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Awqaf undersecretary in Assiut warns against using mosques in electoral campaigns
Date: 2015-02-24 15:43:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2034069
Sheikh Mohamed el Agami, the undersecretary of Awqaf in Assiut, has warned candidates running in the upcoming parliamentary polls against using mosques in their electoral campaigns. A committee will be detecting violations by candidates during ....
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1st EgyptAir flight to ferry Egyptians home from Tunisia takes off
Date: 2015-02-24 15:40:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2035457
An EgyptAir plane took off from Cairo airport Tuesday on the first flight to ferry back home Egyptians fleeing the conflict in Libya at Tunisia's Djerba airport. As many as 268 Egyptians are expected to return to Egypt this evening. The ....
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Sisi call for Arab anti-terror forces praised - diplomat
Date: 2015-02-24 15:35:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:2035429
Member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Karem on Tuesday said participants in an Arab League conference lauded a call by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to form Arab anti-terror forces. He added that sessions of the "Regional ....
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Crackdowns launched nationwide to provide security
Date: 2015-02-24 15:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:2035409
Security forces launched on Tuesday several campaigns nationwide to arrest outlaws and provide security. As many as 153 unlicensed firearms and 740 violating motorbikes were seized during the campaign. Also, the troops arrested eight criminal ....
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Interior Minister inspects venue of economic conference in Sharm
Date: 2015-02-24 15:04:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2035217
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Tuesday went on an inspection tour of the venue of the coming international economic conference that will be hosted in Sharm El Sheikh next month. He also reviewed with security leaders in the city security ....
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Sisi meets Malian defense minister
Date: 2015-02-24 13:58:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2034641
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Tuesday with visiting Malian Defense Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly, who conveyed a message from the Malian president on boosting bilateral relations. Defense Minister Sobhi Sedqi and the Malian ambassador in ....
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2,713 Egyptians cross Salloum terminal into Egypt -- Matrouh police chief
Date: 2015-02-24 13:56:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2034445
As many as 2,713 Egyptians have returned home safe from Libya via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours, said Mersa Matrouh police chief Major General el Anani Hamouda Tuesday. Egyptian arrivals from Libya are increasing by the day, said ....
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Sisi: Volatile situation in Arab states should be addressed through reestablishing stability
Date: 2015-02-24 13:55:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2034585
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday said that the current volatile situation in Arab countries should be addressed through working to reestablish peace and stability. At a meeting with Arab League chief Nabil el Araby, president Sisi ....
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Bomb goes off in Sheikh Zuweid, no injuries
Date: 2015-02-24 13:52:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2034537
An explosive charge went off on Tuesday at a road frequented by army troops in Karam el Qwades area in Sheikh Zuweid. No injuries or damage were reported, according to security sources. The bomb went off after the forces passed through the ....
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FM: Egypt supports national reconciliation in Libya
Date: 2015-02-24 13:14:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2034341
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday asserted that Egypt is siding with the process of national reconciliation in Libya. At a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn, Shoukry added that Egypt is coordinating ....