Egypt
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Five persons in Suez to stand trial over charges of joining Daesh
Date: 2017-05-05 10:30:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6797842
Suez prosecution referred five persons arrested over charges of joining Daesh terrorist group to the Suez Criminal Court. The defendants were arrested in February ahead of travelling to Libya, from where they had received money transfers from ....
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House will complete today debate on new investment law-- Sweidy
Date: 2017-05-03 10:46:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6794926
Head of the Federation of Egyptian Industries Mohamed Sweidy on Wednesday said that the House of Representatives will complete later in the day a debate on the new investment law. At a press conference held in the premises of the federation, he ....
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Cabinet holds weekly meeting to probe important issues
Date: 2017-05-03 10:08:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6794828
The Cabinet held on Wednesday its weekly meeting to discuss a number of political, social and security files in addition to reports on the quality of services offered to the public and efforts to secure basic commodities at low prices. The ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks
Date: 2017-05-03 10:01:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6794809
The exchange rate of the US dollar was stable on Wednesday at major banks. The dollar price stood at EGP 17.95 for buying and 18.05 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At the Commercial International Bank (CIB), the ....
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Egypt condemns statements by UN high commissioner for human rights
Date: 2017-05-02 08:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6792973
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid on Monday condemned statements made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, in which he claimed that security measures in Egypt feed terrorism and extremism. The spokesman ....
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Awqaf min. condemns terrorist attack in Nasr city
Date: 2017-05-02 07:09:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6792884
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa condemned Monday's terrorist attack on a security checkpoint in Cairo's suburb of Nasr City that left two officers and a policeman dead and five others injured. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, the minister ....
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Wazir: Armed Forces allocate EGP 1bn to utilities in most needy villages
Date: 2017-05-02 07:07:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6792879
Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Maj. Gen. Kamel el Wazir said the Armed Forces has allocated one billion pounds for utilities in most needy villages to implement projects. In a telephone call with TV anchor Amr Adib on ON E channel ....
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2 officers, policeman injured in Nasr City shootout - security source
Date: 2017-05-02 07:06:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6792877
Two police officers and a policeman were injured in a shootout with unidentified gunmen in Cairo's suburb of Nasr City, a security source told MENA Monday. The gunmen suddenly opened fire on a security patrol tasked with inspecting the area, the ....
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Pope Francis leading Mass at Air Defense Olympic Village
Date: 2017-04-29 08:48:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6789320
Vatican Pope Francis is leading Mass at the Air Defense Olympic Village, with six Catholic denominations taking part. Attending Mass is Egyptian Catholic Bishop Ibrahim Is'haq. About 25,000 Egyptian Copts are also present. ....
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Investment min. participates in W20 summit in Berlin
Date: 2017-04-26 09:18:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6785016
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr took part in the Women20 (W20) summit in Berlin. The summit was attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Assistant to US President Donald Trump and Senior Counselor for Economic ....