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  • Italian FM calls for expanded political dialogue in Egypt to achieve reconciliation

    Italian FM calls for expanded political dialogue in Egypt to achieve reconciliation

    Date: 2013-07-30 15:34:21 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:222236

    Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has said called for an expanded political dialogue in Egypt, seeing no other alternatives to solve the current crisis. All political powers should engage in serious talks to end the stalemate, Bonino said ....

  • Turkey denies freezing agreements signed with Cairo

    Turkey denies freezing agreements signed with Cairo

    Date: 2013-07-30 15:16:07 GMT - Turkey - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:222211

    The Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied news about Ankara suspending agreements signed with Egypt. News published in Turkey's Sabah newspaper about halting bilateral agreements in the fields of transport, education and health care are baseless, ....

  • Sisi meets AU Commission delegation

    Sisi meets AU Commission delegation

    Date: 2013-07-30 15:14:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:222207

    Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi held a meeting with a high-level delegation of the African Union (AU) Commission, currently visiting Egypt under former Malian president Alpha Oumar Konare. The meeting ....

  • Baradei welcomes int'l community efforts to achieve national reconciliation

    Baradei welcomes int'l community efforts to achieve national reconciliation

    Date: 2013-07-30 15:13:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:222202

    Vice President for International Affairs Mohamed el-Baradei affirmed Tuesday that European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton's visit to Egypt aimed at holding consultations to help Egypt get out of the current crisis. The EU has been ....

  • Symbolic funeral held for Rabaa El-Adaweya victims in Fayyoum

    Symbolic funeral held for Rabaa El-Adaweya victims in Fayyoum

    Date: 2013-07-30 14:45:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:222134

    The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy held on Monday a symbolic funeral in Fayyoum for eight victims who died in clashes that took place in the vicinity of the Rabaa el-Adaweya Mosque late Friday. The funeral toured a number of main ....

  • Foreign Ministry summons Turkish ambassador over officials' remarks

    Foreign Ministry summons Turkish ambassador over officials' remarks

    Date: 2013-07-30 14:43:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:222133

    The assistant foreign minister for European affairs has summoned Turkish Ambassador in Cairo Hussein Awny to protest recent remarks by Turkish officials that trespassed all diplomatic norms and mutual respect among countries, MENA learned. ....

  • Ashton says Egyptians to determine their future, talks with Morsi did not tackle

    Ashton says Egyptians to determine their future, talks with Morsi did not tackle "safe exit"

    Date: 2013-07-30 13:30:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:221919

    EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has denied news that she and ousted president Mohamed Morsi discussed the idea of a "safe exit". Only the Egyptian people will determine their future, Ashton stressed Tuesday. Ashton held overnight ....

  • Court acquits former information minister of graft charges

    Court acquits former information minister of graft charges

    Date: 2013-07-30 13:29:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:221952

    South Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted former information minister Anas el-Fiqi of graft charges. Fiqi had been accused of squandering 12 million pounds of the state-run Egyptian Radio and Television Union. In September 2012, ....

  • Prosecution appeals for relatives' testimonies on Nasr Road clashes

    Prosecution appeals for relatives' testimonies on Nasr Road clashes

    Date: 2013-07-30 13:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:221924

    The General Prosecution called on relatives of those who have been killed or wounded in the Nasr Road clashes to give their testimonies. In a statement, the prosecution asked the relatives to report the prosecutor tasked with investigating the ....

  • New system for waste management to be unveiled: Minister

    New system for waste management to be unveiled: Minister

    Date: 2013-07-30 13:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:221900

    Leila Iskandar, minister of state for environmental affairs, said the new system for the waste management will be unveiled within two days. Speaking to MENA Tuesday, the minister said the date for implementing the system has not set yet. ....

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