Egypt
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Crisis team follows up abduction of Egyptians in Libya
Date: 2015-01-06 18:14:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1688233
A crisis team formed at the Foreign Ministry are in permanent contact with the Libyan authorities concerned to follow up developments of the abduction of a number Egyptians in the Libyan city of Sirte, spokesman Badr Abdel Ati. Abdel Ati ....
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Tight security around churches in Alexandria
Date: 2015-01-06 17:16:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:1685481
Security measures in Alexandria have been intensified around churches to secure Xmas celebrations. Police forces were deployed in the governorate around the clock to secure the city, Alexandria security chief Amin Ezz el-Din said. Bombs ....
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Police captain killed while trying to defuse explosive charge
Date: 2015-01-06 17:15:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1686633
A security source said a police captain was killed while trying to dismantle an explosive charge in al-Haram street. The source said that Giza bomb disposal experts had received a report on locating a strange object near al-Talbia police station ....
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Sisi back home from Kuwait
Date: 2015-01-06 17:09:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:1687909
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi returned home on Tuesday, winding up a two-day visit to Kuwait during which he held important talks with Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah. During his stay, Sisi also conferred with senior Kuwaiti ....
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Energy problems urgently need EGP 40 bln -- Sisi
Date: 2015-01-06 17:05:18 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:1687897
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said energy problems urgently need EGP 40 billion to build new power stations and provide fuel needed to run. The president told journalists, before leaving Kuwait, that he spars no effort to solve the problem to ....
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Body of Egyptian killed in Libya arrives in Cairo tonight
Date: 2015-01-06 17:00:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:1687889
Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Ati said the body of Egyptian national Abdel-Aziz el-Naggar, who was shot and killed in the Libyan city of Sirte days ago, reached Tunisia's territories on Monday. In statements, Abdel-Ati said the Egyptian ....
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Justice minister greets pope on Christmas
Date: 2015-01-06 16:08:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1687573
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese Tuesday received Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber, who went to the Cathedral to extend Christmas greetings. Accompanying Saber were chief justice of the cassation court Hossam Abdel ....
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Trial of 24 MB members postponed in Mansoura
Date: 2015-01-06 16:07:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1687545
Mansoura Criminal Court postponed the trial of 24 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood to February 15 in order to listen to the hearings of prosecution and defense witnesses. They are accused of shooting dead a sergeant, Abdullah Metwali, ....
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Azhar launches facebook, twitter pages
Date: 2015-01-06 16:03:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1687509
The media center of Al Azhar has launched two pages on Facebook and Twitter. Already, an Al Azhar channel on youtube is operating, according to a statement by the religious institution on Tuesday. The Facebook and Twitter pages are available ....
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Military spokesman: 15 terrorists killed in N. Sinai over three days
Date: 2015-01-06 15:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1687069
Military spokesman Brigadier Mohamed Samir announced Tuesday killing of 15 terrorist elements in security campaigns in North Sinai over the past three days. In a statement, Samir said security fores managed to foil a suicide attack to bomb Sheikh ....