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2 MB members arrested over rioting charges in Tanta
Date: 2014-01-29 08:06:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:526344
Security forces arrested two members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in Gharbeya. The pair are accused of joining a terror group, rioting and inciting violence. Security forces in Sharqia province have dispersed a rally staged ....
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Electoral commission gears up for presidntial polls
Date: 2014-01-29 08:01:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:526357
The Presidential Elections Commission held a meeting on Tuesday in preparation for the coming presidential elections. The commission's general secretariat was tasked with updating the voters' database and the polling centers. "We will also ....
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Security chief in Menoufiya denies bomb found in Shebein el-Koum
Date: 2014-01-29 08:00:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:526355
Menoufiya security chief Saied Tawfiq has dismissed reports of a car with a primitive bomb inside has been left in Omar Efendi square in Shebien el-Koum. "These reports are totally baseless," he told MENA, calling on media people to be accurate ....
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Nile oil slick in Qena controlled -- governor
Date: 2014-01-29 07:48:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:526337
Qena Governor Abdel-Hamid el-Hagan said on Tuesday that authorities in the province controlled an oil slick leaked into the river Nile from a sugar factory in Deshna. All precautionary measures have been taken and samples of water haven been ....
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Moussa supports "100 female MPs" bid
Date: 2014-01-28 18:33:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:525950
Chairman of the group of 50 which rewrote Egypt's constitution Amr Moussa has voiced support to a bid to have 100 women as members of parliament (MPs). In an article issued Tuesday, the former secretary general of the Arab League wondered why ....
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Prosecution orders investigations into police commander's assassination
Date: 2014-01-28 18:04:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:525885
South Giza's chief prosecutor Yasser el-Talawy ordered on Tuesday the National Security Agency and the criminal investigations department to speed up investigations into the assassination of the interior minister's aide. Talawy, leading a team ....
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Police tighten security measures in Damanhour to foil MB protest
Date: 2014-01-28 18:01:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:525882
A state of security alert was declared in Damanhour city in Beheira province after elements of the Muslim Brotherhood staged a protest to denounce the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Police forces combed streets to impose security and to ....
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Libyan, Egyptian officials discuss enhancing ties
Date: 2014-01-28 17:58:17 GMT - Libya - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:525876
Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdel Aziz held a meeting with Egypt's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamdy Sanad on the sidelines of meetings of the African Peace and Security Council. The meeting tackled means of enhancing ....
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Assailants of Virgin Mary Church arrested
Date: 2014-01-28 17:38:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:525847
Two people have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on policemen securing a church in the 6th of October City, a security source said Tuesday. The culprits were injured by police bullets, the source added. A policeman was shot ....
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Egypt, UNDP sign agreement on fighting corruption
Date: 2014-01-28 17:24:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:525823
Egypt signed Tuesday with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) an agreement on boosting efforts of combating corruption. Minister of Justice Adel Abdul-Hamid and Assistant Foreign Minister Omar Abu-Eish signed the accord from the ....
