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Petroleum Ministry denies rumors of fuel shortage
Business
January 31, 2013
Petroleum Ministry denies rumors of fuel shortage
The country is not experiencing a shortage of gasoline or diesel fuel, the Petroleum Ministry announced on Thursay. In a…
Salafi Dawah defends meeting with opposition
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Salafi Dawah defends meeting with opposition
Salafi Dawah vice president Yasser Borhamy slammed Islamist forces who criticized the Nour Party for meeting with the liberal National…
Interior Ministry: Police will protect protests, stay neutral
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Interior Ministry: Police will protect protests, stay neutral
The police force is committed to securing peaceful demonstrations and remaining neutral in the midst of the planned protests, said…
Tourism investors shy away from Egypt amid violence
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Tourism investors shy away from Egypt amid violence
Travel agencies and tour operators have been reluctant to visit the Egyptian pavilion at the International Tourism Fair in…
150 Nour Party members resign Thursday
Egypt
January 31, 2013
150 Nour Party members resign Thursday
Around 150 Nour Party members in Giza resigned Thursday in protest over a meeting between Nour leaders and National Salvation…
Stock market value up LE2.8 bn Thursday
Business
January 31, 2013
Stock market value up LE2.8 bn Thursday
The local stock market made some gains on Thursday from yesterday's session, with the main EGX30 index up .55 percent.…
Electricity minister forms committee to study Upper Egypt power outage
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Electricity minister forms committee to study Upper Egypt power outage
Fathallah Shalaby, head of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, said that a sudden malfunction in main transformers was behind the…
Minister looks to revitalize mineral exploitation
Business
January 31, 2013
Minister looks to revitalize mineral exploitation
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Osama Kamal said Egypt is using only five percent of its mineral resources due…
Armed Forces right to arrest civilians is temporary
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Armed Forces right to arrest civilians is temporary
A military source said that the power of the Armed Forces to arrest civilians, outlined in a law approved by…
Party condemns ‘systematic’ sexual assault of female protesters
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Party condemns ‘systematic’ sexual assault of female protesters
The Socialist Popular Alliance Party condemned on Thursday what it called a rash of "systematic" sexual assaults on female protesters…