Egypt
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Neck-and-neck competition expected for UNESCO top post
Date: 2017-10-04 12:39:34 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7023413
Egypt's Ambassador to France and UNESCO Ihab Badawi expected neck-and-neck competition for the elections of UNESCO general director post, to take place on October 9. Eight candidates are running to succeed UNESCO's Bulgarian Irina Bokova after ....
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Sisi lays wreaths at Unknown Soldier Memorial, tombs of Abdel Nasser, Sadat
Date: 2017-10-04 11:14:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7023167
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi laid on Wednesday a wreath at the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the October war victory. Upon arrival, Sisi was welcomed by Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi, Chief of Staff ....
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Sisi attends SCAF meeting
Date: 2017-10-04 10:46:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7023193
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended early Wednesday a meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). Earlier in the day, Sisi laid a wreath at the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the ....
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EgyptAir offers discounted tickets on US, North Africa flights
Date: 2017-10-03 10:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7021432
EgyptAir announced on Tuesday that it will offer a 40-percent discount on tickets of its flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday and Wednesday. The offer includes 42 destinations inside the US in cooperation ....
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Palestine's al Masri thanks Sisi for his efforts to secure Palestinian reconciliation
Date: 2017-10-03 10:42:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7021389
The head of the independent Palestinian figures group, Munib al Masri, thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and officials of Egypt's General Intelligence Service for their efforts to clinch a Palestinian national reconciliation deal. Egypt ....
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Egypt condemns Manama terrorist attack
Date: 2017-10-03 09:30:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7021203
CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Egypt strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Monday night in Manama where a number of policemen were injured. In a statement by the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, Egypt voiced solidarity with the Bahraini ....
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Al Azhar University president deplores Las Vegas shooting
Date: 2017-10-03 08:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7021111
Al Azhar University President Mohamed Hussein el Mahrsawi condemned Monday's mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert which left at least 59 people dead and 527 others injured. In a statement on Tuesday, Mahrsawi urged the international community to ....
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Egypt was not destination of N.Korea arms: Spokesman
Date: 2017-10-03 06:58:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7020915
The Foreign Ministry on Monday denied that a shipment of weapons from North Korea was destined for Egypt, as reported in The Washington Post. "Egyptian authorities indeed intercepted a ship flying the Cambodian flag before it entered the southern ....
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Two held in custody for 15 days in gay ceremony case
Date: 2017-10-03 06:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7020896
The prosecution on Monday ordered two defendants to be held in custody for 15 days pending investigations into the case of a gay ceremony recently held in New Cairo. Two other suspects are still under interrogation by the prosecution. The ....
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Al Azhar welcomes Palestinian national reconciliation
Date: 2017-10-02 15:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7020230
Al Azhar on Monday welcomed steps taken by the Palestinians toward national reconciliation which led up to the arrival of the head of the Palestinian reconciliation government to the Gaza Strip. Al Azhar praised the key role played by Egypt to ....