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Mufti backs Azhar statement on terrorist groups' claims
Date: 2015-08-11 16:27:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3142321
Egypt's Mufti Shawqy Allam praised on Tuesday a statement issued by al Azhar to refute claims fanned by the Islamic political groups about Egypt's rulers. In a statement, Allam announced his support for Azhar statement, denying false news carried ....
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PM inspects development project in Upper Egypt
Date: 2015-08-11 16:23:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:3142301
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inspected Tuesday a land reclamation project west of Qena's governorate Al Marasheda area. The project aims to reclaim 12,500 feddans, to be irrigated through Al Marasheda water station. Mahlab's visit to ....
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417 Egyptians back home from Libya over past 24 hours
Date: 2015-08-11 14:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3141213
As many as 417 Egyptians returned home from Libya over the past 24 hours via Salloum border crossing, according to Matrouh security chief Major General Hisham Lotfy. Out of the 417, 337 Egyptians entered and left Libya with valid papers while the ....
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Solidarity Ministry: 10 societies affiliated with MB dissolved, boards of 29 others toppled
Date: 2015-08-11 10:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3139149
Minister of Solidarity Ghada Wali on Tuesday issued decisions to dissolve 10 societies affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood in the governorates of Daqahlita and Beheira. In statements on Tuesday, the minister said the decisions were issued in ....
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EGAS hires 2nd regasification floating terminal
Date: 2015-08-11 10:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3139141
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) signed Tuesday a five-year contract for hiring a liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating import terminal from the Singapore-based Norwegian gas shipping company BW Gas. Minister of Petroleum Sherif ....
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MB guide, members referred to criminal court over charges of armed assembly in Rabaa
Date: 2015-08-11 10:37:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3139125
The General Prosecution has decided to refer the Muslim Brotherhood guide Mohammad Badie and a number of members of the banned group to Cairo Criminal Court over the armed assembly in Rabaa el Adawiya Square in Nasr City. The defendants face ....
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Cairo Metro Line 1 partially suspended over power outage
Date: 2015-08-11 10:36:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3139117
Cairo Metro Line 1 was partially suspended on Tuesday over power outage. Electricity company had cut electricity feeding some of the line's stations starting from Shohada to Helwan, Cairo Metro media spokesperson Ahmed Abdel Hadi said. The ....
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Security source: Tank filled high explosive materials seized in Arish
Date: 2015-08-11 08:31:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3138201
Security forces in North Sinai captured a tank filled with explosive materials while heading for Arish city. A security source in North Sinai Security Directorate said the tank was laden with the highly explosive C4 material and was seized on ....
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Azhar, communications ministry sign cooperation protocol
Date: 2015-08-10 18:57:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:3136709
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and Communications Minister Khaled Negm on Monday signed amendments to a cooperation protocol on the electronic documentation of "Al Azhar's memory". The initial protocol was inked between the two sides in ....
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Planning minister: No going back on civil service bill
Date: 2015-08-10 18:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3136677
Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Ashraf el Arabi described the civil service bill, which is due to be issued shortly, as one of the most important elements of administrative reforms. In a press conference Monday, the ....