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Rafah border crossing closed
Date: 2013-08-30 15:06:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:265481
Rafah border crossing was closed on Friday from both directions for the weekend. It will be re-opened tomorrow, a source at the crossing said. The terminal has been operating with a new mechanism starting May 28, 2011, allowing 908,545 person ....
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Interior Ministry clamps down on Al-Jazeera Misr
Date: 2013-08-30 15:01:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:265475
Interior Ministry bodies organized a wide-scale campaign to seize transmission equipment of Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr satellite channel after the Cabinet issued a decision about it working without a license in the country. In an automotive shop ....
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Clashes erupt between security forces and MB in Tanta
Date: 2013-08-30 14:40:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:265418
Clashes erupted Friday between security forces and protesters in the Gharbya city of Tanta as some supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood staged a march during which they threw stones at police troops. Police responded by firing tear gas at the ....
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Morsi supporters protest outside Istiqama Mosque in Giza
Date: 2013-08-30 14:35:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:265404
Scores of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi protested outside the Istiqama Mosque in Giza after Friday prayers. Security forces have been deployed around the mosque to face any violent acts and riots. Also, scores of Morsi's ....
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Unidentified gunmen open fire outside Hosari Mosque in 6 of October City
Date: 2013-08-30 14:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:265397
Two unidentified gunmen riding on a motorcycle opened fire randomly outside the Hosari Mosque in the 6th of October City on Friday. The two then tried to flee the scene but were chased by a citizen who was able to capture them after he hit them ....
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5 Palestinians sneaking from Gaza to Rafah arrested
Date: 2013-08-30 14:24:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:265390
Five Palestinians were arrested on Friday while sneaking from Gaza to Egypt’s Rafah through the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptian navy forces spotted two Palestinian fishing boats entering the Egyptian territorial waters, warned and chased them, ....
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Calm prevails Cairo, Giza streets amid heavy army deployment
Date: 2013-08-30 13:43:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:265314
Calm prevails streets in Cairo and Giza on Friday ahead of protests expected to be staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Army has sent reinforcements at major roads and squares, closing the roads leading to Nasr City's Rabaa ....
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Heavy security around Ittihadiya palace
Date: 2013-08-30 10:26:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:265035
Security presence was heavily seen in the vicinity of Ittihadiya presidential palace in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Heliopolis on Friday, hours before Muslim Brotherhood supporters start their pro-Mohamed Morsi marches. Six military ....
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US ambassador Patterson leaves Egypt
Date: 2013-08-30 10:15:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:265022
US ambassador Anne Patterson left Egypt on Friday after ending her term in office. David Satterfield will oversee the responsibilities of the US ambassador to Egypt until the appointment of a new ambassador to replace Anne Patterson. The ....
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Army close Defense Ministry streets
Date: 2013-08-30 10:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:265001
Army forces blocked all the streets leading to and from the Defense Ministry HQ in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Heliopolis this morning, hours before the start of protests by Muslim Brotherhood supporters titled “Friday of Determination.” ....
