2012-05-17
Foreign Ministry - Expats Votes Climb Up, Polls Close Tomorrow
[Aswat Masriya]
The number of Egyptians voting abroad in Egypt's presidential elections has climbed up in recent hours, exceeding 147, 000 votes, said official Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amr Rushdi.2012-05-16
EOHR Welcomes the Release of Fishermen in Libya
[EOHR]
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) welcomes the release of Egyptian fishermen yesterday, who disappeared in Libya in April 2012. 2012-05-16
Completion of the Draft Law of Constituent Assembly
[Egypt Online]
Secretary of the People's Assembly's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Sobhi Saleh said that no agreement has been reached so far as regards the formation of the constitution's Constituent Assembly. 2012-05-17
Eissa Withdraws From Presidential Race in Favor of Moussa
[Aswat Masriya]
Presidential candidate Fawzi Eissa has decided to withdraw from May's presidential election in favor of former Arab League chief Amr Moussa. 2012-05-16
Minister - Promotion Campaign for Made in Egypt Products
[Egypt Online]
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Gouda Abdel-Khaleq underlined the need to draw up a detailed promotion campaign to support the Egyptian products, through a technical committee comprising all the concerned parties. 2012-05-16
EOHR Raises Critical Analysis for the NGO's Draft Law Made By Muslim Brotherhood
[EOHR]
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has recently received the NGO's draft law made by the Human Rights' Committee of the Egyptian People's Assembly, including many restrictions on the actions of the local and international civil society organizations, specially funding issues. 2012-05-17
Nigeria, Egypt Collaborate On Water Management
[Daily Trust]
Nigeria and Egypt have opened discussion on ways to ensure best practices that would bring about efficient water management for sustainable development. 2012-05-16
FM Urges Citizens to Present Documents for Presidential Polls
[Egypt Online]
Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roshdi said that the Foreign Ministry has urged all Egyptian embassies and consulates to adhere to the rules set by the Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) on the four main documents required from expatriate voters to cast their ballot in the presidential polls. 2012-05-16
Le 10 Million Support for Luxor Governorate's Housing Fund
[Egypt Online]
Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri decided to support Luxor Governorate's Housing Fund with LE 10 million as an additional appropriation as well as starting the building of some 500 housing units with a cost of LE 50 million, said the Minister of Housing Fathi al-Baradei. 2012-05-16
14,000 Judges to Supervise Presidential Elections
[Egypt Online]
The Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) has planned to dispatch 14,000 judges to 13,000 polling sub-stations and 352 main polling stations in preparation for holding the presidential elections slated for May 23-24. 2012-05-16
AMCOW Chairmanship Goes for Nation
[Egypt Online]
Water and Irrigation Minister Hisham Qandil took on Tuesday 15/5/2012 the post of chairmanship of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) from South Africa for two years. 2012-05-16
Justice Minister - Our Visit to Ethiopia Underlines Connection With Africa
[Egypt Online]
Justice Minister Adel Abdel-Hamid, who is currently visiting Ethiopia to attend an African ministerial meeting, said Egypt cares for the causes of other African countries despite its own busy domestic agenda. 2012-05-16
Tantawi Leads Moheyeddin Funeral
[Egypt Online]
Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi led on Tuesday 15/5/2012 a military-public funeral of veteran Zakaria Moheyeddin, who died earlier in the day at the age of 94. 2012-05-16
Shura Discusses Budget of Press Institutions
[Egypt Online]
Shura Council Speaker and Head of the Supreme Council of the Press Ahmed Fahmi met on Tuesday 15/5/2012 with board chairmen of Egypt's national press institutions and newspapers. 2012-05-16
Moderates Ahead in Egypt's Poll Battle
[The Star]
After 11 demonstrators were killed outside the Ministry of Defence in Cairo early this month, Mohammad al-Assaf, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), expressed his astonishment that anybody might suspect the military of wanting to rig the forthcoming presidential elections in Egypt. "The armed forces and its Supreme Council are committed to handing over power at the scheduled time or even before 30 June," he said. 2012-05-16
No Relations With Iran At the Expense of KSA, Shafiq Says
[Aswat Masriya]
Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq stressed on the importance of strengthening strategic relations with all countries, beginning with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), but not with Iran if it would come at the expense of KSA. 2012-05-16
Tantawi - Free and Transparent Elections Will Inspire the World
[Aswat Masriya]
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces, insists that through popular will, May's presidential elections will inspire the world for its freedom and transparency. 2012-05-16
Trial of Defendants in Port Said Massacre Adjourned to May 27
[Egypt Online]
Port Said Criminal Court adjourned, until May 27, the trial of 73 defendants in Port Said massacre that took place in February after a football match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry clubs. 2012-05-16
Ayman Mostafa Executive Director for National Sport
[Egypt Online]
Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri issued a decision appointing Dr. Ayman Mostafa as executive director of the National Council for Sport. 2012-05-16
South Sudan, Burkina Faso FA Presidents Call On CAF President Issa Hayatou
[CAF]
Mr Chabur Gor Alei, President of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) on Monday (May 14) paid a courtesy call on CAF President Issa Hayatou in Cairo, Egypt. |
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