Egypt
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19 wounded on second day of constitutional vote - Health Ministry
Date: 2014-01-16 10:31:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:502098
Nineteen people were wounded in acts of violence that occurred in some Egyptian governorates on the second day of the referendum on the Constitution, said the Health Ministry on Thursday. The wounded were reported in Assiut, Menouifya, Kafr ....
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Menouifya security chief denies Qanatar-Tanta train on fire by MB members
Date: 2014-01-16 08:45:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:501843
Menouifya Security Chief Saiid Tawfiq Abu Hamad denied on Thursday reports that a group of Muslim Brotherhood elements have set fire to a train travelling from El-Qanatar el-Khairiya to Tanta. He said one of the carriages of the train was put on ....
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Egypt's mufti urges putting into effect rest of roadmap plan
Date: 2014-01-16 07:51:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:501729
Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam urged on Thursday accelerating the implementation of the remaining steps of the roadmap plan once the amended Constitution was ratified. Over the past two days, Egypt witnessed a democratic victory with the majority of ....
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Military chief-of-staff hails participation of Assuit residents in referendum
Date: 2014-01-15 18:43:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:501166
Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Sedqy Sobhy asserted on Wednesday that Egyptians' participation in the constitution referendum reflects their interest in completing the road map. This came during a visit to Assuit to inspect the polling ....
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Ministry: Elderly man dies, 7 injured in referendum vote queue
Date: 2014-01-15 18:00:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:501076
Egypt's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that an old man died of natural causes in Assiut while waiting on line to vote in a constitutional referendum. In the meantime, seven others were injured due to accidental falling and passing out on ....
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Alex Univ president says voting on charter best proof of people awareness of importance of roadmap
Date: 2014-01-15 17:36:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:501022
Alexandria University (AU) President Osama Ibrahim said Wednesday that voting on the draft constitution is best proof that the Egyptian people are aware of the importance of the roadmap and the democratic course in Egypt. Ibrahim, who had just ....
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Al-Nour party fields cars in Nasr City urging people to cast ballots in referendum
Date: 2014-01-15 17:20:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:500974
Al-Nour Salafist party has fielded several cars moving in Nasr City streets urging people to cast ballots in the referendum on the new constitution. Songs and slogans transmitted through loudspeakers installed in the cars, are to encourage ....
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IDSC credited for linking polling stations of non-resident voters -- chairman
Date: 2014-01-15 15:38:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:500729
The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center has played a pivotal role in linking polling stations of non-resident voters and dispatching personnel so that the voting process goes smoothly, IDSC chairman Sherif Badr said Wednesday. The ....
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Farmers have chance to determine Egypt fate -- Minister
Date: 2014-01-15 15:33:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:500712
Farmers have been given for the first time the chance to determine the fate of their country under a draft constitution that recognizes and appreciates their efforts in achieving food security, Agriculture Minister Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid said ....
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FM: Syrians in Egypt have same rights of Egyptians
Date: 2014-01-15 15:28:32 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:500706
Egypt is hosting more than 300,000 Syrian refugees, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said Wednesday, stressing they have the same rights of nationals. Only 200,000 are listed as Syrian refugees in Egypt, Fahmy told a press conference on the ....