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Five foreigners sentenced to death for smuggling 3 tons of hash into Egypt
Egypt
June 3, 2013
Five foreigners sentenced to death for smuggling 3 tons of hash into Egypt
The Hurghada Criminal Court, on Monday, sentenced five foreigners to death for smuggling 3 tons of hash into the country…
Five arrested for protesting in front of Morsy’s house
Egypt
June 3, 2013
Five arrested for protesting in front of Morsy’s house
Five people were arrested for protesting in front of President Mohamed Morsy’s house in the prestigious Fifth Settlement neighborhood in…
Presidential adviser: Law on violence against women still pending
Egypt
June 3, 2013
Presidential adviser: Law on violence against women still pending
Presidential adviser for family and women’s affairs Omaima Kamel has said that, contrary to media reports, the law on protecting…
Heat wave ends Monday
Egypt
June 2, 2013
Heat wave ends Monday
Meteorologists predict that the current heat wave in Egypt will end on Monday, as temperatures drop between 9 and 10…
Authorities detain tourists for allegedly shooting porn films
Egypt
June 2, 2013
Authorities detain tourists for allegedly shooting porn films
Naval forces in the city of Hurghada, in the governorate of the Red Sea, arrested on Saturday 10 Georgian tourists…
Report: Unknown men assault Rafah checkpoint
Egypt
June 2, 2013
Report: Unknown men assault Rafah checkpoint
Anonymous gunmen attacked the Rayesa checkpoint on Arish-Rafah International Road in North Sinai on Saturday afternoon, the 39th such attack…
FJP proposes army voting ban for next 5 years
Egypt
June 1, 2013
FJP proposes army voting ban for next 5 years
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, is preparing a set of amendments to…
5.0 earthquake hits South Sinai, felt in Cairo
Egypt
June 1, 2013
5.0 earthquake hits South Sinai, felt in Cairo
The National Institute for Astronomical Research measured today an earthquake in South Sinai that registered a magnitude five on the…
Prosecutor General orders investigation into Salafi preacher’s detention
Egypt
June 1, 2013
Prosecutor General orders investigation into Salafi preacher’s detention
The Cairo Prosecution launches on Saturday an investigation into the arrest Thursday of Salafi preacher Yasser Borhamy at Borg al-Arab…
Diplomat: Egypt’s subsidized diesel being smuggled to Jordan
Egypt
June 1, 2013
Diplomat: Egypt’s subsidized diesel being smuggled to Jordan
Traffickers use trucks to smuggle around 18 million liters of subsidized diesel a year from Egypt to Jordan, an Egyptian…