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Official confiscates incorrect maps of Egypt
Egypt
May 30, 2013
Official confiscates incorrect maps of Egypt
The Assiut education directorate has recalled all maps and atlases of Egypt that do not include the Halayeb triangle. …
Suspended sentences for policemen charged with killing revolutionaries
Egypt
May 28, 2013
Suspended sentences for policemen charged with killing revolutionaries
An Egyptian court on Tuesday handed down suspended prison sentences to eight policemen of different ranks, convicting them of having…
Prisoners object to their deportation to Egypt
Egypt
May 28, 2013
Prisoners object to their deportation to Egypt
Five Egyptian prisoners detained in a Kuwaiti jail have objected to being deported, demanding that their country’s diplomatic mission delay…
Authorities confiscate weapons stash in Minya
Egypt
May 28, 2013
Authorities confiscate weapons stash in Minya
Security authorities confiscated Tuesday a cache of weapons and satellite phones at a remote farm near the western desert road…
Minister bans male employees at women’s health clubs
Egypt
May 27, 2013
Minister bans male employees at women’s health clubs
Minister of Tourism Hesham Zazou has mandated that hotels are to hire female staff only for women's health clubs. If…
Electricity official says power outage crisis resolved
Egypt
May 25, 2013
Electricity official says power outage crisis resolved
An official from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Saturday that natural gas supplies in Egypt's power plants…
Egyptian tourism companies plan to tap into Iranian market
Egypt
May 25, 2013
Egyptian tourism companies plan to tap into Iranian market
Egyptian tourism companies operating in the Iranian market have formed a consortium to enable them to work with Iran and…
Airport authorities deport Nigerian passenger believed to have AIDS
Egypt
May 23, 2013
Airport authorities deport Nigerian passenger believed to have AIDS
Cairo International Airport authorities deported a Nigerian woman thought to be suffering from AIDS on Thursday. The passenger arrived from…
Four sentenced to death for murder of Assiut priest
Egypt
May 22, 2013
Four sentenced to death for murder of Assiut priest
The Assiut Criminal Court sentenced four defendants to death and another one to ten years on Wednesday, after finding them…
Irrigation Ministry: Prevent rice cultivation in deserts
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Irrigation Ministry: Prevent rice cultivation in deserts
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Bahaa Eddin has called for the prohibition of rice cultivation in desert lands, which…