Egypt
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Saudi ambassador holds banquet in honor of Egypt's FM
Date: 2014-07-03 09:52:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:809385
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz Kattan organized an Iftar banquet in honor of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. The banquet was attended by Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi, former foreign minister ....
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Explosion heard near mosque in Kerdasa
Date: 2014-07-03 08:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:809191
An explosion took place near a mosque in the Giza district of Kerdasa shortly after two police stations in Embaba were attacked by bombs, a source at the Giza security directorate said. Police forces rushed to Ataabi mosque to see whether the ....
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Tahrir Square to be closed to traffic ahead of MB protests on Morsi ouster anniversary
Date: 2014-07-03 07:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:809188
Tahrir Square will be closed to traffic as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday as part of security preparations for Muslim Brotherhood calls for staging protests to mark the first anniversary of ousting Mohamed Morsi, a security source said. Police and army ....
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Boutros-Ghali says diplomacy could help Egypt's economy
Date: 2014-07-03 07:22:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:809140
Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said on Thursday he supported all initiatives taken by the government to support the Egyptian economy domestically and overseas. Speaking to MENA, the former veteran diplomat said Egypt is facing ....
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Egypt denounces killing of Palestinian youth
Date: 2014-07-02 17:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:808745
Egypt condemned on Wednesday the kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian youth by Israeli settlers, the foreign ministry said in a statement. "Egypt strongly condemns all acts of violence that claim the lives of Palestinian and Israeli ....
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Health min. holds meeting on ministry's strategy till 2020
Date: 2014-07-02 17:28:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:808733
Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawy held on Wednesday a meeting with the ministry's senior officials to prepare the health sector's strategic plan till 2020. The several-hour meeting also grouped representatives of other ministries ....
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Court recuses itself in former officials' trial
Date: 2014-07-02 16:44:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:808710
Banha Criminal Court has recused itself of the trial of nine former officials over a forgery case. The defendants include former agriculture minister Amin Abaza and former governor of Qaliobiya Adly Hussein. They are accused of abusing their ....
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Mahlab meets press organizations' editors-in-chief
Date: 2014-07-02 16:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:808708
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Wednesday with editors-in-chief of press organizations. The meeting brought together the heads of the national, partisan, and private newspapers, in addition to the Middle East News Agency and some media ....
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Prosecution makes surprise visits to 5 prisons
Date: 2014-07-02 16:40:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:808701
The General Prosecution made surprise visits to five prisons across Egypt to check on the conditions of prisoners in accordance with its role to protect freedoms, secure citizens' constitutional and legal rights and make sure that law is being ....
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Detention of 27 MB defendants in Gharibya renewed
Date: 2014-07-02 16:38:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:808673
The prosecution decided to renew the detention of 27 defendants of the Muslim Brotherhood for further 15 days pending investigations over charges of riots and violence incitement. The arrest came upon an order of the prosecution. Mansoura ....