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Explosive device goes off in el-Arish; no casualties reported
Date: 2014-12-10 06:45:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:1506665
An explosive device went off Tuesday on el-Arish - El-Qantara highway, but no causalities or damage were reported, security sources said. A security and explosives' experts squad rushed to the scene and began mopping up the area for more bombs. ....
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Azhar imam urges sending aid convoys to affected states
Date: 2014-12-09 17:15:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1505225
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb urged Tuesday sending medical, preaching, and aid convoys to the disasters-hit and poor states. El-Tayyeb's remarks came while chairing the 63th session of the International Islamic Council for Da'wah ....
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PM receives Kuwaiti Jabriya Group Chairman
Date: 2014-12-09 17:15:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1505221
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday received Chairman of Kuwaiti Jabriya Exhibition Group Ahmad Ismail Behbehani. During the meeting, Behbehani thanked Mahlab for his sponsorship of the seventh Kuwait Week, scheduled to be staged in Cairo ....
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Egypt serious about nuclear program for energy production -- minister
Date: 2014-12-09 16:42:56 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1505013
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said on Tuesday that Cairo would take serious steps to carry out its nuclear program for power generation. The minister made the remarks during a press conference held by Egyptian embassy in Beijing. The ....
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Home-made bomb defused in Cairo
Date: 2014-12-09 16:42:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1505001
Bomb squad teams dismantled a home-made bomb found in a tunnel in Abbassiya district, Cairo on Tuesday. They used a high-powered water cannon to safely defuse the bomb, a security source told MENA, The sappers are combing the area for other ....
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Sisi to visit China on Dec 23-24
Date: 2014-12-09 16:41:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1504985
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will start a two-day official visit to China on December 23. He is set to convene with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials to discuss a number of political and economic files. A ....
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Abdel-Nour: Egypt spares no effort to lure investments
Date: 2014-12-09 16:40:35 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1504977
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Monir Fakhri Abdel-Nour said Egypt does its best to lure more investments, reform economy and reach political and social stability. In a symposium at the Egyptian embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, the minister ....
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New oil discoveries to be announced soon: Minster
Date: 2014-12-09 16:38:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1504961
Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail has said new discoveries in the Western Desert will be revealed soon, noting that the upcoming period will witness the return of petroleum services companies. Egypt currently produces about four million tons of ....
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Sustainable development boosts tourism competitiveness: Min.
Date: 2014-12-09 16:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:1504913
Minister of Tourism Hisham Zazou underscored the necessity of achieving sustainable development in new urban communities to boost their tourism competitiveness. The tourism ministry has established a new unit for green tourism, the minister said ....
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Douma sentenced to 3 years for insulting judges
Date: 2014-12-09 13:43:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:1503461
Giza Criminal Court sentenced on Tuesday political activist Ahmed Douma to three years in prison and fined him 10,000 pounds for insulting judges. Alongside 268 other defendants, Douma is facing charges of taking part in the "Cabinet clashes" ....
