BBC Call for Egypt to buy £15m export ban Sekhemka statue An Egyptian government minister has called on the citizens of his country to raise the £15.76m needed to buy an ancient statue sold by a UK museum. Northampton Borough Council sold the Sekhemka statue to an overseas buyer in July 2014, but the British government put a temporary export ban on it. Antiquities minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said Egypt should buy the statue. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-34038627 ABC News Roadside Bomb in Egypt Kills 3, Wounds 27 A roadside bomb in Egypt's Nile Delta killed three policemen and wounded 27 others on Monday, deputy health minister Alaa el-Deen Othman said. The blast targeted a bus carrying conscripts in the Nile Delta province of Beheira early in the morning, police Brig. Gen. Khaled al-Hameed said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Meanwhile in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, another roadside bomb targeted an armored military vehicle in el-Arish city, wounding five security personnel, security and medical officials said. The troops were hit while patrolling the ring road south of el-Arish. Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/roadside-bomb-egypt-kills-wounds-27-33285798 Anadolu Agency Egypt says it has Arab, African support for UNSC seat The Arab League's permanent observer at the UN, Ahmed Fathalla, has underlined Arab and African support for Egypt's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC). Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Fathalla described Egypt as the "Arab candidate" for a non-permanent seat on the council. "Egypt enjoys the support of Arab and African countries in this regard," he said. "An Egyptian role at the UNSC will serve African issues as well as Arab ones." Read more: http://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/580609--egypt-says-it-has-arab-african-support-for-unsc-seat
