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President meets board of trustees of pro-Egypt initiative
Date: 2015-01-06 14:34:38 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1686569
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who left Kuwait earlier Tuesday, had a chance to meet with the board of trustees of a Kuwaiti initiative to support the Egyptian people. The initiative is meant to support social development in Egypt, so ....
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No decision on raising metro ticket price
Date: 2015-01-06 14:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1686601
Minister of Transport Hani Dahi said the Cabinet has not yet taken a decision on raising the price of the underground metro. In statements on Tuesday, Dahi said he presented a report to the Cabinet on the actual costs of the third and fourth ....
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Slain police officers' funeral draws thousands of mourners
Date: 2015-01-06 14:31:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1686589
Thousands of people have participated in a military funeral of two slain police officers in Minya governorate, Upper Egypt. Eid Fahim Younan, 59, and Mohamed Abu Zeid, 20, were shot dead while in job. The mourners chanted anti-terror slogans. ....
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Egypt to issue USD1.5bn in bonds
Date: 2015-01-06 14:21:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1685553
The Cabinet, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, announced on Tuesday plans to issue USD1.5 billion in international bonds. The decision aims at increasing cash inflow from foreign investors, which would further push up the domestic ....
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Tayyeb optimistic about timing of Mawlid, Christmas
Date: 2015-01-06 12:45:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1685533
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday that he is optimistic because the Mawlid al Nabawi and Christmas celebrations came almost at the same time this year. Al Azhar and the church are one hand, Tayyeb said during his visit to ....
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Sisi leaves Kuwait
Date: 2015-01-06 12:37:52 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1685433
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left here 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 officials ....
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Adly Mansour greets Pope Tawadros on Xmas
Date: 2015-01-06 12:34:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:1685385
President of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Adly Mansour greeted on Tuesday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on the Eastern Christmas. The former president of Egypt offered the pontiff and Copts best ....
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Security measures beefed up for Xmas
Date: 2015-01-06 12:31:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1685345
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim asserted that security measures have been beefed up for the Eastern Christmas celebrations. Ibrahim's remarks came during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. ....
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Sisi: Egypt, Kuwait have identical views regarding regional issues
Date: 2015-01-06 12:25:45 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1685297
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, now visiting here, asserted on Tuesday that viewpoints between Egypt and Kuwait regarding hot issues of the region atop of which come the Libyan, Iraqi, Syria and Yemeni files are identical. At a meeting ....
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Local development ministry taking measures to face possible rain, floods
Date: 2015-01-06 12:15:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:1685173
Bracing for possible rain and floods, the Local Development Ministry is coordinating with governorates to avoid losses that might occur as a result of bad weather. Egypt has been witnessing a spree of bad weather since the start of 2015 and the ....