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Court to issue verdict in lawsuit filed to criminalize slogans against army on November 25
Date: 2014-10-21 15:35:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:1171709
A court in Alexandria has said it will announce on November 25 its verdict in a lawsuit filed to criminalize any person or group chanting the slogan of "down with the military rule". The lawsuit called for issuing an urgent legislation ....
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Alex. University students clash with security guards
Date: 2014-10-21 14:52:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1171329
A number of Alexandria University students clashed on Tuesday with security guards of the private security firm "Falcon", which is tasked with guarding universities nationwide. Meanwhile, Alexandria police have revamped security measures near the ....
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Ministry signs deal with ILO on social protection
Date: 2014-10-21 14:49:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:1171309
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali signed on Tuesday a cooperation protocol with the International Labor Organization (ILO). "The deal aims at benefiting from the international organization's expertise to develop a network of social ....
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New classes of academic officers graduated
Date: 2014-10-21 14:26:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1171145
Assistant Defense Minister Moustafa el-Sherif Tuesday attended the graduation ceremony of doctors, engineers and nurses studying at the Military Academy. Joining the Armed Forces, academic officers are sure an addition to the army, Sherif said in ....
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Egypt made huge progress in promoting gender equality: NCW head
Date: 2014-10-21 14:18:14 GMT - Azerbaijan - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1171077
Head of the National Council for Women (NCW) Mervet Tellawi said on Tuesday Egypt made huge progress in promoting gender equality and women empowerment. The remarks came during the 5th Ministerial Conference on Women’s Role in Development of the ....
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Transitional Justice minister meets EU envoy
Date: 2014-10-21 14:16:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1171053
Counselor Ibrahim el-Heneidi, the minister of transitional justice, received on Tuesday Stavros Lambrinidis, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, currently visiting Cairo. The meeting was attended by Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada ....
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Sisi attends ceremony marking Navy Day
Date: 2014-10-21 13:53:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1170817
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Tuesday attended a ceremony marking Navy Day. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi, Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi and Commander of the Naval Forces Osama el-Gendi received Sisi as he arrived ....
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Sappers defuse bomb in Ismailiia
Date: 2014-10-21 13:50:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:1170765
Ismailia police forces defused a primitive bomb found inside a preparatory school in the city on Tuesday. Sappers rushed to the scene and managed to defuse the bomb. The device consisted of nails, and iron slides and was connected to a timer. ....
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Interior min. denies reports about photo of injured student in Alex.
Date: 2014-10-21 13:48:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1170737
The Interior Ministry has denied reports alleging that a photo of an injured woman posted on Facebook was that of a female student, named Aya Mohsen, who was injured during clashes that erupted last week at the Faculty of Engineering in Alexandria ....
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FM, AL envoy discuss political situation in Libya
Date: 2014-10-21 13:46:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:1170705
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Tuesday with Nasser al-Qudwa, the Arab League envoy to Libya, to discuss the political and security situation in the Arab country. Talks also took up ways by which to support legitimate institutions in Libya, ....