Egypt
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Security measures beefed up in Suez
Date: 2015-01-16 09:55:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:1754229
Suez security forces stepped up their presence at the vital facilities in Suez including the southern entrance of the Suez Canal and Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel. Suez police chief Tareq el-Gazzar said police patrols have spread on main streets and squares ....
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Egypt calls on Germany to boost cooperation in human rights, terror fight
Date: 2015-01-16 08:47:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:1753777
Egypt called on Germany to boost bilateral cooperation in protecting human rights and combating terror, Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham Badr said. Badr met in Cairo with the German government's human rights commissioner Markus Loning. Badr ....
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Pope Tawadros II meets with Canadian FM
Date: 2015-01-16 08:02:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:1753461
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Thursday met with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who is currently visiting Egypt. During the meeting, Pope Tawadros assured Baird that the matters in Egypt are getting ....
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Presidential decree regulating internal cotton trade
Date: 2015-01-16 08:00:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:1753445
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree Thursday to regulate the domestic trade of cotton. The decree adds two articles to the effective law no. 210/1994 which controls the market in Egypt, presidential spokesman said. The first ....
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Presidential decrees endorsing deals with Khalifa Fund, WFP, UNFPA
Date: 2015-01-16 07:59:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1753441
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued decrees on Thursday endorsing agreements made with UAE-based Khalifa Fund, the World Food Program (WFP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). According to the deal with the Khalifa Fund, Egypt will ....
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Decree cancels entry visas between Egypt, S. Sudan for diplomats
Date: 2015-01-16 07:59:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1753437
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday issued a decree approving the mutual cancellation of entry visas between Egypt and South Sudan for holders of diplomatic, special and mission passports. In November, the two countries signed a memorandum ....
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Awqaf Ministry warns of terror schemes using Jan 25 celebrations
Date: 2015-01-16 07:56:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:1753429
The Awqaf Ministry renewed its warning of schemes by terrorist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, to exploit January 25 celebrations to cause problems and create sedition. In a statement, the ministry said it will stand against any group ....
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Sisi urges UK businessmen to up investments in Egypt
Date: 2015-01-15 17:53:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1751713
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has urged British businessmen to increase their investments in Egypt to give a push to the economic development process. During a meeting with a British business delegation under Minister For the Middle East and ....
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Party head calls for closing ranks and supporting Sisi
Date: 2015-01-15 17:53:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1751709
Head of Shabab Misr (Egypt's Youth) Party Ahmed Abdel Hadi called Thursday on all political powers and parties to close ranks and support President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In statements to MENA, Abdel Hadi said that he urged President Sisi during a ....
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Egypt, France discuss urban projects
Date: 2015-01-15 16:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1751297
International cooperation Minister Naglaa el Ahwani met Thursday with Former French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac to discuss prospects of implementing urban projects in Egypt. The meeting took up the agreements signed ....