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PM honors 100 mothers of martyrs on Mother's Day
Date: 2015-03-20 07:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2204077
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Thursday honored 100 mothers of martyrs of police and army and Libya's recent massacre on the occasion of the Mother's Day. The ceremony, sponsored by Al Bawaba News, was attended by a number of ministers as well ....
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Finance Ministry offers T-bills at EGP 7 billion
Date: 2015-03-19 15:01:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:2201261
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 7 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3 billion of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 11.372 percent, it said, adding it accepted ....
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Mahlab, planning minister probe solutions to financial problems among state sectors
Date: 2015-03-19 15:00:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:2201241
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Thursday with Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Ashraf el Araby. The meeting took up mechanisms for solving financial problems among state sectors. These problems hinder the ....
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93.5% of dry digging at new Suez Canal completed - Army
Date: 2015-03-19 14:59:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2201229
About 93.5 percent of the dry digging at the new Suez Canal has been accomplished seven months since the project launch, the Armed Forces said on Thursday. It added that 215 million cubic meters have been dug which represented a 107 percent ....
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Saudi, Kuwaiti defense ministers meet in Riyadh
Date: 2015-03-19 14:58:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2201217
Saudi Defense Minister and head of the Royal Court Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdel Aziz met Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled al Jarrah al Sabah on Thursday. The meeting took up means of promoting defense ....
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Ghali: Arab Summit unique chance for facing challanges in Arab World
Date: 2015-03-19 14:57:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2201205
The former secretary general of the United Nations Boutros Boutros Ghali said that the Arab Summit to be held in Sharm el Sheikh late this month will coincide with the 70 anniversary of establishing the Arab League (AL). This summit is a unique ....
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Hammond confirms death of British national in Tunisia terror attack
Date: 2015-03-19 14:56:22 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:24 - ID:2201185
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed Thursday death of a British national in terrorist attack in Tunisia and offered support to the government of Tunisia in fight against terrorism. In a statement on the Foreign Office website, Hammond ....
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108 terrorist MB leaders nabbed
Date: 2015-03-19 14:37:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2200945
Security agencies arrested 77 terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elements in Giza governorate. Bullets were found in their possession. They are accused of storming police stations and inciting violence. The security apparatuses spoiled plans ....
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Zayani lodges complaint with Swedish Amb. to S Aabia over anti-Saudi statements
Date: 2015-03-19 14:35:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2200625
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the statements delivered by the Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström against Saudi Arabia, in which she criticized the Saudi regime's judiciary and ignored the achievements of the Arab country in ....
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Retrial of 7 Al Jazeera defendants delayed to March 25
Date: 2015-03-19 14:34:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2200913
The Cairo Criminal Court delayed to March 25 the retrial of seven defendants over charges of inciting violence and broadcasting false news about Egypt through the screen of Al Jazeera news channel. The session was adjourned as the three-judge ....