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US says no new ambassador to Egypt named yet
Date: 2013-08-06 08:18:02 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:230716
US State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday that no new US ambassador to Egypt has been yet named to succeed incumbent ambassador Anne Patterson. Robert Ford is totally occupied with the Syrian crisis, she added. Some media ....
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Copts protest church attacks in Minya
Date: 2013-08-06 08:09:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:230712
Dozens of Copts held a protest outside the office of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat condemning attacks against churches and houses of Copts in Upper Egypt in the past two days. They chanted slogans for the Armed Forces and police to protect ....
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Court orders release of steel mogul Ahmed Ezz pending his retrial
Date: 2013-08-05 13:39:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:229830
Cairo Criminal Court ordered on Monday the release of Egyptian steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz on his own recognizance pending his retrial on December 5 on iron licenses violations. Ezz, former chairman of the Industrial Development Authority Amr Assal ....
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Newly-appointed minister urges removing all hurdles to scientific research
Date: 2013-08-05 13:24:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:229785
Newly-appointed Scientific Research Minister Ramzy Estino urged on Monday removing all hurdles blocking scientific researches, promising that the ministry will serve the other ministries. Estino, while chairing a board meeting of the ....
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16 injured in Tanta, Damietta clashes - health ministry
Date: 2013-08-05 13:19:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:229778
Sixteen people were injured in the clashes that took place in the Nile Delta governorates ofTanta and Damietta on Sunday night, said Head of the Health Ministry's Emergency Department Khaled el-Khatib. No deaths were reported, he told MENA on ....
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Dostour Party urges end to attacks on churches in Egypt
Date: 2013-08-05 12:44:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:229711
Al-Dostour Party denounced on Monday repeated attacks on churches and houses of Copts in Upper Egypt by Muslim Brotherhood loyalists in retaliation for their participation in the mass protests that overthrew Mohamed Morsi. The party warned of ....
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Egypt's ambassador denies division in Egyptian society
Date: 2013-08-05 12:34:55 GMT - Norway - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:229694
Egypt's Ambassador to Norway Ashraf Mowafi Monday denied any current division in the Egyptian society in the wake of the ouster of Mohamed Morsi on July 3. In an interview with Aftenposten newspaper, the Egyptian diplomat voiced belief that ....
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Families of seized Atfieh children break into Shoubra Khaima police station
Date: 2013-08-05 12:32:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:229682
Families of children who were held for being abused in pro-Morsi protests stormed Shoubra el-Khaima police station to get back their children by force. Eyewitnesses told MENA that 1,500 people of Atfieh residents broke into the police station ....
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3 injured in clashes in Tanta
Date: 2013-08-05 10:09:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:229436
Three people were injured in clashes between supporters and opposers of ousted president Mohamed Morsi as both sides staged demonstrations here Sunday night. Two of the injured were hit by birdshots, while the third sustained fractures. They ....
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Int'l delegation visits Shater in prison, Interior denies
Date: 2013-08-05 10:07:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:229432
A well-informed source confirmed a visit to deputy general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat el-Shater at al-Aqrab prison by an international regional delegation which the Interior Ministry has denied. The visit took place at the ....
