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Security patrol attacked by gunmen in Fayyoum
Date: 2015-05-17 10:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2603045
A security patrol was attacked on Sunday by gunmen on the ring road to Fayyoum. The security force fired back at the gunmen who fled the scene to nearby farmlands, with no human injuries reported. Meanwhile, Assistant Interior Minister General ....
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6 people executed over involvement in Arab Sharkas terror cell
Date: 2015-05-17 10:44:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2603525
Six men were executed early Sunday over their indictment in the case known as "Arab Sharkas" terror cell, a reliable source at the Prisons Authority Sector said. In statements to MENA, the source said the six men were executed at 5 am Cairo local ....
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Awqaf minister highlights need for foundation partnership to combat drug addiction
Date: 2015-05-17 10:42:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2604521
Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Mokhtar Gomaa has called for establishing an actual and practical partnership among various foundations, especially religious ones, to combat drug addiction and its impact on the society. In a statement released on ....
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MENA hosts symposium on shared destiny of Egypt and Libya
Date: 2015-05-17 09:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2603877
The Middle East News Agency will organize a symposium titled "Egypt and Libya..Shared Destiny" in the presence of Libya Information and Culture Minister Omar Al Quweiri and MENA Board Chairman and Editor In Chief Alaa Haidar. The symposium will ....
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Security beefed up in Suez ahead of Ahly-Africain match
Date: 2015-05-17 08:37:27 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:10 - ID:2603333
Security forces in Suez resumed preparations to secure the match between Egypt's Al Ahly team and Tunisia's Africain as part of the qualifications for the African Cup of Nations. In statements on Monday, Suez Security Director General Tareq al ....
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Iran’s FM confers with Russian, Chinese counterparts on Yemen
Date: 2015-05-17 08:34:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:2603273
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in separate phone conversations discussed the ongoing crisis in Yemen with the foreign ministers of Russia and China, Tasnim News Agency reported. In phone calls on Saturday, Zarif exchanged views ....
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Israeli occupation forces fire at Palestinian fishermen
Date: 2015-05-17 08:33:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2603261
Israeli gunboats on Sunday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Rafah coasts in south Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli gunboats fired on fishermen who were fishing within the areas allowed for ....
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Egypt's amb. to UNESCO takes part in 3rd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
Date: 2015-05-17 08:27:18 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2603185
Head of UNESCO Executive Council and Egypt's Ambassador Mohammad Sameh Amr on Sunday arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, to take part in the 3rd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue will take place from May 18-19. The forum under the theme of “Sharing ....
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Cambodia extradites fugitive tycoon Polonsky to Russia
Date: 2015-05-17 08:18:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:2603141
Former real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky is being transferred to Russia from Cambodia, Sputnik quoted the Russian Interior Ministry as saying on Sunday. Polonsky, one of Russia’s richest men in the past, was charged with multimillion dollar ....
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580 trucks allowed into GS via Karam Abu Salem
Date: 2015-05-17 08:15:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2603113
Israeli occupation forces allowed on Sunday 580 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks carry goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors along with aid supplies and transportation, Raed ....