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40 MB members trial suspended pending court ruling about 2 articles of criminal law
Date: 2015-04-28 17:10:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:2477741
Qena Criminal Court has suspended a trial of 40 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members, including four of the group's leaders, until a court ruling about challenges to two articles of the criminal law. The court Tuesday ordered that the defendants be ....
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Establishing unified Arab bank requires strenuous efforts, says UAB head
Date: 2015-04-28 17:08:41 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:57 - ID:2477713
Establishing a unified Arab bank requires exerting strenuous efforts, Chairman of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) Mohamed Barakat said on Tuesday. In statements to MENA, Barakat noted that there are plans to establish an Arab trade zone, citing ....
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Ambassador: British investors impressed by success of Sharm economic conference
Date: 2015-04-28 16:41:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:35 - ID:2475905
Egyptian Ambassador here Nasser Kamel on Tuesday said that British investors who took part in last month's economic conference in Sharm el Sheikh were impressed by the success of the event. In statements to MENA, he added that the conference has ....
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Arab coalition jets strike military base, Sanaa airport
Date: 2015-04-28 16:33:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:2477477
Arab coalition jets raided the Delaimi military base and Sanaa airport Tuesday. An Al Saeeda airline plane, which was parked at the airport, was destroyed in the strike, sources at the airport said. Two cargo jets of the Yemeni air force were ....
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Unverified e-media threatens national security -- official
Date: 2015-04-28 16:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2477457
A senior Interior Ministry official has warned of grave threats posed by the electronic media to society and national security. In the absence of a mechanism to verify news posted on websites, the electronic media will continue to be a threat, ....
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US ship seized by Iranian warships
Date: 2015-04-28 16:29:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:54 - ID:2477445
The Iranian Navy has confiscated an American cargo vessel with all its 34 crew, reports said, according to FARS News Agency. Other reports said the vessel has been seized for trespassing Iran's territorial waters. Al-Arabia said an Iranian ....
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Cell members behind mufti's villa blast remanded for 15 days
Date: 2015-04-28 16:26:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:2477425
The prosecution office in Fayyoum has remanded in custody for 15 days members of a terrorist cell accused of blowing up the villa of former mufti Dr Ali Gomaa pending a probe. The cell also faces charges of burning a number of electrical ....
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Tourism minister denies ministry officials failed English exam
Date: 2015-04-28 16:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2477381
Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy on Tuesday denied reports claiming that head of foreign offices and officials of the ministry and the Tourism Promotion Authority failed an English Exam. The minister told MENA that these officials passed the exam, ....
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Syrian army kills scores of militants in Allajat - military source
Date: 2015-04-28 16:21:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2477393
A Syrian military source on Tuesday said that the army killed scores of militants in Allajat area between the provinces of Sweida and Daraa, SANA news agency reported. Other militants were arrested, the source said. Weapons and ammunition ....
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Bashir warns S. Sudan from supporting rebels
Date: 2015-04-28 16:15:05 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:2477353
President Omar el Bashir warned South Sudan from supporting and rebel and armed movements that lauch terrorist acts in Sudan. This came Tuesday during Bashir’s speech to Sudanese armed forces after defeating rebels in South Darfur. Bashir ....