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Panel formed to follow up Cairo stadium inquiry
Date: 2015-02-09 20:18:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1931297
The Youth and Sports Ministry has formed a committee to follow up investigations into the deaths of fans of Zamalek football team, Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said on Monday. "The ministry expresses its deep condolences over ....
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Trial of defendants accused of attacking Helwan police station adjourned
Date: 2015-02-09 11:49:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1927189
The Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until February 19 the trial of 51 defendants on charges of storming and burning Helwan Police Station in the wake of ending Muslim Brotherhood protest camps in Cairo in August 2013. Three police officers and ....
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Alaa Abdel Fattah trial delayed to Thursday
Date: 2015-02-09 11:27:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1926917
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned until Thursday the retrial of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 other defendants over riot incidents that followed a protest outside the Shura Council in November 2013. Abdel Fattah and his ....
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Sawiris' Reefy company now licensed to lend small borrowers directly
Date: 2015-02-09 11:24:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1926841
Egyptian Microfinance Institution Reefy, set by businessman Naguib Sawiris with a paid-in capital of 22.5 million pounds, can now lend clients directly after getting necessary licenses from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority. Since ....
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1 million square meters for free zone - South Sinai governor
Date: 2015-02-09 10:59:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1926585
The executive council of South Sinai approved to allocate one million square meters to establish a free zone in Nuweiba, said South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda. The council also decided to allocate five million pounds to renovate the fever ....
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EOHR chief blames rioters who attempted to enter Cairo air stadium by force
Date: 2015-02-09 10:58:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1926565
Head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) Hafez Abu Seada blamed rioters who attempted to enter Cairo's Air Defense Stadium by force. In exclusive statements to MENA Monday, Seada said that the Interior Ministry secured several ....
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Citizens flock to Cairo Airport to receive Russian president
Date: 2015-02-09 10:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1926561
Dozens of Egyptian citizens flocked to Cairo International Airport on Monday to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will arrive in Egypt within the coming few hours. Citizens raised the Egyptian flags and posters of the Egyptian and ....
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Sewage waters flood Beni Suef city
Date: 2015-02-09 10:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1926497
Sewage waters flooded streets in Samastah city in Beni Suef governorate in Upper Egypt on Monday. The main sewage line was disrupted, causing the crisis. Bad conditions of the lines are blamed on the explosion. Authorities have deployed ....
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More security measures outside Alex university
Date: 2015-02-09 10:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1926513
Alexandria police stepped up presence outside the main university in the coastal city on Monday. The move came over fears protests might be staged by Alexandria University students. "The university will take all measures to prevent any riots ....
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Fire in El Tawheed & El Nour store in Banha controlled
Date: 2015-02-09 10:29:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1924321
Civil protection forces in Qalubiya controlled a huge fire that broke out in El Tawheed & El Nour store here but no casualties were reported. Fire engines rushed to the scene to put out the blaze before reaching nearby buildings. The initial ....