Egypt
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Bomb wounds two policemen in eastern Cairo
Date: 2015-01-25 08:49:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:1817385
Two policemen were wounded as a home-made bomb went off on Sunday morning near the entrance to Shams Sporting Club, close to the Alf Maskan area of eastern Cairo. This came as Egypt is marking the fourth anniversary of the January 25 revolution ....
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Crude bomb explodes in Fayyoum, no casualties
Date: 2015-01-25 08:44:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1817345
A locally-made bomb exploded Sunday morning in Qaroun square in Fayyoum on the fourth anniversary of the January 25 revolution. A security source told MENA no casualties were reported. The source said a number of members of the terrorist ....
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Ethiopia says Sisi-Desalegn talks to boost bilateral ties
Date: 2015-01-25 08:33:40 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:1817141
Dina Mufti, spokesperson for Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed the importance of the expected talks between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn later this week on the sidelines ....
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AU chief hails Egypt's steps to restore leading African role
Date: 2015-01-25 08:25:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:1817129
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Zuma welcomed steps taken by Egypt to restore its leading role among members of the bloc. This comes in light of Egypt's next participation, led by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, in the ....
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Egypt decries Daesh execution of Japanese hostage
Date: 2015-01-25 08:24:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:1817209
Egypt has condemned the execution of one of the two kidnapped Japanese citizens by militants of Al-Qaeda terrorist splinter of Daesh. In a press release on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Aati described the execution as barbaric ....
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Inquiry opened into protester's death in Cairo
Date: 2015-01-25 08:21:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:1817173
General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat has opened an inquiry into the death of a protester in Cairo's Talaat Harb Square on Saturday. The female protester was killed in a protest organized by the Socialist Popular Alliance Party in central ....
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MB-linked group claims responsibility for Suez sound bombs
Date: 2015-01-25 08:08:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1817033
A Muslim Brotherhood-linked group claimed responsibility for detonating two sound bombs near police stations in Suez governorate. Suez security Chief Tareq el Gazzar said there were no causalities. A security source said the group which calls ....
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Strong Egypt Party holds internal polls Feb 13
Date: 2015-01-25 08:07:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1817029
The Strong Egypt Party will hold its internal elections on February 13, the head of the party's elections commission has said. Ahmed Ghuneim added that Abdel Monem Abu el Fotouh was the only candidate to file to run for the party leadership in ....
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Heavy security measures in Giza
Date: 2015-01-25 08:06:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:1817017
More security forces were deployed in Giza's Nahda Square on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of 25 January revolution which toppled the long-serving president Hosni Mubarak. Six armored vehicles were stationed at the square, according to MENA's ....
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Cairo's Tahrir Square still closed
Date: 2015-01-25 07:51:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:1816933
The iconic Tahrir Square is completely closed for the second day on Sunday as Egypt marks the fourth anniversary of the 25 January revolution that toppled president Hosni Mubarak. At least 22 army vehicles have been deployed at the square ....