Egypt
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Crude bomb defused in Zamalek
Date: 2014-01-21 09:45:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:511161
Sappers defused Tuesday a crude bomb in Cairo's luxurious district of Zamalek. The Zamalek police chief received a report that a dubious bag exists in Marsafi Street. A bomb disposal squad was quick to the scene to inspect the bag which included ....
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Fahmy, Moussa head for Switzerland to attend Geneva II conference
Date: 2014-01-21 08:31:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:510908
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Chairman of the 50-member constituent assembly Amr Moussa left here on Tuesday heading for Switzerland to attend the Geneva II peace conference on Syria. The conference will be held on Wednesday. ....
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Egypt's mufti denounces anti-Azhar statements
Date: 2014-01-21 07:16:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:510753
Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam denounced statements against Al-Azhar and its Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb by some people with partisan affiliations. "Al-Azhar is the main background of Muslims in Egypt and in the world and will not be undermined by ....
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Detained Jazeera journalists tarnished Egypt's image abroad: statement
Date: 2014-01-21 07:11:45 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:510749
Egypt's embassy in Lebanon said that the two Al-Jazeera English journalists, who were detained in December in Egypt, have fabricated videos and pictures to tarnish Egypt's image abroad. The fabricated media materials aim at destabilizing the ....
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Ties binding Egypt, Greece to witness real boom after Mansour's visit: spokesman
Date: 2014-01-20 19:49:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:510487
Ties binding Egypt and Greece will witness a real boom in various domains after a visit by interim President Adli Mansour to the European country, a presidential spokesman said. In press statements on Monday, Ihab Badawi said that Mansour's ....
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Egypt's mufti denounces anti-Azhar statements
Date: 2014-01-20 19:08:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:510438
Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam on Monday denounced statements against Al-Azhar and its Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb by some people with partisan affiliations. "Al-Azhar is the main background of Muslims in Egypt and in the world and will not be ....
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Egypt president meets Greek PM on boosting bilateral relations - Presidency
Date: 2014-01-20 19:04:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:95 - ID:510433
Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour met here on Monday with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on ways of boosting bilateral relations to achieve the aspirations of the two peoples. In a statement, the Egyptian presidency said that the ....
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Abu-Ismail sentenced to one year in prison for insulting court panel
Date: 2014-01-20 19:03:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:94 - ID:510430
The South Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced Salafist preacher Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail to one year in prison for insulting a court panel during his trial over forging his mother's nationality. The court also postponed to Wednesday Abu-Ismail's ....
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EBRD commits $ 50 million to support responsible energy development in Egypt
Date: 2014-01-20 19:01:25 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:510426
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has offered a $ 50-million loan to support responsible energy development in Egypt. The EBRD joined HSBC Bank Egypt in a facility providing a combined total commitment of US$ 100 ....
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Committee takes responsibility of Syndicate of Engineers: Irrigation minister
Date: 2014-01-20 18:23:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:510385
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Motaleb said that a committee of wise men has taken the responsibility of the Syndicate of Engineers to manage it. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, the minister said that the ....