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Egyptian electricity supply outstrips national demand: MENA - (3 days ago)
Egypt's current electricity-generating capacity now exceeds national consumption, state news agency MENA reported on Sunday.The state-run National Energy Control Centre (NECC) has announced that conservation methods, along with increased amounts of fuel supplied to the nation's power stations, has served to equalise the supply/demand ratio.According to MENA, Electricity Minister Ahmed Emam has
UN chief asks Egypt, Ethiopia to dialogue on dam row - (4 days ago)
MENAUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon had phoned Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as well as his Ethiopian premier Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday and Friday respectively, a spokesman for Ki-Moon announced, to recommend the two governments to hold talks over the disputed Renaissance dam project.The UN chief "spoke with both leaders about the proposed dam project on the Nile River and expressed
Egypt's FM discusses with Kerry, Brahimi Syrian crisis developments - (4 days ago)
Egypt SISIn a telephone call with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr discussed the deteriorated situation in Syria, stressing his rejection of killing and bloodshed of the Syrian people.The two ministers discussed ways to provide support for the Syrian opposition to strengthen their capabilities to engage in political negotiations that lead to a political
Egypt's Police Officers : We committed to transparency - (4 days ago)
Egypt SISThe Police Officers Club asserted on Saturday that the police role during planned protests on June 30 will be limited to secure vital facilities and peaceful protesters. Moreover, the police officers vowed to protect Egypt during June 30th outrage.In a press conference, the club's spokesman Mohamed el-Tnoby said that policemen pledged not to attack any peaceful protester during the June
Egypt's FM: Renaissance Dam state's file - (4 days ago)
Egypt SISEgypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr will arrive Sunday 16/6/2013 in Addis Ababa on an official visit during which he will meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemeriam Desaling.The visit aims at defusing the crisis which broke out following Ethiopia's announcement of launching the building of the Renaissance Dam which would harm Egypt's water share.Ambassador Magdy Amer, the Assistant
From opposing culture minister to fighting for Egypt's 'identity' - (4 days ago)
Ahram OnlineTuesday's attack on protesters at the culture ministry gave the ongoing sit-in a completely new goal. What had begun as a protest against the culture minister became a nationwide fight for Egypt's identity, threatened, according to opposing intellectuals, by Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.Protesters say Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz has an "insufficient artistic and
Egypt's Sabbahi, Baradei talk to 'Rebel' in preparation for 30 June protests - (4 days ago)
As Egyptians disillusioned with the ruling Islamist regime gear up for mass anti-government demos 30 June, senior opposition politicians are mulling possible scenarios for developments on the decisive day.Leading opposition figures Hamdeen Sabbahi and Mohamed ElBaradei, both founding members of Egypt's largest opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front (NSF), met late Saturday with
Egypt president uses Syria as a mobilisation tool: Salafist Nour party - (4 days ago)
Salafist Al-Nour party spokesman Nader Bakkar says the position President Mohamed Morsi announced at the Cairo Stadium's indoor venue Saturday night contradicts earlier statements Morsi made."The president’s [new line] is not in line with the statement he made earlier in Moscow on the similarity of the Egyptian and Russian stance [towards Syria]," Bakkar tweeted through his account,
Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel - (4 days ago)
World BulletinAuthorities in Egypt have detained an Egyptian man suspected of spying for Israel, the state news agency said on Saturday.He is believed to have been recruited by the Israeli spy agency Mossad in 2011, the agency reported. The state security prosecutor ordered the man to be held for 15 days pending investigations.A spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry said he was not familiar
Egypt hit by second quake in June - (4 days ago)
MENAThe National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) announced that a 6-magnitude earthquake hit Egypt on Saturday. According to NRIAG Chairman Hatem Ouda, the tremor's epicenter was in the Mediterranean Sea,
Egypt officially ends diplomatic ties with Syria - (4 days ago)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced on Saturday the end of diplomatic ties with the Syrian regime led by Bashar Al-Asaad."We have decided to close down the Syrian embassy in Cairo," said Morsi during a popular conference held in support of the Syrian uprising at a fully-packed Cairo Indoor Stadium."The Egyptian envoy in Damascus will also be
