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Truck driver remanded in custody for causing fatal accident in Port Said
Date: 2019-12-30 00:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8248813
Prosecutor General Hamada el Sawy ordered Sunday a truck driver, whose negligence led to a deadly crash that left 23 dead in Port Said, to be remanded in custody for four days pending investigations. On Saturday, up to 23 people were killed and ....
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Security operation in Saudi Dammam thwarts terror attack
Date: 2019-12-30 00:26:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8248812
A security operation carried out in the Saudi city of Dammam last week, which resulted in the death of two wanted criminals, prevented a planned terrorist attack, the Presidency of the country's State Security said in a statement ....
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Sisi orders gov't to launch "Health of Pregnant Women" initiative in January
Date: 2019-12-30 00:25:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8248811
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to launch an initiative for early detection and treatment of diseases and preventing mother-to-child transmission of infections during pregnancy. Sisi made his directives during a meeting ....
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Egypt would not allow Turkey to create chaos in Libya - expert
Date: 2019-12-30 00:24:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8248810
Director of the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies (ECSS) Khaled Okasha said that Egypt and regional states would not allow Turkey to create chaos in Libya like it did in Syria. Speaking to MENA on Sunday, Okasha added that Cairo is ....
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Defense minister tours military academy, meets freshmen families
Date: 2019-12-30 00:23:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8248808
Minister of Defense and Military Production Gen. Mohammed Zaki visited Sunday the Military Academy where he met with freshmen and their families. Zaki watched freshmen performing several physical exercises, during which they exhibited a ....
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PM greets Pope on Christmas
Date: 2019-12-30 00:21:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8248807
Prime Minister Dr Mostafa Madbouli sent a cable of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on the Christmas. The premier expressed his heartfelt wishes to the Pope and all Copts on the occasion. ....
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CBE: Banks Wednesday off
Date: 2019-12-30 00:19:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:8248805
The Central Bank of Egypt has decided to close down all banks in Egypt on Wednesday, January 1, marking the end of the fiscal year for most of them. Banks will resume work on Thursday, January 2, according to a statement by CBE here on Sunday. ....
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Algeria's new PM: Algeria to combat economic, social challenges
Date: 2019-12-29 00:18:08 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8247624
Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Algeria Abdelaziz Djerad said on Saturday that Algeria is facing economic and social challenges that should be overcome. He made the remarks in press statements, adding that the Algerian President Abdelmadjid ....
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AL chief slams Mogadishu terror blast
Date: 2019-12-29 00:15:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8247623
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned in the strongest terms a cowardly terrorist attack on some buildings in Mogadishu, which left at least 70 people dead. Aboul Gheit reiterated the pan-Arab body's support of and ....
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Sisi holds cabinet meeting on counter-terrorism, GERD, economic indicators
Date: 2019-12-29 00:14:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8247622
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reviewed Saturday during an expanded cabinet meeting a raft of issues, topped by the state's security and counter-terrorism efforts. Sisi directed security bodies to keep up their best efforts to maintain security ....