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Pope Tawadros to receive honorary doctorate from Beni Suef Univ.
Date: 2015-02-18 15:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:1994665
President of Beni Suef University Amin Lotfy decided Wednesday to grant the honorary doctorate to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria during the coming year's festivals of the National Science Day. He added that this step comes in recognition of his ....
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Churches Council delays celebration of its 2nd anniversary
Date: 2015-02-18 15:19:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:1994537
The Council of Egyptian Churches decided on Wednesday to delay celebrations of marking the second anniversary of its establishment due to the decapitating of 21 Egyptian Copts by Daesh in Libya. The celebrations, slated for Thursday, were ....
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Nour Party submits 3rd electoral list
Date: 2015-02-18 15:16:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:1994517
The Nour Party submitted on Wednesday its third electoral list that will run in the parliamentary election in the Upper Egyptian constituencies to the Higher Election Committee. Egyptian voters will go to the polls on March 21 to elect their ....
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Door for candidacy applications in Syndicate of Journalists elections closed
Date: 2015-02-18 15:14:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:1994505
A joint committee receiving candidacy applications for the top post of the Syndicate of Journalists closed its doors Wednesday. The committee, which groups members of the board and general assembly, has also been receiving applications for ....
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min.: immediate facilities to be provided for Egyptians fleeing Libya
Date: 2015-02-18 15:09:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1994465
Immediate facilities would be provided for Egyptian students fleeing Libya due to the deteriorating security situation there, Higher Education Minister El Sayed Ahmed Abdel Khaleq said on Wednesday. Those students would be allowed to study the ....
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Tayeb: Azhar spares no pains to meet Muslims needs
Date: 2015-02-18 15:07:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1994445
The Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el-Tayyeb said on Wednesday that Al Azhar spared no effort to meet the demands of Muslims all over the world. During a meeting with Egypt's ambassadors to Thailand and Togo Hazem al Tahry and Mohamed Karim Sherif ....
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Egypt bourse gains EGP 3.9bn, index up 1.1 pct
Date: 2015-02-18 15:05:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:1994441
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) rebounded at the close of Wednesday's trading, backed by purchases of Arab and foreign investors. The market capital achieved gains worth about 3.9 billion pounds to reach 521 billion pounds, after transactions hit ....
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Sisi inspects security measures in western region, meets Matrouh chieftains
Date: 2015-02-18 15:04:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1994397
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Supreme Commander of thre Armed Forces, flanked by Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedki Sobhi, inspected on Wednesday an airbase in the western region and the measures aimed at protecting the borders ....
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Wadi Natroun trial of Morsi, 131 others, postponed to Saturday
Date: 2015-02-18 13:55:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1993825
Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until Saturday the trial of 131 defendants, including former president Mohamed Morsi, on prison break charges. The court delayed the trial Wednesday to hear pleadings of the defense team. Standing the trial ....
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Human rights council: Africa is strategic depth for Egypt
Date: 2015-02-18 13:50:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1993785
President of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Fayek stressed on Wednesday the importance on upping inter-trade among African countries and backing their institutions to achieve development and face terrorism. In a lecture attended by ....