Egypt
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More troops deployed to secure Qena prison
Date: 2013-12-20 16:17:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:452577
Additional military troops were deployed to secure Qena General Prison after a part of its wall collapsed, said Major General Atef el-Sayed, head of Qena military sector. A security cordon was set in the vicinity of the prison to secure nearly ....
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Sohag launches "Yes for Constitution" campaign
Date: 2013-12-20 15:07:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:452451
Sogah governorate launched a campaign calling on citizens to vote "yes" in a referendum on the draft constitution which is scheduled to be held on January 14 and 15. Sohag Governor Mahmoud Atiq said that he spares no effort during popular ....
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MB protesters set fire to police vehicle in Mohandseen
Date: 2013-12-20 14:32:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:452371
Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim Brotherhood members and security troops on Ahmed Orabi Street in Giza. Some MB elements set fire to a police vehicle in Mohandseen neighborhood, also in Giza. Residents and shop owners hurled stones at the ....
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Pro-Morsi rally dispersed in Suez
Date: 2013-12-20 14:27:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:452359
Security forces dispersed Friday a rally by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Suez. Eyewitnesses said the forces fired tear gas at Morsi's loyalists after they hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the troops. The protesters ....
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Supporters of army, police stage protest in El-Mahalla El-Kubra
Date: 2013-12-20 14:21:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:452348
Supporters of the army and police staged Friday a protest in El-Mahalla El-Kubra city. The demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the road map, new protest law and January 30 revolution. They also called for a firm confrontation of ....
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7,300 tourists arrive at Hurghada airport
Date: 2013-12-20 14:15:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:452340
Forty-seven planes arrived Friday at Hurghada International Airport carrying 7,300 tourists of different nationalities, airport director Samy Abdel Moneim told MENA. Most of the tourists are German and Russian, said Abdel-Moneim. ....
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MB members clash with security forces in Mostafa El-Nahhas Street
Date: 2013-12-20 13:45:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:452292
Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members and security forces in Mostafa El-Nahhas Street in Cairo's Nasr City. MB members threw stones at security forces and chanted slogans against the armed forces and police. In turn, ....
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Alexandria Univ. proposes to hold exams for detained students in prison
Date: 2013-12-20 13:41:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:452284
A panel formed by Alexandria University to follow up conditions of detained students has proposed to hold exams for detained students inside prisons in line with rules of each of faculty. The panel suggested addressing the concerned authorities ....
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Brotherhood march in Nasr City dispersed
Date: 2013-12-20 13:12:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:452218
Scores of Muslim Brotherhood supporters staged a march after Friday prayers from El-Salam Mosque in Nasr City in eastern Cairo. Security forces fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse protesters who were blocking the traffic flow. ....
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Hungary lifts travel ban on Egypt tourist resorts
Date: 2013-12-20 12:55:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:452185
Hungary has lifted a travel ban on all Egyptian resorts in the Red Sea, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel governorates. All destinations are safe in Egypt for Hungarian tourists except for the northern parts of the Sinai Peninsula, including ....