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Egypt's mufti mourns pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia hotel fire
Date: 2014-02-09 16:34:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:546052
Mufti Shawky Allam Sunday mourned the 15 pilgrims who were killed in a hotel fire in Madina el Munawarrah on Saturday. Eight Egyptians were among the 15 killed. He also wished speedy recovery to the 130 pilgrims who were injured in the fire. ....
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It is not allowed to liken leaderships to prophets - Azhar imam
Date: 2014-02-09 16:00:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:545993
It is not allowed to liken the leaderships to prophets, affirmed Al-Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el-Tayyeb. Tayyeb, meanwhile, underlined the need of not involving any prophet in political debate. In a statement Sunday, Al-Azhar said that media ....
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Egyptians "free" to choose next president - Sisi
Date: 2014-02-09 15:09:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:545897
Egyptians have their own free will to decide who to choose and put their trust in the upcoming presidential elections, affirmed Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. The Armed Forces' role during the June ....
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MB behind Beni Sueif chceckpoint attack
Date: 2014-02-09 12:57:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:545585
Interior Ministry Spokesman Hani Abdel-Latif announced the details of the apprehension of a terrorist cell that recently targeted a security checkpoint in Beni Sueif that left five policemen killed and two others injured. In a televised statement ....
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Swine flu killed 38 since December - health ministry
Date: 2014-02-09 12:40:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:545552
The Health and Population Ministry announced Sunday that H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, has killed 38 people, while 318 have been hospitalized with the virus since December 2013 and until now. In a statement Sunday, the ministry said ....
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Gunmen open fire on Samallut police commissioner vehicle
Date: 2014-02-09 11:56:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:545470
Unidentified gunmen opened fire late Saturday on the vehicle of Samallut police commissioner Mahmoud el-Gayyar who was fortunately not inside. The driver had taken him to his rest-house in Samallut after his work and while he was heading back to ....
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Trial of Sultan, Gibril, Abdel-Mohsen in judiciary insult case delayed until March 8
Date: 2014-02-09 11:41:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:545420
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday postponed the trial of former People's Assembly member Essam Sultan, former Shura Council member Gamal Gibril and Secretary of Legislative Committee of the former Shura Council Taher Abdel-Mohsen until March 8 on ....
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FM meets with EU Special Representative for Human Rights
Date: 2014-02-09 11:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:545417
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Sunday with European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis to discuss relations between Egypt and the EU and coordination in the field of human rights in international ....
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Foreign Ministry closely following up Madina hotel fire
Date: 2014-02-09 10:55:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:545315
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is closely following up the hotel fire in Madina Munawara that claimed the lives of nine Egyptian pilgrims and left 130, including 61 Egyptians, wounded. Spokesman for the ministry Badr Abel Atti said in a statement ....
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Alexandria security chief denies any blast in directorate building
Date: 2014-02-09 10:54:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:545313
Alexandria security chief Amin Ezzel Din denied media reports that an explosion has taken place at the security directorate on Sunday. He told MENA that a boom was heard at 11:00 a.m. near the recruitment office at the building but it turned out ....
