Egypt
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PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit
Date: 2015-04-22 10:42:17 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2432769
Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to promote this approach, Mahlab ....
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Interior minister greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day anniversary
Date: 2015-04-22 10:33:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2432697
Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghafar on Wednesday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day anniversary. In his cable, the minister voiced his best wishes to the president and Egypt, ....
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1st meeting of Arab chiefs of staff kicks off in Cairo
Date: 2015-04-22 09:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2432329
Arab chiefs of staff convened their first meeting under Egypt's Mahmoud Hegazi early Wednesday to discuss the formation of a joint Arab force. The meeting comes in light of a resolution by the recent Arab Summit in Sharm el Sheikh to establish ....
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FM to NY to attend 2015 NPT Review Conference
Date: 2015-04-22 08:53:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2431721
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Cairo Wednesday heading for New York to attend the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to kick off there early next week. During the NPT conference, Shoukry will stress the importance ....
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Women preachers should get permits, says Awqaf Ministry
Date: 2015-04-22 08:22:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2431513
Awqaf Ministry stressed that any woman preacher should get a permit in order to be able to give religion sermons in any mosque. They should be holding an Azhari certificate or they should be a graduate of the Islamic institutes affiliated with ....
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Sisi to meet with economic development council members
Date: 2015-04-22 08:18:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2431461
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is to meet later on Wednesday with members of the Specialized Council for Economic Development, said Presidential spokesman Ambassador Alaa Youssef. ....
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Abnudi's death big loss for Arab culture: former min.
Date: 2015-04-21 18:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:2429653
Former culture minister Emad Abu Ghazi said Tuesday that the death of famous poet Abdel Rahman el Abnudi is a big loss in the Arab cultural circle. The late poet is one of the most creative poets, he said. Abnudi contributed a lot to the ....
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FM back home from Saudi Arabia
Date: 2015-04-21 18:37:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:2429541
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday returned home from Saudi Arabia after a one-day visit to the kingdom. During his visit, the top diplomat had talks with a number of senior officials on issues of common concern, especially the situation ....
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Ahram ex-official released on bail over corruption
Date: 2015-04-21 18:33:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:2429513
An investigating judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a former official of Al Ahram Press Institution over corruption charges. Hoda Awadallah, ex-head of the central management of Ahram's advertisement accountancy, was released on bail of ....
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Water in Qena not affected by sunken phosphate tanker - local official
Date: 2015-04-21 18:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:2429509
Chairman of Qena's drinking water and sanitation company Hani Mahmoud Hamdi on Tuesday said water was not affected by a phosphate tanker that sank earlier in the day in the Nile within the governorate. Hamdi added that all potable water plants ....