discuss EU aid to Egypt

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:56:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:161363

    CAIRO (MENA) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she will discuss with President Mohamed Morsi European aid to Egypt in this interim stage. "I look forward to discussing how the European Union can continue to help the ....

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