Egypt
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Port Said traders to pay taxes based on actual value of imported goods
Date: 2014-09-01 06:45:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:900417
Port Said traders will pay taxes based on bills that show the actual value of imported goods, the government said on Sunday. The government issued the decision in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and the ministers of trade, ....
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Ex-Ahram head remanded in custody
Date: 2014-08-31 15:30:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:899946
Investigating judges decided Sunday to remand former board chairman of the state-run Al-Ahram institution Mamdouh al-Wali in custody for 15 days pending investigations. He is standing accused of illegally seizing the public funds of Al-Ahram by ....
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PM visits Shoubra fire site
Date: 2014-08-31 15:06:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:899911
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab visited on Sunday al-Rai al-Saleh street in Shoubra, where a huge fire erupted Saturday burning dozens of shops. The visit aimed at checking on citizens and estimating losses caused by the fire. Mahlab said that ....
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Defense min. honors retired commanders
Date: 2014-08-31 15:04:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:899908
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi attended on Sunday the honoring ceremony of a number of commanders who have served in the Armed Forces and retired on July 1, 2014. The top commander awarded the ....
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Trucks allowed to cross in, out of Libya -- Security chief
Date: 2014-08-31 15:01:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:899900
Egyptian authorities at Salloum crossing allowed on Sunday all types of trucks in and out of Libyan territories after a 40-day suspension due to deteriorating security situation in Libya. In a press release, Mersa Matrouh Security Director ....
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Darul-Iftaa not under pressure - Mufti
Date: 2014-08-31 14:56:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:899894
Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam said on Sunday that Darul-Iftaa (House of Religious Opinion) is not subjected to any pressure. Darul-Iftaa is an independent body and its fatwas express the reality of Egypt and its people, the Mufti said in ....
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Dangerous takfiri element killed in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-08-31 14:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:899873
An Interior Ministry source has said that a dangerous takfiri element was killed Sunday in a security campaign on North Sinai's Arish city. El-Sayed Abo Shetit is a prominent figure in the terrorist Ansar Beit al-Maqdes group, the source ....
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Youth foundation appeals to Sisi to salvage Alex shores
Date: 2014-08-31 10:20:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:899374
Shabab Betheb Misr or "Youths Love Egypt" Foundation has appealed to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to salvage the Mediterranean sea shores off Al-Raml station in Alexandria from high rates of pollution in the waters. In a statement released on ....
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FM leaves Cairo on three-leg European tour
Date: 2014-08-31 09:27:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:899279
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left here on Sunday embarking on a three-leg European tour that will take him to Germany, France and Italy. During the tour, the Egyptian top diplomat will meet with a number of officials in the three states to ....
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Fire in EETC tower in Khanka controlled
Date: 2014-08-31 09:09:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:899241
Civil protection forces controlled a fire that broke out in an energy tower of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) in Khanka. No damage or life losses were reported. The fire started in a pile of garbage by the tower. ....