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Police chief: Blast sound in downtown Cairo caused by stun device
Date: 2015-02-03 07:57:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:1882957
Cairo police chief said on Tuesday the explosion that was heard in downtown Cairo was caused by a stun device. Brigadier General Khaled Yousef said bomb squads combed the area and did not find any bombs. No causalities were reported, he added. ....
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Education min. denies delay of 2nd semester
Date: 2015-02-03 07:27:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:1882809
Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr denied on Monday reports posted on news websites that the second school semester will be delayed. He underlined that the ministry is committed to starting second semester in all schools nationwide on February ....
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Railways’ losses hit EGP 260 million in Jan -- Transport min.
Date: 2015-02-03 06:27:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1882565
Egypt Railways losses have hit EGP 260 million in January due to Muslim Brotherhood sabotage acts, Transport Minister Hany Dahy said. In a telephone interview with "Al Hayat TV" channel on Monday, Dahy said the ministry is working on facing ....
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Telecom Egypt group to provide free Internet in Alex. streets
Date: 2015-02-03 06:21:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1882541
Alexandria Governor Tarek Mahdi held a meeting on Monday with representatives of Telecom Egypt, during which both sides agreed to provide a free Internet service for some areas of the coastal city. They also agreed to provide CCTV service to ....
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US welcomes release Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt
Date: 2015-02-03 06:13:34 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:1882509
The US welcomed the release Al Jazeera Australian journalist Peter Greste in Egypt. "We welcome the release of Peter Greste and are encouraged that he will be returning to his family. We hope the Egyptian Government will follow this positive step ....
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Al Yazal: We seek to up British investments in Egypt
Date: 2015-02-02 19:24:13 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:1881705
Board chairman of the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) Sameh Seif Al Yazal described on Monday the British market as very important for Egypt, pointing out that Britain is the second investor in Egypt after Saudi Arabia. In statements ....
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Metro operation suspended due to technical fault
Date: 2015-02-02 19:22:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:1881693
The spokesman for the National Authority For Tunnels said that operation of the first underground Metro line was suspended Monday due to a technical fault in Ghamra station. Ahmed Abdel Hady said in statements to MENA that efforts are underway to ....
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3 MB members in custody for 15 days pending investigation
Date: 2015-02-02 19:20:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:1881681
The public prosecution has ordered three members of the terrorism Muslim Brotherhood group to be remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigation. The Brotherhood loyalists are accused of planting a bomb on Farshout railway station. They ....
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Minya governor offers condolences to slain conscript
Date: 2015-02-02 19:17:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:1881641
Minya Governor Salaheddin Zeyada offered condolences to the family of a slain conscript, who was killed in the terror attacks in North Sinai last week. In statements, Zeyada said that the incident will not undermine the will of ....
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Agriculture Ministry to enforce ‘contract farming’ on cotton
Date: 2015-02-02 18:56:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:1881533
The Agriculture Ministry said it will apply the 'contract farming' system on the next cotton harvest. Fifteen state-run weaving and spinning companies have agreed to buy 700,000 quintals of extra-long staple cotton, Agriculture Minister Adel el ....
