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Tents near Ittahadiya palace increase
Date: 2013-06-29 20:18:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:178917
Dozens of demonstrators staged protest Saturday near the Presidential palace in Heliopolis, Cairo, while a number of tents raised by sit-inners increased to 27. The demonstrators raised flags, red cards and banners reading "leave."The protesters ....
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Wafd MP criticizes resignation of civil current members
Date: 2013-06-29 20:14:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:178909
Member of the civil current at the Shura Council from El-Wafd Party Salah el-Sayegh criticized MP Nadia Henry's announcement of the resignation of members of the trend without consulting with all members. In statements Saturday, Sayegh attacked ....
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More protesters arrive Tahrir Square
Date: 2013-06-29 20:08:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:178901
More protesters arrived at Tahrir Square on Saturday on the eve of massive protests planned by the opposition in the iconic square and across Egypt. The protests demand President Mohamed Morsi to step down and early presidential elections to be ....
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Health minister denies new injuries on Saturday's events
Date: 2013-06-29 20:05:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:178894
Minister of Health Mohamed Mostafa Hamed denied any injured cases reported during Saturday's incidents across the country. Earlier, the minister announced that nationwide death toll from Friday's political violence stands at three, with the total ....
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Egypt seeks two ways to resolve Ethiopia dam crisis -- diplomat
Date: 2013-06-29 19:38:11 GMT - Algeria - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:178857
Egypt seeks two ways to resolve the crisis of a controversial dam to be set up by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, said Ambassador in Addis Ababa Mohamed Edris on Saturday. In statements on the sidelines of an African Union meeting in Algiers, Edris said ....
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Al Watan Party leader calls for unconditional participation in national reconciliation
Date: 2013-06-29 19:13:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:178814
Head of the Salafist Al-Watan Party Emad Abdel-Ghafour called Saturday on political leaders to take part in an initiative for national reconciliation without prior conditions. Abdel-Ghafour, an adviser to President Mohamed Morsi, reiterated the ....
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Anti-regime protesters continue sit-in in Tahrir Square
Date: 2013-06-29 19:08:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:178803
Around 2,000 people of the anti-regime protesters continue their sit-in in Tahrir Square as the opposition is preparing for massive demonstrations on Sunday demanding an end to the rule of President Mohamed Morsi and the holding of early ....
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Shura Council Speaker calls for office meeting
Date: 2013-06-29 18:44:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:178768
Shura Council Speaker Ahmed Fahmy said the council is proud of all its members and the MPs who resigned at the Syndicate of Journalists Saturday. Fahmy hailed the positive and active participation of the resigned lawmakers in the council's ....
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FJP releases statement on violence acts in Sharqiya
Date: 2013-06-29 18:41:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:178761
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) released a statement in which it held the National Salvation Front (NSF) and Tamarod (Rebel) movement accountable for acts of violence in Sharqiya Governorate. In a statement Saturday, the party called on ....
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Extra amounts of 92-octane gasoline pumped--Minister
Date: 2013-06-29 18:28:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:178743
Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Sherif Haddara said additional amounts of 92-octane gasoline were pumped to petrol stations. The government distributes 12 million liters of gasoline daily nationwide, the minister said. ....