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Al-Azhar Senior Scholars Authority calls for emergency meeting to reply to Qaradawi's insult to Azhar Grand Imam
Date: 2013-07-28 12:53:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:219155
Members of Al-Azhar Senior Scholars Authority called for holding an emergency meeting to reply to chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Youssef Qaradawi's insult to Azhar Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed el-Tayyeb. In statements to MENA ....
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29 injured in clashes between pro, anti-Morsi protesters
Date: 2013-07-28 12:17:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:219093
Twenty-nine people were wounded in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi but no deaths were reported, head of the Critical Care Department at the Health Ministry Khaled Khattib told MENA Sunday. Earlier in ....
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All entrances to Tahrir Square remain closed
Date: 2013-07-28 12:13:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:219085
All entrances and exits to and from Tahrir Square remained closed on Sunday. Vigilantes are heavily deployed at all entrances to the square, MENA correspondent said. They are checking IDs of people coming into the square and searching them. ....
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Egypt denies applying new entry procedures for Yemenis
Date: 2013-07-28 11:44:54 GMT - Yemen - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:219038
The Egyptian authorities denied on Sunday applying new procedures to regulate the entry of Yemenis to Egypt. Mohamed Mansour, acting Egyptian ambassador to Yemen, said mutual exemptions of entry visa between Egypt and Yemen are still in ....
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Attempt by Morsi loyalists to attack 2 churches in Minya foiled
Date: 2013-07-28 10:41:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:218939
Attempt by some pro-Morsi supporters to attack two churches in Minya was thwarted on Saturday with no casualties or damage reported. Amgd Ezzet, spokesman for Deir Mawas Diocese, said Muslim young men of Deir Mawas village and security forces ....
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Natural gas pipeline explosion under Giza's Maryoteya bridge comes under control
Date: 2013-07-28 10:22:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:218908
Civil defense bodies managed to control the natural gas pipeline explosion that took place under Giza's Maryoteya bridge, between Faisal and El-Haram streets. The blast occurred when a loader - which was cleansing the Maryoteya canal - ....
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15 injured in random fire attack by Morsi loyalists in Port Said
Date: 2013-07-28 10:21:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:218900
Fifteen people were wounded by bullets and birdshots that were randomly fired by pro-Morsi supporters in Port Said early Sunday, a medical source said. A group of Morsi loyalists camping out in the precincts of Tawheed mosque in Al-Zahour ....
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US defense chief, in call with Egypt's al-Sisi, urges restraint
Date: 2013-07-28 10:15:04 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:218902
The US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Saturday expressed deep concern about the security situation and recent violence in Egypt. "This afternoon Secretary Hagel spoke by phone with Egyptian Defense Minister al-Sisi and encouraged him that ....
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Statements issued by Azhar scholars only personal views - Azhar
Date: 2013-07-28 10:01:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:218883
Al-Azhar stressed that any statements issued by any scholar affiliated with Egypt's top religious institution represent his/her personal views and are not the official stance of Al-Azhar, a reliable source at Al-Azhar said. The source was ....
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Fire at MB headquarters in Menoufia under control
Date: 2013-07-28 09:50:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:218876
SHEBEIN EL KOUM (MENA) - Civil defense forces managed to put out at dawn of Sunday a huge fire that ripped through the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sadat city in Menoufia but no casualties were reported. A number of pro-Morsi ....
