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Death toll from Arish mosque attack climbs to 200
Date: 2017-11-24 15:07:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7107122
The death toll from the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in the North Sinai city of Arish earlier on Friday rose to 200, official sources said. The sources added that 130 others were wounded in the attack that targeted Al Rawda mosque in ....
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Egypt's Mufti deplores Arish terrorist attack
Date: 2017-11-24 15:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7107035
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned on Friday a terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Arish city, North Sinai, earlier on Friday. In a statement, Allam said such terrorist attacks aim at fomenting sedition everywhere, even at mosques, ....
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Transport minister inspects infrastructure projects in Upper Egypt
Date: 2017-11-24 14:13:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7106995
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat inspected Friday some infrastructure projects in Upper Egypt, including roads, bridges, and railways. Arafat’s tour started with the inspection of Assiut bridge, where he directed carrying out immediate ....
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Sisi chairs meeting of security committee
Date: 2017-11-24 13:58:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7106953
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi chaired a meeting of the security committee on Friday, presidential sources said. The meeting was attended by the ministers of defense and interior in addition to the head of the General Intelligence Service. ....
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President of Evangelical Church condemns Arish attack
Date: 2017-11-24 13:48:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7106899
President of Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki condemned Friday the terrorist attack on Al Rawda mosque, which left dozens dead and others wounded in Baer Al Abd area in the city of Arish, North Sinai. Zaki said in a statement that the ....
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French amb. in Cairo decries Arish terrorist attack
Date: 2017-11-24 13:46:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7106866
French Ambassador to Egypt Stéphane Romatet on Friday condemned the terrorist attack outside a mosque in the town of Baer Al Abd of Arish city in North Sinai. On his Twitter page, Romatet described the attack as brutal and shameful Also, he ....
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Azhar Grand Imam denounces Arish attack
Date: 2017-11-24 13:44:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7106845
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayeb denounced Friday the terrorist attack that targeted Al Rawda mosque in the city of Arish, North Sinai, which left dozens dead and others wounded. In addition, el Tayeb stressed in a press statement the ....
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Sisi to chair meeting of security committee following Arish mosque blast
Date: 2017-11-24 13:42:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7106639
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will chair a meeting of the security committee on Friday, presidential sources said. The meeting will comprise the ministers of defense and interior in addition to the heads of general intelligence and military ....
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180 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing
Date: 2017-11-24 13:30:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7106813
As many as 180 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing in the past 24 hours, the Matrouh security chief said in statements on Friday. The returnees are 141 legal arrivals and 39 illegal arrivals, he added. Also, travel ....
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Acting PM following up repercussions of Arish terror attack
Date: 2017-11-24 13:29:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7106777
Acting Premier and Housing Minister Mostafa Madboly is in contact with all bodies concerned to follow up the repercussions of the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Arish city, North Sinai, earlier on Friday. Earlier in the day, a ....