Egypt
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Cautious calm prevails in the vicinity of Coptic Cathedral
Date: 2013-04-09 10:42:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:55836
A state of cautious calm prevailed Tuesday outside the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's district of Abbasiya after Sunday's Muslims-Copts clashes. MENA correspondent said the number of security forces in the Cathedral's ....
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Train services gradually return to normal -- official
Date: 2013-04-09 10:03:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:55770
Head of Egypt's Railways Authority Hussein Zakaria said that train services will be gradually resumed on Monday after drivers ended their nationwide strike on Monday evening, Zakaria expected that the train movement will ....
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Morsi issues decree to restructure National Council for Justice, Equality
Date: 2013-04-09 09:18:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:55698
President Mohamed Morsi on Monday issued a decree to reshuffle and activate the National Council for Justice and Equality which aims at spreading and deepening the awareness of citizenship culture in Egypt. The move comes ....
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Libya PM says to challenge Egypt's court ruling rejecting extradition of Gaddaf el-Dam
Date: 2013-04-09 08:57:37 GMT - Libya - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:55659
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan said that his government will challenge an Egyptian court decision rejecting extradition of Ahmed Gaddaf el-Dam, former coordinator of Egyptian-Libyan relations, to Libya. Speaking to ....
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Qandil in Nairobi to attend swearing-in ceremony of Kenya president-elect
Date: 2013-04-09 08:41:33 GMT - Kenya - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:55630
Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Qandil arrived here on Tuesday leading a high-ranking delegation to take part in the swearing-in ceremony of Kenya's fourth President Uhuru Kenyatta. Egyptian President Mohammad ....
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Qandil: All necessary measures to be taken to ensure Egypt's security, safety of citizens
Date: 2013-04-08 13:56:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:54622
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil met on Monday with the ministerial political group and reviewed the latest developments in the wake of the Khosous and Coptic Cathedral violence. Cabinet Spokesman Ambassador Alaa Al-Hadidi said the ....
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Some Shura MPs protest over Khosous, Abbassiya violence
Date: 2013-04-08 13:50:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:54604
A number of Shura Council lawmakers staged an open-ended sit in on Monday in protest against acts of violence that broke out in the Qalyoubia town of Khosous and outside the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of St Mark. The sit-inners, ....
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Sheikh Abu Ismail denies US support for Muslim Brotherhood
Date: 2013-04-08 13:30:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:54542
Disqualified presidential candidate Sheikh Hazem Abu Ismail denied on Monday that the US has backed the Muslim Brtherhood to assume power, saying the Muslim Brotherhood deals with the US within the framework of international relations based on ....
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Brotherhood condemns violence in Khosous, Abbassiya
Date: 2013-04-08 11:58:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:54296
The Muslim Brotherhood condemned clashes in the el-Khosous area in Qalyubiyah and outside the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya. In a statement, the group warned against attempts to incite sectarian strife in ....
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Ashton concerned about violent incidents at Abbassiya Cathedral
Date: 2013-04-08 11:51:21 GMT - Belgium - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:54279
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton voiced deep concern about Sunday's violent incidents that took place in front of the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbassiya district that left one ....