Egypt
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Press Syndicate underlines people's rights to express legitimate demands peacefully
Date: 2013-06-26 17:55:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:174167
The Press Syndicate stressed the Egyptian people's right to express peaceful their legitimate demands and agreed to organize a protest chanting slogans of press freedom next Sunday. The Syndicate board reviewed at its meeting on Tuesday, under ....
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Ambulance drivers strike over wage cuts
Date: 2013-06-26 17:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:174158
A number of ambulance drivers staged a strike Wednesday outside the Beni Sweif city hall in protest at wage cuts. The cuts are meant to repair damage caused to ambulances in the wake of the January 25 Revolution. "It is not our fault that thugs ....
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Criminal court acquits Fat'hi Sorour's son pending graft probe
Date: 2013-06-26 17:35:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:174150
Cairo Criminal Court Wednesday acquitted Tareq Fat'hi Sorour pending an investigation into illicit gain charges. The defendant, son of former speaker of the lower house of parliament, had challenged a decision by the Illicit Gain Authority to hold ....
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Cabinet asserts commitment to providing oil products
Date: 2013-06-26 17:29:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:174138
The Cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday asserted its commitment to providing oil products on the market. The Cabinet, at its meeting under Prime Minister Hisham Qandil appealed to the citizens to be calm and not to be worried regarding the ....
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April 6 organizes march to urge people to join June 30 rallies
Date: 2013-06-26 17:21:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:174126
The April 6 Youth Movement Wednesday organized a march to urge citizens to take to the streets on June 30. Members of the movement formed human chains in Moderiya Square in Beni Sweif to urge people to join the rallies. "I urge citizens to take to ....
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Cabinet reviews report on home supply
Date: 2013-06-26 17:16:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:174117
The Cabinet at a meeting under Prime Minister Hisham Qandil reviewed a report on the situation of home supply in the country. The report presented by Minister of Supply and Home Trade Basem Ouda asserted that stock of wheat hit 3.6 million tons ....
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Court: President, cabinet have right for financial privileges only stipulated in law
Date: 2013-06-26 14:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:173793
CAIRO (MENA) - Alexandria Administrative Court confirmed that the president, his deputies, the premier, his deputies, the ministers and the parliament speakers have no rights to get bonuses other than the funds allocated to them by law. The ....
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Three injured in Tahrir square by unidentified gunmen
Date: 2013-06-26 13:57:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:173770
CAIRO (MENA) - Three persons were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire against them in Cairo downtown Tahrir square on Wednesday, said a security source. In statements to MENA, he added that the gunmen opened fire towards several ....
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Minister of electricity announces state of emergency as of June 30
Date: 2013-06-26 13:40:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:173717
CAIRO (MENA) - Minister of Electricity and Energy Ahmed Imam on Wednesday announced a state of emergency in his sector as of June 28 in anticipation of mass protests in Egypt. Directives were issued for intensifying security around power ....
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Aboul Fotouh: Early presidential election is only way to settle current political crisis in Egypt
Date: 2013-06-26 13:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:173655
BANHA, Egypt (MENA) - Political activist Abdel Menem Aboul Fotouh on Wednesday said that the only way out of the current political crisis gripping Egypt is hold snap presidential elections. In statements while inaugurating a premises for his ....