Egypt
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Sisi congratulates South Africa’s new president
Date: 2018-02-28 21:32:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:7271326
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday telephoned Cyril Ramaphosa to congratulate him on becoming South Africa’s new president. During the phone conversation, president Sisi said Egypt is proud of its close ....
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IDSC denies collecting fees from pilgrims for interest of Tahya Misr fund
Date: 2018-02-28 19:55:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:7271178
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) dismissed Wednesday news reports on collecting mandatory fees from pilgrims for the interest of Tahya Misr fund. These reports are baseless, IDSC stressed after ....
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Prosecutor general summons train drivers over Behira collision
Date: 2018-02-28 18:41:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:7271132
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Prosecutor General Nabil Sadeq ordered drivers of two trains that collided in Behira governorate earlier on Wednesday to be summoned to interrogate them on the deadly collision. Sadeq also assigned a team of prosecutors to ....
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Health ministry: 12 killed, 39 injured in Behira train collision
Date: 2018-02-28 17:34:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:7271002
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Twelve people were killed, while 39 others injured in a tragic collision that occurred between two trains in Behira earlier on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said. Among those killed in the train collision was a child, the ....
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Penal code amended to severely punish those who possess explosives
Date: 2018-02-28 16:18:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:7270798
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The cabinet under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved a bill on amending some provisions of penal code pertaining to article No. 102 A. After being amended, the article stipulates giving a life sentence or capital ....
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BBC exposed itself before world public opinion -- Media Syndicate head
Date: 2018-02-28 13:59:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:7270582
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Head of the Media Syndicate Hamdy el Konayssy on Wednesday said that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been exposed before the world public opinion after its fabricated report about the conditions in Egypt. In ....
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Popular conference in Qena to support Sisi in upcoming presidential polls
Date: 2018-02-28 13:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:7270350
QENA, Upper Egypt, Feb 28 (MENA) - For the Sake of Egypt" group and "All with You" campaign organized a rally Wednesday to show support for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to run for a second term. The conference was attended by many executive ....
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SIS translates Zubeida's TV interview into English, urges widest distribution
Date: 2018-02-28 12:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:7270211
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The State Information Service (SIS) translated into English the TV interview conducted by renowned anchor Amr Adib with Egyptian citizen Zubeida Ibrahim Ahmed to refute claims by a BBC report about her "forced ....
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Large convoy of basic commodities dispatched to N.Sinai - Supply min.
Date: 2018-02-28 12:34:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:7270164
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Supply Minister Ali Moselhi said that a large convoy carrying basic commodities was dispatched to North Sinai on Wednesday in line with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives. In a statement on Wednesday, the Supply ....
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Cairo University exempts martyrs' children of campus accommodation fees
Date: 2018-02-28 12:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:7270263
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - President of Cairo University Dr Mohamed Othman on Wednesday said children of all martyrs of the homeland will be exempted from campus accommodation fees. In his speech at a seminar that is organized by the Armed Forces, he ....