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  • Bakinam el-Sharqawi: Coming House of Representatives to discuss package of legislations backing women

    Bakinam el-Sharqawi: Coming House of Representatives to discuss package of legislations backing women

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:55:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:161337

    CAIRO (MENA) - Presidential Assistant for Political Affairs Bakinam el-Sharqawi said that the coming House of Representatives will discuss a package of legislations that back the Egyptian women. This came in press statements on Tuesday on the ....

  • Egypt, Ethiopia underline importance of boosting joint cooperation

    Egypt, Ethiopia underline importance of boosting joint cooperation

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:55:29 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:161335

    ADDIS ABABA (MENA) - Ethiopia and Egypt on Tuesday underlined the importance of boosting joint cooperation. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, now visiting here, asserted that relations between both countries are time-honored. ....

  • ILO: 8 million child laborers in Egypt

    ILO: 8 million child laborers in Egypt

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:54:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:161329

    CAIRO (MENA) - Kholoud al-Khaldi, an expert at the International Labor Organization (ILO), said that there are nearly 8 million child laborers in Egypt, most of them work in the agricultural sector. On the fringe of a ceremony marking the ....

  • Egypt chief astronomer: Ramadan begins on July 10

    Egypt chief astronomer: Ramadan begins on July 10

    Date: 2013-06-18 12:36:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:161128

    Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, will begin on July 10, Chairman of Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Dr. Hatem Ouda said Tuesday. The Islamic calendar follows a lunar cycle and the dates of Ramadan, ....

  • Interior Ministry gears up for June 30 protests, raises security alert to highest level

    Interior Ministry gears up for June 30 protests, raises security alert to highest level

    Date: 2013-06-18 12:32:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:161122

    The Interior Ministry geared up for the planned mass protests on June 30 and decided to raise the security alert to its highest level as of Wednesday. Security sources told MENA on Tuesday that all vacations of police personnel will be ....

  • Officer killed in line of duty in Qalyubia

    Officer killed in line of duty in Qalyubia

    Date: 2013-06-18 11:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:160933

    An officer was 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 inspecting security in Shubra el-Khaima in Qalyubia. Villagers notified him that a ....

  • Qandil's salary only EGP 32,400: cabinet

    Qandil's salary only EGP 32,400: cabinet

    Date: 2013-06-18 10:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:160778

    Egypt's cabinet denied on Monday claims over Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's salary, saying he is receiving 2,400 pounds monthly as well as 30,000 pounds as an incentive. In a press release, the cabinet said Qandil's salary complies with the ....

  • Morsi, Meshaal discuss ways to realize Palestinian reconciliation

    Morsi, Meshaal discuss ways to realize Palestinian reconciliation

    Date: 2013-06-18 09:44:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:160723

    President Mohamed Morsi held Monday a meeting with Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal to discuss ways of achieving inter-Palestinian reconciliation. The meeting tackled efforts exerted by Egypt to unify the ranks of various ....

  • Citizen referred to military prosecution over impersonation of army office: spokesman

    Citizen referred to military prosecution over impersonation of army office: spokesman

    Date: 2013-06-18 08:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:160645

    A civilian citizen, who impersonate an army officer, was referred to the military prosecution after he assaulted civil servants while doing their job, military spokesman Ahmed Ali said in a statement. On Sunday, local media reported that Ali ....

  • Republican Guards to secure presidential palace on June 30: minister

    Republican Guards to secure presidential palace on June 30: minister

    Date: 2013-06-18 08:13:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:160596

    Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said the Republican Guards will be responsible for securing the presidential palace during planned protests on June 30. In an interview with CBC TV channel on Monday night, Ibrahim said the police will be ....

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