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Nour Party rejects ElBaradei as Egypt's new PM
Date: 2013-07-07 10:35:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:190965
CAIRO (MENA) – The Salafi El-Nour Party rejected on Saturday appointing Dostour Party leader and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei as Egypt's new interim prime minister. Nour Party deputy leader Bassam el-Zarqa told Al-Hayat television that the ....
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Christian trader abducted in North Sinai: papal sources
Date: 2013-07-07 10:31:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:190954
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Saturday a Christian merchant in Sheikh Zowaid in North Sinai, papal sources said. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction, the sources said. The security forces were notified to ....
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Calm prevails in Sidai Jaber after fierce clashes
Date: 2013-07-07 10:30:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:190957
ALEXANDRIA (MENA) – Calm has prevailed in Sidi Jaber district in Alexandria after fierce clashes occurred on Friday between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi. Traffic in the area was back to normal on Saturday. At ....
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Army warns against violent acts
Date: 2013-07-07 10:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:190951
CAIRO (MENA) - The General Command of the Armed Forces warned against any violent acts that could reach military facilities. Those who will resort to violence will endanger their lives and will be dealt with decisively and in line with law to ....
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Baradei has not been assigned officially to form new government
Date: 2013-07-07 10:20:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:190947
CAIRO (MENA) - Egypt's Intrim President Adli Mansour has not officially assigned Dr. Mohamed ELBaradei to form a new government yet, said presidential adviser for media affairs Ahmed el-Meslemani. The advisor added that no other one was assigned ....
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Four MB leaders in custody for 15 days over inciting killing of protesters
Date: 2013-07-07 10:12:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:190932
CAIRO (MENA) - South Cairo Prosecution on Saturday ordered to remand in custody for 15 days pending investigations four Muslim Brotherhood leaders accused of inciting killing of protesters outside the group's main office in Moqattam neigborhood in ....
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Islamist powers call for staging massive protests Sunday
Date: 2013-07-07 10:06:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:190919
CAIRO (MENA) – Islamist powers' sit-in at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square in Cairo's Nasr City district on Saturday called for staging massive nationwide protests on Sunday under the title "restoring the revolution." Meantime, a number of dissolved ....
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Gunmen detonate main gas pipeline in southern el-Arish
Date: 2013-07-07 09:55:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:190910
EL ARISH, Egypt (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen detonated the main natural gas pipeline in southern el-Arish in the early hours of Sunday. Clouds of black smoke were seen billowing into the air. Also, flames shot more than 10 kilometers into the ....
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8 people injured in Saturday clashes; no deaths -- ministry
Date: 2013-07-07 09:51:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:190904
CAIRO (MENA) - Eight people were injured during clashes on Saturday, a senior health ministry official said. Three protesters were wounded in Cairo's Tahrir Square, four in Beheira and one in Alexandria, said head of the Central Department for ....
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Intensive diplomatic efforts to face AU's suspension of Egypt's participation in its activities
Date: 2013-07-07 09:47:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:190896
CAIRO (MENA) - In his first comment on the African Union Peace and Security Council's decision to suspend Egypt's participation in its activities, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr regretted the decision, describing it as unfair, hasty and a lack ....