Egypt
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Sisi arrives in mosque for Barakat funeral
Date: 2015-06-30 08:34:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2893081
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived at Moshier Tantawi Mosque in New Cairo's neighborhood to attend the funeral of prosecutor general Hesham Barakat who has been assassinated on Monday, state tv reported on Tuesday. A military funeral will be ....
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Barakat's body moved from hospital to mosque for funeral
Date: 2015-06-30 08:30:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2893065
The body of martyr prosecutor general Hesham Barakat was moved Tuesday from Nozha Hospital to Moshier Tantawi Mosque for the funeral prayers. There was heavy security and media presence outside the hospital. Barakat succumbed to his injuries ....
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Tony Blair arrives in Cairo
Date: 2015-06-30 06:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2892517
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived here on Tuesday on board a private plane. He was coming from Tel Aviv. ....
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UN chief denounces killing of Egypt's top prosecutor
Date: 2015-06-30 06:34:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2892429
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a fatal terrorist attack in Cairo which resulted in the killing of Egyptian Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat. "The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the family of the deceased and ....
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Sadat metro station closed Tuesday
Date: 2015-06-30 06:29:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2892409
The downtown Sadat Metro Station will be closed Tuesday for security considerations, an official at the underground metro company said. Security authorities have requested the closure, he told MENA. No date for its reopening was set. ....
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President Sisi lauds efforts to improve electricity services
Date: 2015-06-29 19:52:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2891253
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Monday with Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker, lauding the ongoing efforts to upgrade the electricity sector in Egypt. During the meeting, the president reviewed the current situation in the power sector ....
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Orthodox Church mourns death of PG Hesham Barakat
Date: 2015-06-29 19:50:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2891245
The Orthodox Church under Pope Tawadros II mourned the death of Egypt's Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat who died in a terrorist attack on his convoy. In a statement released on Monday, the Orthodox Church regretted the death of Counselor ....
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Italy condemns assassination of Egypt's prosecutor general
Date: 2015-06-29 19:49:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2891241
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni condemned the assassination of Egypt's Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat in a terrorist attack on his convoy earlier in the day. In a statement released here on Monday, the Italian top diplomat voiced ....
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Sisi orders expansion in establishment of youth centres
Date: 2015-06-29 19:47:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2891237
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Monday with Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel Aziz, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said. The meeting took up the efforts exerted by the ministry to develop youth centers and establish more sports ....
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Kuwait emir condoles with President Sisi over top prosecutor's death
Date: 2015-06-29 19:27:43 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2891133
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Monday cabled Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to offer sincere condolences over the death of the country's Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat. In the cable, the emir voiced strong condemnation ....