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Awqaf min. warns against abusing “Islamic Caliphate” term
Date: 2014-12-12 11:16:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1522605
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa lashed out at those who abuse the “Islamic Caliphate” (succession) concept to play with the people’s feelings, misinterpreting several Islamic texts to this end. Islam has not set a certain rigid shape for the ....
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UK embassy: Vehicle fire accidental
Date: 2014-12-12 10:30:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1522369
A UK embassy spokesman said the fire that erupted earlier in an Egyptian security vehicle outside the diplomatic HQ in Cairo was accidental. Speaking to MENA, the spokesman said the Egyptian authorities have taken control of the situation ....
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Pope meets French, Armenian ambassadors
Date: 2014-12-12 08:07:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:1521461
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received Thursday the French and Armenian ambassadors to Egypt. The pope met with France's envoy André Parant whose tenure has started in Cairo, Polis Halim, the pope's secretary, ....
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Egypt, Sudan discuss incorporating joint co. to boost industrial projects
Date: 2014-12-12 07:42:24 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:1521297
Egyptian Ambassador to Sudan Osama Shaltout said on Thursday that a proposal to establish a joint Egyptian-Sudanese joint stock company is under discussion to boost industrial projects in the two Arab states. The diplomat made the remarks on the ....
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No human rights violations in Torah prison: Minister
Date: 2014-12-11 20:31:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1520469
Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahinm el-Henidy has said there are no violations on human rights or abuse of detainees in Torah prison. Following a visit to Torah prison on Thursday, the minister asserted that a delegation of the Transitional ....
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Alaa Abdel-Fattah trial adjourned
Date: 2014-12-11 20:25:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1520501
Cairo Criminal Court decided to delay the trial of political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and 24 others to Sunday. Abdel-Fattah and co-defendants are charged with blocking the traffic during demonstrations outside the Shura Council on November 26 ....
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Egyptian electricity minister visits Shanghai
Date: 2014-12-11 20:23:33 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1520485
Electricity and Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker paid a one-day visit to Shanghai. The visit aims at promoting Egyptian-Chinese cooperation in the field of conventional, new and renewable energy. During his visit, Shaker held meetings with ....
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Egypt, China in commercial ties talks
Date: 2014-12-11 20:15:18 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1520445
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour and International Cooperation Minister Naglaa el-Ahwani held a session of talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng on Thursday. The meeting took up ways of boosting bilateral ties ....
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Sisi wraps up Jordan visit
Date: 2014-12-11 20:14:17 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1520437
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left Amman on Thursday, wrapping up a few hours' visit to Jordan, during which he met with Jordanian King Abdullah II. The meeting took up ways of boosting bilateral ties in the various fields along with a host of ....
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NCW head calls for more women participation in elections
Date: 2014-12-11 20:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1520425
National Council for Women (NCW) Head Mervat Tellawi has called for more active participation of Egyptian women in future elections. Speaking at a conference on women participation in community development in Behira governorate, Tellawi said ....
