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Sisi says Egypt keen on electing new president of Lebanon
Date: 2015-03-08 16:40:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2117353
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Sunday that Egypt is keen on electing a new president for Lebanon. This came during a meeting with former Lebanese premier Saad Hariri and his accompanying delegation. Settling the pending issue of electing ....
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Trial of Morsi, 10 others over espionage charges postponed to Monday
Date: 2015-03-08 16:36:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2117329
Cairo Criminal Court has decided to postpone until March 9 the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and ten defendants of the Muslim Brotherhood over espionage charges. The defendants face charges of leaking some classified information to the ....
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Pope Tawadros holds mass on death anniversary of late Pope
Date: 2015-03-08 16:35:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:2117321
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and St. Mark Diocese led a mass marking the 44th death anniversary of late Pope Kyrillos VI on Sunday. The mass was held at the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Cairo district of Azbakeya. Following ....
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Sisi: Egypt to host tripatriate summit of EAC, SADC, COMESA
Date: 2015-03-08 16:34:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2117309
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Sunday that Egypt would host in 2015 the Tripartite Summit of the East Africa Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ....
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Awqaf Ministry says measures to be taken against violence-mongers
Date: 2015-03-08 16:20:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2117221
The Awqaf Ministry warned that it will take decisive measures in the coming days against any preacher proven to have used mosque pulpits to propagate Takfiri thoughts or incite violence. In a statement, the ministry said it will ask all its ....
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UNSC consultations on Arab draft resolution on Libya continue - foreign ministry
Date: 2015-03-08 12:12:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2115001
UN Security Council member states are resuming unofficial consultations at the experts' level to discuss an Arab draft resolution on the situation in Libya in New York in order to reach a compromise on rules and procedures which regulate the UN work ....
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Citizens' dignity at police stations 'red line' - Cairo security chief
Date: 2015-03-08 12:10:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2114953
The citizens' dignity at police stations is a red line that should not be crossed, affirmed Assistant Interior Minister for Cairo security sector Major General Fouad Bedeir. He, meanwhile, underlined the need of removing obstacles facing ....
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Assad: Syria, N. Korea targeted because they enjoy real independence
Date: 2015-03-08 12:09:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2114929
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Sunday received North Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sin Hong Chol and his accompanying delegation, SANA reported. Sin stressed that upgrading relations between Syria and DPRK is one of the principled ....
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Iraqi forces storms Albu Ajeel area of Saladin governorate
Date: 2015-03-08 12:00:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2114841
Joint Iraqi forces stormed on Sunday Albu Ajeel area of Saladin governorate, a security source said. The forces killed 15 Daesh militants while liberating the villages of the area. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Interior Ministry deployed more forces in ....
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3 MB members arrested in Menoufiya
Date: 2015-03-08 11:51:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2113249
Security forces arrested on Sunday three members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) over participating in a protest without permission from authorities in Menoufiya governorate. They were also arrested with Molotov Cocktail canisters in their ....