Egypt
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Erdogan's ignorance of Al-Azhar's status was "stunning" - Meslemani
Date: 2013-08-27 15:35:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:260803
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ignorance of Al-Azhar's status was "stunning, said Presidential media adviser Ahmed el-Meslemani. Meslemani made the remark following his meeting with Al-Azhar Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed el-Tayyeb on ....
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Beblawy meets Japan's ambassador
Date: 2013-08-27 15:29:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:260792
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy held a meeting on Tuesday with Japan's Ambassador to Egypt, Toshiro Suzuki to discuss the political situation in Egypt. During the meeting, Suzuki said that his country is following up the situation in Egypt ....
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Mamish denies that fire guts Israeli ship at southern entrance of Suez Canal
Date: 2013-08-27 15:28:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:260789
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish refuted news circulated by websites on Tuesday that fire gutted an Israeli ship at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal. He said that he contacted the Red Sea Ports Authority to ask about ....
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China rejects attempts to internationalize situation in Egypt - Assistant FM
Date: 2013-08-27 15:27:15 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:260785
The Chinese leadership said that they are totally against attempts to internationalize the current situation in Egypt, said Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Hisham Badr . In exclusive ....
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Huge fire engulfing three stores near Zamalek club put out
Date: 2013-08-27 15:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:260576
Firefighters put out a huge fire that engulfed three stores near the Zamalek Sports Club in Cairo. There were no reports of casualties. Still, there was no immediate word on the cause of the fire as an investigation is still ongoing. ....
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Non-comissioned police officer wounded in Kafr el-Sheikh
Date: 2013-08-27 14:56:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:260716
A non-commissioned police officer was injured Tuesday after two unidentified persons, driving a motorbike, opened fire at a security checkpoint in El-Garaida village of Biyala city in Kafr el-Sheikh. The policeman was hit by two bullets in ....
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Interior Minister meets leaders, policemen at security directorates of Cairo, Giza Qalyubia
Date: 2013-08-27 14:53:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:260706
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim held a meeting Tuesday with leaders and police officers at security directorates of Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia. The gathering is one in a series of meetings, held by the minister to follow up and assess the ....
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Youth Ministry launches initiative of embellishing Rabaa al-Adawiya Square
Date: 2013-08-27 14:50:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:260661
The Ministry of Youth launched on Tuesday an initiative dubbed 'We Love Egypt' that aims to embellish, restore and clean Rabaa al-Adawiya Square and other neighborhoods. The initiative, which is organized by the Ministry in collaboration with ....
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Giza governor hails Arab states' support to Egypt
Date: 2013-08-27 14:44:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:260668
Giza Governor Ali Abdel-Rahman lauded the supportive stands adopted by sisterly Arab countries toward Egypt in such important stage in history. Abdel-Rahman said the stands of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan reflect the depth ....
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Tourism promoters want Al-Jazeera shut down
Date: 2013-08-27 14:37:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:260649
Two groups working on encouraging tourism in Egypt have filed two lawsuits to the public prosecutor, calling for closing Al-Jazeera Channel in the country. They said the Doha-based broadcaster's coverage for Egypt harms the tourism industry, ....