Egypt
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Egypt's FM holds talks with PAM delegation
Date: 2014-03-11 13:41:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:603328
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy held a meeting Tuesday with Italian Senator Francesco Amoruso, Head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, Fahmy tackled Egypt's stance ....
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PG refers doctor to criminal court over circumcision charge
Date: 2014-03-11 13:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:603301
Prosecutor General Counselor Hisham Barakat on Tuesday referred a doctor to criminal court over charges of circumcision of a girl that led to her death. Public prosecution was notified on March 6 that a 14-year-old girl died after undergoing a ....
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Tallawi urges int'l community not to use human rights for placing pressures on peoples' wills
Date: 2014-03-11 13:24:36 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:603259
Head of the Egyptian National Council for Women Mervat el-Tallawi on Tuesday urged the international community not to use human rights and democracy concepts for placing pressures on the wills of peoples. In a speech at a high-level roundtable ....
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All mosques, Zawayas in Egypt to be affiliated to Awqaf: minister
Date: 2014-03-11 13:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:603038
Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar, decided to affiliate all mosques and Zawayas (small-sized mosques) to the ministry and assigned the task of issuing regulations and working out a technical timetable to the central directorate for mosques affairs ....
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New TV, radio transmission station to be set up in Halayeb
Date: 2014-03-11 13:15:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:603233
Minister of Information Doriya Saharaf Eddin on Tuesday laid down the foundation stone for a TV and radio transmission station in the southern Egyptian city of Halayeb. In a speech she delivered on the occasion, she indicated that the new station ....
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Dostour party calls for abolishing protest law, condemns assault against activists
Date: 2014-03-11 12:46:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:603153
Al-Dostour party has reiterated its rejection of the new protest law, calling for abolishing it. "Peaceful protest is a legitimate right," the party said. The party has condemned also assaults by security personnel on political ....
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Mehleb attends signing ceremony for purchasing 150 public transportation buses
Date: 2014-03-11 12:33:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:603116
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb on Tuesday attended the signing ceremony of a protocol for purchasing 150 public transportation buses between Cairo City Hall and the Engineering company for Car Manufacturing. Attending the signing ceremony were the ....
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18 terrorists arrested, 6 tunnels destroyed in N Sinai
Date: 2014-03-11 12:19:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:603067
Armed Forces and police troops arrested 18 terrorist and criminal elements including two dangerous Takfiris during a crackdown on hotspots in North Sinai and a number of other governorates on Tuesday. A number of fugitives were also arrested ....
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Tamarod spokesman denies remarks accusing Badr of receiving foreign funds
Date: 2014-03-11 12:15:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:603057
Spokesman for Tamarod "Rebel" Movement Mohammad Nabawi denied remarks claiming that he accused the movement's founder Mahmoud Badr of receiving funds from a businessman and a foreign country to support the movement's activities. In statements to ....
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Saudi decision against MB supports Egypt in its war against terror - ambassador
Date: 2014-03-11 12:08:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:603027
Egypt's Ambassador in Riyadh Afifi Abdel-Wahab said on Tuesday that the Saudi decision blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) organization as a terrorist group supports Egypt in its war against terrorism. It was a timely decision, he ....