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Egypt not to allow using its territories to target Libya - diplomat
Date: 2013-12-19 12:10:30 GMT - Libya - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:450443
Egyptian Ambassador to Libya Mohamed Abu Bakr stressed on Thursday that Egypt will not, under any circumstances, allow any parties whatsoever to use its territories to carry out acts targeting Libya and its people. This stance runs in line with ....
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Court acquits Mubarak's sons, ex-premier Shafiq in pilots association land case
Date: 2013-12-19 12:03:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:450426
Cairo Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday ex-president Hosni Mubarak's sons, Alaa and Gamal, and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq of charges of embezzling public funds in the case known as pilots association land case. Shafiq, who was then ....
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Fahmy meets Japanese journalists
Date: 2013-12-19 10:41:39 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:450236
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with Japanese journalists at the Japan National Press Club in the capital Tokyo on Thursday. The minister talked about the foreign policy of Egypt after the June 30 Revolution and ways to restore Egypt's ....
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Islamic research complex mulls Qaradawi's dismissal
Date: 2013-12-19 10:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:450223
The Islamic Research Complex will discuss during its meeting next week a number of requests calling for sacking Sheikh Youssef el-Qaradawi from the complex. Al Azhar's Senior Scholars Authority has earlier announced its acceptance of Qaradawi's ....
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Police conscript killed by gunmen in Port Said
Date: 2013-12-19 10:35:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:450217
A police conscript was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a security force in a Port Said street on Thursday. The police patrol was checking on security in Al Sabah street when gunmen riding two motorcycles opened fire at them. A ....
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Al-Nour party launches campaign in Assuit to vote "Yes" for constitution
Date: 2013-12-19 10:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:450179
Al-Nour Party leader and member of the constitution panel Mohamed Ibrahim said on Thursday that the approval of the draft constitution will help implement the road map and bring about security and stability in Egypt. This came during Ibrahim's ....
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Egypt FM gives lecture at Japan Institute of International Affairs
Date: 2013-12-19 10:07:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:450162
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy gave a lecture at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the ministry's spokesman Badr Abdel-Atti said. The lecture tackled the political and security situation in Egypt and regional developments ....
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U.S. Senate panel passes measure to ease aid to Egypt
Date: 2013-12-19 09:01:04 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:449991
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday to ease tight U.S. controls on aid to Egypt, which was largely cut off after Egypt's military ousted president Mohamed Morsi last summer, Skynews ....
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IMF loan not on current government's agenda - minister
Date: 2013-12-19 08:42:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:449944
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ashraf el-Arabi stressed that getting a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in not on the agenda of the incumbent government. "The aid Egypt got from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE ....
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Organizations tasked with protecting freedoms, democracy to be entitled to oversee referendum process - minister
Date: 2013-12-18 18:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:78 - ID:449333
The local and foreign organizations tasked with protecting freedoms and democracy will be the only bodies entitled to overseeing the constitutional referendum, said Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed el-Boraei. The High Election Commission ....