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Presidency denies US urged Morsi to hold early presidential polls
Date: 2013-07-03 10:00:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:184899
CAIRO (MENA) – A senior presidential official denied reports aired by some satellite channels quoting the CNN that the US administration advised President Mohamed Morsi to hold early presidential elections. "These reports are baseless," said ....
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France urges Egyptian authorities to listen to people's demands
Date: 2013-07-03 09:57:28 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:184893
PARIS (MENA) - France's foreign minister Laurent Fabius called on the Egyptian authorities to listen to the demands of the Egyptian people. In statements on Tuesday, Fabius said he is concerned about the situation in Egypt. Democracy is ....
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One killed, 72 injured in Giza clashes
Date: 2013-07-03 09:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:184880
CAIRO (MENA) - One person was killed and 72 others were injured in clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi in Giza on Tuesday, the health ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said that the confrontations took ....
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Information ministry denies punishment of TV news head on army deadline
Date: 2013-07-03 09:45:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:184878
CAIRO (MENA) - The Information Ministry has denied reports that Minister Salah Abdel Maksoud would punish Ibrahim al-Sayyad, head of the news department, for releasing the Armed Forces' statement without consultation with the minister. Such ....
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Finance Minister denies resignation
Date: 2013-07-02 16:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:183917
Finance Minister Fayyad Abdel-Moneim has denied news, fanned by some websites that he intends to tender resignation. In a statement on Tuesday, Abdel-Moneim said he is still in office and does his job. The Finance Ministry has a big ....
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Morsi receives Qandil, Sisi to follow up situation in Egypt
Date: 2013-07-02 15:10:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:183701
President Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday received Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss the recent political developments in Egypt. The remark was made by presidential assistant Ayman Ali. ....
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Sawiris returns to Cairo, Swedy leaves
Date: 2013-07-02 15:08:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:183699
Well-known businessman Naguib Sawiris returned here on Tuesday coming from Greece on board a private British plane after a several-day visit there. Meantime, businessman Ahmed Swedy left Cairo and four of his family members heading to Italy. ....
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Judges reject appointment of Yassin as acting chief prosecutor
Date: 2013-07-02 14:35:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:183643
Several judges and officials of the public prosecution started a rally on Tuesday to the High Court protesting the appointment of Counselor Hassan Yassin as acting chief prosecutor in lieu of Counselor Talaat Abdullah. A court ruling was issued ....
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Cabinet spokesman confirms his resignation
Date: 2013-07-02 13:40:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:183529
Cabinet spokesman Alaa el-Hadidi confirmed Tuesday news of his resignation. He told MENA that he has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and stopped going to work since Monday morning. "My decision is final," he said. Qandil ....
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Cabinet entrusts Qandil with referring to president recommendations for getting out of current crisis
Date: 2013-07-02 12:52:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:183396
The Cabinet on Tuesday entrusted Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to refer to the president of the republic recommendations for getting out of the current political crisis in Egypt within the framework of legitimacy. The move came at a meeting under ....
