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North Sinai on high alert after Rafah tank blast
Date: 2015-04-20 08:00:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2415401
A state of high alert was announced in North Sinai on Monday in the wake of the Rafah armored vehicle blast that left three army personnel, including an officer, dead. All exits of and entrances to the governorate have been sealed off with more ....
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Pope Tawadros leaves for Armenia
Date: 2015-04-20 07:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2415385
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria left for Armenia on Monday on a week-long visit to take part in the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Purported by Turkey’s former Ottoman government, the genocide saw 1.5 million Armenians systematically ....
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3 troops killed in blast in Rafah
Date: 2015-04-20 07:50:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2415321
Three troops, including an officer, were killed and a soldier was injured when a tank exploded in Rafah early Monday. Security troops are combing the area in search for more bombs. A hunt is also on for the perpetrators. Takfiri elements ....
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Shoukry meets members of diplomatic corps
Date: 2015-04-19 16:51:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2413073
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Sunday with members of the various ranks of the Egyptian diplomatic corps. The meeting came as part of several gatherings held by Shoukry with the ministry's members to follow up the activity of the ....
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Sisi meets Canterbury Archbishop, says correcting religious discourse must take place with specialists' help
Date: 2015-04-19 16:48:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2413053
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi thanked the Archbishop of Canterbury, saying there is no Christian minority in Egypt because the Christians enjoy their rights and doing their duties to the homeland. He pointed out that the new Egypt is keen on ....
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Health ministry launches anti-polio campaign
Date: 2015-04-19 16:46:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2413041
The Health Ministry launched on Sunday a campaign to vaccinate children against polio. The two-stage campaign targets 14.8 million children under 5 years. A statement by the US Embassy in Cairo said the US Agency for International Development ....
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Sisi to visit Cyprus, Spain on April 29, 30
Date: 2015-04-19 12:25:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2410825
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will pay a visit to Cyprus and Spain on April 29 and 30. Sisi's first leg of the tour will be Nicosia, where he will hold talks with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades . Sisi will also hold a ....
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Egypt, Pakistan hold military talks
Date: 2015-04-19 12:10:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2410673
Army Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy held talks with visiting Pakistani Defense Secretary Lieutenant General Alam Khattak and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up the latest regional and international developments and ....
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Lawsuit to sack Alexandria governor adjourned to May 31 session
Date: 2015-04-19 12:09:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2410661
Alexandria Administrative Court on Sunday adjourned to May 31 session a lawsuit filed to sack Alexandria Governor Hani el Messeiry over having dual citizenship and allowing his wife to attend official meetings. The court asked the plaintiff, a ....
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Interior Ministry denies Al Masry Al Youm report on police
Date: 2015-04-19 11:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2410297
The Interior Ministry denied on Sunday Al Masry Al Youm newspaper's claims published in a report today, an official at the Interior Ministry media center said. The ministry has remarks on Al Masry Al Youm's report concerning the police, published ....
