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Trial of Morsi, 35 others over espionage charges postponed to Jan. 31
Date: 2015-01-21 17:35:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:1793273
The Cairo Criminal Court decided Wednesday to postpone until January 31 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 35 defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group on charges of spying. The postponement decision was taken to resume ....
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6 MB members arrested in New Valley for joining terror group
Date: 2015-01-21 17:34:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1793257
Six men were arrested in New Valley governorate for joining the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. In 2013, an Egyptian court blacklisted the Muslim Brotherhood as a terror organization and banned all its activities in the country. ....
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Sunday public holiday on occasion of Jan. 25 revolution anniversary
Date: 2015-01-21 17:34:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1793253
Cabinet spokesman Hossam Qawish said on Wednesday that Sunday 25 of January will be a public holiday on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel Aziz said a celebration will be ....
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WB to send $500m grant in June instead of October - Minister
Date: 2015-01-21 17:33:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1793249
Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday that the World Bank (WB) had agreed to send its $500 million grant in June instead of October. The grant comes as part of the WB's $1 billion project to establish a sanitation network in 769 ....
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522 encroachments on Nile River removed - Irrigation ministry
Date: 2015-01-21 17:32:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1793237
As many as 522 encroachments on the Nile River have been removed until now, announced the Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry on Wednesday. The move comes as part of the national campaign, launched by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Water ....
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Tourism minister approves launching of Luxor film festival
Date: 2015-01-21 17:31:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1793221
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazoua has agreed to launch the activities of the third edition of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival, which will be held on January 24-31 in Luxor. The event will be held in cooperation with the ministries of ....
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New press board members promise association to discuss journalists' issues
Date: 2015-01-21 17:30:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1793209
The elected board members of the national press institutions said on Wednesday that they will establish an association to discuss issues of the press institutions and journalists. The purpose of establishing the association is to solve any issue ....
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New H5N1 case detected in Assiut, one case dies -- Health Ministry
Date: 2015-01-21 17:25:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1793169
Two bird flu cases have recovered in the governorates of Minya and Menufiya and a third has been detected in Assiut, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. A three-year-old child was infected by the H5N1 virus, a Health Ministry statement ....
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Local product preference law to support industry - minister
Date: 2015-01-21 17:24:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1793157
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's ratification of a law on the preference of Egyptian industrial products in governmental contracts is considered an important step toward supporting the local industry. He further said that he will form next week a ....
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Army destroys 13 smuggling tunnels on border with Gaza
Date: 2015-01-21 17:23:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:1793153
Thirteen tunnels used for smuggling on the border with the Gaza Strip were destroyed over three days. Also, a huge amount of explosive materials and plate-less vehicles were seized in the same area before being smuggled into the coastal ....