If Morsi leaves, no other Islamist has a chance in power: Salafist Hammad - (4 days ago)
The deputy head of Egypt's Salafist Al-Watan Party, Yousri Hammad, has denounced calls for demonstrations 30 June aimed at removing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi."Yes, we oppose the president on certain issues, and we demand reforms and political inclusion of all different factions. But we fully reject bringing him down using violence and destruction of the economy," Hammad said in a statement
Communists want violence in Egypt's streets: Gamaa Islamiya leader El-Zomor - (4 days ago)
Communists aim to bring chaos to Egypt’s streets, says Tarek El-Zomor, head of the political bureau of Gamaa Islamiya’s political arm, the Construction and Development Party.In comments made Saturday on Twitter, El-Zomor said: “There is no doubt now that communists are the main inciters of violence in Egypt’s streets.” El-Zomor called on citizens to “defeat
Trial of Egyptian editor Magdy El-Gallad postponed - (4 days ago)
Egypt’s misdemeanour court postponed the trial of the daily Al-Watan's Editor-in-Chief Magdy El-Galad and reporter Ahmed El-Khatib to 29 June allowing for plaintiffs to submit more documents.The defendants are accused of publishing a false report which claimed that a militant Islamist cell arrested in October 2012 compiled a hit list of 100 Egyptian figures.El-Galad, known for his critical
Egypt's 'Nasr City terrorist cell' trial postponed to 20 August - (4 days ago)
A Cairo criminal court has postponed to 20 August the ongoing trial of 25 Egyptians charged with establishing a terrorist cell in Cairo.The defendants, who belong to the ultra-conservative Gamaa Jihadiyah group, were arrested in October and charged with establishing a terrorist cell in Cairo's Nasr City district, with the aim to plan terrorist attacks throughout Egypt.In the coming hearing the
TV Sheikh who insulted Egyptian actress, 1 step closer to jail - (4 days ago)
A Cairo misdemeanour court rejects the appeal on Saturday filed by Islamic television presenter Abdullah Badr against a one-year prison sentence and a LE20,000 ($2,900) fine he received in December 2012 for insulting Egyptian actress Elham Shahin.Badr's comment that "Elham Shahin is cursed and will never enter heaven," on his TV show on El-Hafez channel prompted the famous actress to reply with a
Egypt's Morsi severs ties with Syria, warns of 'counter-revolution violence' - (4 days ago)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced Saturday the end of diplomatic ties with the Syrian regime led by Bashar Al-Asaad, shortly after stating that "the Egyptian people and army are supporting the Syrian uprising."Morsi's announcement, like several other statements he released during an Islamist-organised conference in "support of the Syrian uprising" at the Cairo's fully-packed 20,000-seat
US-bound Egypt plane diverted after bomb threat - (4 days ago)
APAn EgyptAir official says a plane from Cairo bound for New York's John F Kennedy airport has been forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up the aircraft.Chairman of EgyptAir Tawfiq Assi says flight 985 had around 300 passengers onboard when it was diverted to Glasgow's Prestwick Airport Saturday.Britain's Ministry of Defence
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of withholding information on dam project - (4 days ago)
Ethiopia failed to submit to Egypt all the required studies on its Grand Renaissance Dam project, according to Magdy Amer, deputy Egyptian foreign minister for irrigation matters.Amer underlined at a press conference Saturday Egypt's fears over the project are substantiated. He added that Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr will fly to Ethiopia Sunday for meetings with officials on the
Egypt Cabinet approves harsh punishments for street crimes, assaults on police - (4 days ago)
Egypt's Cabinet has approved a draft law proposal carrying increased prison sentences for street crime offences and assaults on police officers.The draft law, which was submitted to the Shura Council's Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee Saturday, assigns the death penalty for those convicted of forming street gangs to assault groups of citizens or resisting policemen with
Egypt's Tahrir Imam accuses Saudi sheikh, Endowments Ministry of supporting Brotherhood - (4 days ago)
Egypt’s Sheikh Mazhar Shahin, known as the Tahrir Imam, issued a statement Saturday criticising the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments for allowing the pro-Mohamed Morsi “Impartiality” petition to be distributed during Friday prayers led by Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Mohamed El-Areifi in Cairo."Would the ministry have agreed on distributing the anti-Morsi
