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No one can hinder urbanization process in Sinai: Environment min.
Date: 2015-02-21 12:50:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2012765
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Saturday that developing Sinai is a very critical issue, noting that the government has approved many projects in the peninsula. "No one can hinder the process of urbanization in Sinai," the minister said ....
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DFLP chief to MENA: All Palestinian factions to be involved in political dialogue
Date: 2015-02-21 12:48:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2012757
Secretary General of the Democratic Front for Liberation of Palestinian Naef Hawtemah asserted that the bilateral meetings of Hamas and Fattah are "totally rejected" because they did not serve the Palestinian interests, but there should be a ....
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Egypt trade minister attends opening of int'l agricultural show in Paris
Date: 2015-02-21 12:29:20 GMT - France - Economy - SN:36 - ID:2012617
Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour took part in the opening of the 52nd International Agricultural Show in Paris on Saturday. French President Francois Hollande attended the conference along with a strong media ....
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Court acquits Mubarak-regime petroleum minister
Date: 2015-02-21 12:26:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:2012601
The North Cairo Criminal Court acquitted Mubarak-era petroleum minister Sameh Fahmy and five of his associates of charges of wasting public funds and profiteering during a retrial session on Saturday. In late March 2013, the Court of Cassation ....
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2.967 Egyptians returning form Libya during last 24 hours - official
Date: 2015-02-21 12:22:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:2012561
Matrouh Security Chief Anany Hamouda underlined that 2.967 Egyptian came back from Libya via Salloum border crossing during the last 24 hours. In statements on Saturday, Hamouda said that the crossing witnesses an increase in the number of ....
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10,000 coalition forces to remain in Afghanistan: US defense secretary
Date: 2015-02-21 12:21:00 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:33 - ID:2012553
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Saturday that 10,000 US-led coalition forces will remain in Afghanistan, according to Khaama news agency. Speaking at a press conference with Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Carter said the ....
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Interior ministry detects Facebook pages claiming its affiliation to ministry
Date: 2015-02-21 12:19:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:2012541
The Interior Ministry announced that it has detected Facebook pages which claim affiliation to the police authority or the ministry's media body. In an official statement released on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said it has only one official ....
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Irrigation minister: Egypt reassessing NBI to solve pending issues
Date: 2015-02-21 11:46:57 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2011529
Egypt is reassessing the Nile Basin Initiative and pending issues with NBI members with the aim to reach a solution, Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Saturday. Moghazi, who leads Egypt's delegation to an NBI extra-ordinary conference ....
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Sun will be perpendicular on Ramses II Sunday
Date: 2015-02-21 11:35:56 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:31 - ID:2012229
The General Director of Aswan's Antiquities and Egyptologist Ahmed Saleh said that the sun rays will be perpendicular Sunday on the statue of Ramses II which was built in 1275 BC. Saleh underlined that this phenomenon takes place two times ....
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Port Said court adjourns until March 3 trial of Badie on violence charges
Date: 2015-02-21 11:02:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2011845
Port Said Criminal Court has adjourned until March 3 the trial of Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide and 190 MB members on charges of inciting and committing violence and murder in the Canal City in August 2013. Among those standing trial with ....