Egypt
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20 arrested over storming police stations in Menya
Date: 2013-12-12 08:32:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:435991
As many as 20 people were arrested over storming of police stations and State facilities in Menya in August. The violence came after the dispersal of two sit-ins of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo in August. ....
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MB lied to reach power -- presidential adviser
Date: 2013-12-12 08:31:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:435989
Presidential adviser Mostafa Hegazy accused the Muslim Brotherhood group of fanning lies to ascend power in Egypt. In an interview with Al-Nahar TV, Hegazy called on political powers to engage into a national partnership in line with a specific ....
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Kidnapped US expert released in Behira
Date: 2013-12-12 08:30:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:435987
A kidnapped US expert was released on Wednesday in Beheira, north of Cairo. Earlier in the day, the US expert, identified as Rocky Pronto, was kidnapped at gunpoint by masked men. He was abducted while driving a car and heading for Abu ....
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14 wounded in Wednesday clashes, no deaths reported - Health Ministry
Date: 2013-12-12 08:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:435970
Fourteen people were wounded in Wednesday clashes between security men and supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, Giza but no deaths have been reported so far, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Five wounded were checked ....
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Interim president amends political rights law
Date: 2013-12-12 08:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:435966
Interim President Adly Mansour on Wednesday issued a presidential decree amending a law regulating the practice of political rights. Four articles were replaced new amendments concerning formation of electoral committees abroad and some rules ....
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Police officer injured during Brotherhood protests in Menya
Date: 2013-12-12 08:19:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:435952
A police officer was injured Wednesday while taking part in the dispersal of a protest staged by Muslim Brotherhood members in Menya. The protest was staged in violation to a law that requires prior police approval. The demonstrators shouted ....
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Azhar University says no planned suspension of classes, no closure of hostels
Date: 2013-12-12 08:16:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:435944
Azhar University asserted Wednesday its hostels would not be closed and that classes will continue as scheduled. In a statement on its Facebook page, the university underscored that it is keen on saving the right of thousands of its students whom ....
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Social solidarity minister lauds Saudi Arabia for supporting Egypt
Date: 2013-12-12 08:08:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:435926
Egyptian Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed Borai has praised Saudi stance supporting Egypt after the June 30 uprising. Borai arrived on a brief visit to Riyadh aimed at coordinating Egyptian and Saudi stance towards his nomination to the Arab ....
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Security chief of Port Said hails citizens' response to hand over arms
Date: 2013-12-12 08:07:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:435924
Security chief of Port Said, Maj. Gen. Mohamed Sharqawi praised Wednesday initiatives taken by citizens to hand over unlicensed arms to authorities. Upon request from the security directorate, citizens responded by abandoning illegally possessed ....
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Egypt's envoy to UN heads for Geneva
Date: 2013-12-12 08:05:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:435921
Egypt's Ambassador to the UN seat in Geneva Wafaa Baseem left Cairo on Wednesday heading for Geneva after she partook in the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization(WTO) in the Indonesian resort of Bali. In pre-departure ....