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Prosecution: Mubarak and family amassed LE9 billion
Egypt
June 20, 2013
Prosecution: Mubarak and family amassed LE9 billion
Mahmoud al-Hefnawy from the prosecutor general’s technical office has said that the Mubarak family amassed a LE9-billion fortune during the…
Journalists Syndicate: Al-Shorouk’s problems resolved
Egypt
June 19, 2013
Journalists Syndicate: Al-Shorouk’s problems resolved
The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate said on Wednesday that it has resolved the problem between al-Shorouk newspaper’s administration and its online…
Protests surround Monufiya state office for third day
Egypt
June 19, 2013
Protests surround Monufiya state office for third day
Protesters continued their sit-in for a third day outside Monufiya's local governorate office on Wednesday, demonstrating against the appointment of…
Calm restored in Gharbiya in wake of clashes over governor appointment
Egypt
June 19, 2013
Calm restored in Gharbiya in wake of clashes over governor appointment
Calm returned to Gharbiya governorate Wednesday morning following clashes that erupted in Tanta and Mahalla on Tuesday between protesters and…
Police seize cache of explosives bound for Sinai
Egypt
June 18, 2013
Police seize cache of explosives bound for Sinai
Suez police forces on Tuesday seized a truck loaded with explosives bound for South Sinai. The truck, which was seized…
Customs revenues hit LE14 billion, says finance minister
Business
June 17, 2013
Customs revenues hit LE14 billion, says finance minister
Finance Minister Fayyad Abdel Moneim said Monday that customs revenues hit LE14.15 billion between July 2012 and May 2013. LE1.019…
Egyptian doctor convicted for conducting circumcisions in KSA
Egypt
June 17, 2013
Egyptian doctor convicted for conducting circumcisions in KSA
The Saudi health authority in the city of Medina on Monday sentenced an Egyptian doctor accused of performing male circumcisions…
Survey: 54% in favour of early presidential elections
Egypt
June 16, 2013
Survey: 54% in favour of early presidential elections
A recent survey conducted by the Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research, Basira, has shown that 54 percent of Egyptians…
FM: No complaints from Ethiopians living in Egypt
Egypt
June 16, 2013
FM: No complaints from Ethiopians living in Egypt
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has confirmed it has not received any complaints alleging ill-treatment or discrimination from Ethiopians living in the country.…
Former housing minister stands trial in new corruption case
Egypt
June 16, 2013
Former housing minister stands trial in new corruption case
The Cairo Criminal Court is convening on 27 July for the first session of the new trial of Mohamed Ibrahim…