Mass resignations in Egypt's Salafist Al-Watan Party - (4 days ago)
MENAHeads and members of Salafist Al-Watan Party's specialised committees have tendered their resignations in protest against the leadership of the party, state news agency MENA reported Friday.Vice head of the party's specialised committees, Adel Hussein, said Friday that 130 members had resigned 10 days ago but that party head Emad El-Din Abdel-Ghafour had not yet responded to the move.Among
EgyptAir flights suffer delays - (4 days ago)
Seven EgyptAir flights were delayed for several hours on Friday due to the knock-on effect of Thursday's strike by pilots, officials at Cairo Airport told Al-Ahram Arabic news website.One hundred and eighty EgyptAir pilots struck for over three hours on Thursday to demand better working conditions. EGYPT
Egypt should end 'chauvinistic' statements over dam: Uganda president - (4 days ago)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on Egypt "to restrain its chauvinistic statements" on Ethiopia's Nile dam, Uganda's Daily Monitor reported on Friday.“The new government of Egypt should not repeat the mistakes of previous governments,” Museveni told a sitting of Parliament which was attended by diplomats. “The biggest threat to the Nile is not building hydropower
Egypt to auction luxury gifts received by officials - (4 days ago)
Egypt will hold a public auction next week to sell off luxury gifts received by government officials in the first auction of its kind, the Ministry of Finance stated on Thursday.Proceeds from the auction will go to the public coffers, the statement added.Newly appointed Minister of Finance Fayad Abdel-Moneim said 42 gifts have been received since July 2012. According to a decision issued by
There is no shortage in fuel supplies: Egypt's petroleum minister - (7 days ago)
Egypt's newly appointed petroleum minister, Sherif Haddara, said Wednesday that there is no problem in the fuel supply, but rather distribution is the problem, according to Al-Ahram Arabic language news website.Over the last week, petrol stations nationwide have seen long lines of motorists waiting to fill up their tanks. In many locations, stations have run out of petrol.Haddara added that
Egypt court orders retrial of ex-PM Nazif - (7 days ago)
An appeal court in Cairo has ordered the retrial of Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Nazif on corruption charges, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.Nazif received a three-year prison sentence and was ordered to pay a fine of LE4.57 million in September 2012 for using his political authority to boost his own wealth.The former PM was arrested shortly after the revolution that toppled Hosni
Brotherhood, Rebel swap blame for Alexandria clashes - (7 days ago)
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the opposition Rebel campaign have blamed each other for starting clashes in Alexandria on Wednesday night.The violence began in the city's Raml district where Rebel campaigners were collecting signatures for an anti-Morsi petition.Both sides exchanged volleys of stones and several people were injured. Gunshots were fired into the air by the Brotherhood side, an
FM will seek 'win-win' on Ethiopia's grand dam: Egypt's PM - (7 days ago)
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has said that Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel will visit Ethiopia by the end of June in a bid to make the latter's Renaissance Dam project a "win-win" situation for both countries, according to Al-Ahram Arabic language news website.The prime minister explained, in interview with CNN, that the tripartite commission on the Grand Ethiopian Dam project did not receive
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AFPTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallies supporters after riot police again clash with thousands of anti-government demonstrators in a second week of nationwide unrest.Three people have died in the protests against Erdogan and his Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP), in power since 2002.Following are the main events of the past days:- May 28: A peaceful local protest
AFPTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing one of the biggest challenges of his decade in power with anti-government protests that critics say have exposed growing discontent with his increasingly authoritarian and conservative agenda.Here are the key events since Erdogan's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) assumed power in the predominantly Muslim but staunchly
AHRAM ONLINEFounders of Egypt’s 'Rebel' campaign, a newly established movement that aims to withdraw confidence from President Mohamed Morsi by collecting citizens' signatures, spoke at an open forum on Wednesday to discuss the campaign, which has recently gone viral online and on the streets.'Rebel' campaigners hope to collect 15 million signatures and hold a mass sit-in on 30 June –
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