Egypt
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Muslims form human chain around Ramsis church
Date: 2013-08-16 15:10:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:244490
Muslim residents of Ramsis neighborhood in Cairo's downtown on Friday formed a human chain around the Church of the Sacred Heart to protect it from any attack by members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who are protesting in Ramsis Square. The ....
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Morsi supporters clash with residents in Dokki
Date: 2013-08-16 15:07:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:244481
Clashes erupted between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and residents of Al-Tahrir Street in the Giza district of Dokki on Friday. The supporters were planning a march from Assad Ibn Forat Mosque in the area but the residents ....
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Pro-Morsi, Brotherhood marches kick off in Cairo, Giza
Date: 2013-08-16 14:27:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:244397
A number of marches staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood moved on Friday from a number of mosques in Cairo and Giza following Friday prayers. In Helwan, south of Cairo, a march kicked off ....
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Matrouh-Alexandria railway line blasted
Date: 2013-08-16 14:17:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:244372
Unidentified men exploded on Friday the railway line Matrouh-Alexandria, north of Marsa Matrouh, with an explosive device. The explosion did not left any casualties. A strange object went off in the railway road in Al-Hewala area in ....
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Evangelical Community chief in Egypt condemns attacks on churches
Date: 2013-08-16 14:01:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:244339
Priest Safwat El-Bayadi, the head of Egypt's Evangelical Community, condemned on Friday attacks on a number of churches during the last two days. In a statement on Friday, Bayadi urged the Egyptian government, security forces and army to ....
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Egypt envoy to UN: Foreign interference in internal affairs not accepted
Date: 2013-08-16 13:59:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:244335
Egypt's permanent envoy to the UN has rejected foreign interference in his country's internal affairs, insisting the situation in Cairo does not constitute a threat to world peace and security. Egypt's affairs should not be tackled by the UN ....
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Military troops block all streets leading to Tahrir Square
Date: 2013-08-16 13:56:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:244329
The Armed Forces have blocked all streets leading to Tahrir Square ahead of marches the Muslim Brotherhood announced they would stage following the weekly prayers on Friday. Armored vehicles are parked in the vicinity of Tahrir Square near the ....
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Police, military troops block all streets leading to Rabaa Adaweya
Date: 2013-08-16 13:45:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:244307
Police and military troops have blocked all streets leading to the Rabaa el-Adaweya square in Nasr City ahead of marches the Muslim Brotherhood announced they would stage following the weekly prayers on Friday. Armored vehicles are parked ....
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Hagel: US to maintain military relationship with Egypt
Date: 2013-08-16 11:25:08 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:244092
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on Thursday that Washington will continue to maintain a military relationship with Egypt. "The Department of Defense will continue to maintain a military relationship with Egypt, but I made it clear ....
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US warns citizens to leave Egypt: State Department
Date: 2013-08-16 10:30:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:243984
The United States warned its citizens on Thursday not to travel to Egypt and called on those already there to leave. The State Department travel warning was issued one day after a security crackdown on street protests in Cairo ordered by ....