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Egypt, MasterCard sign memo of understanding
Date: 2015-02-05 19:30:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:1904645
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab attended the signing of a memo of understanding between the Communications Ministry and MasterCard on Thursday. The memo was co-signed by Communications Minister Atef Helmy and President and CEO of MasterCard Ajaypal ....
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Republican decree forming 4 specialized councils
Date: 2015-02-05 19:28:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:1904617
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued a republican decree to establish four specialized councils to define state policies and prepare comprehensive studies of various national work. Spokesman at the presidency Alaa Youssef said those councils ....
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MENA, APS discuss activating cooperation protocol
Date: 2015-02-05 12:59:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:1901713
MENA Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Alaa Heidar and head of Algeria Press Service (APS) Abdelhamid Kasha discussed Thursday at MENA's premises ways of exchanging journalistic expertise and contents. As part of a cooperation protocol between ....
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Awqaf min. denies disagreements with Azhar chief
Date: 2015-02-05 12:57:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:1901693
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa denied reports about differences between him and Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb. During a press conference Thursday, Gomaa announced the formation of a higher committee to renew the religious discourse ....
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Mufti of Lebanon lauds Egypt's role in defending Arab world
Date: 2015-02-05 11:58:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:1901005
Mufti of Lebanon Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian lauded on Thursday the pioneering role of Egypt under the wise leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and its honest efforts in defending the Arab and Islamic world. Derian, during a meeting with ....
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Trade & industry ministry adopts plan to develop exhibitions system - minister
Date: 2015-02-05 11:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:1900965
The Trade and Industry Ministry adopts an ambitious plan to develop the exhibitions system, which is considered an important industry for all countries, said Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour. He, meanwhile, said that holding international ....
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Iraqi president calls for int'l cooperation to eliminate Daesh terrorism
Date: 2015-02-05 11:31:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1900649
Iraqi President Fuad Masum called for greater cooperation among world countries in order to eliminate the threat of Daesh. The heinous crime committed by Daesh against the Jordanian pilot Muaz al Kasasbeh is part of the endless crimes committed ....
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Egypt urges Arab-intl efforts against terrorism
Date: 2015-02-05 11:30:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:1900641
Egypt has urged Arab countries and the international community to unite against all forms of terrorism and extremist thought. Addressing an advisory meeting of the Arab League Council held at the permanent representatives' level, Egypt's delegate ....
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Ya'alon to visit India in first visit by Israeli defense minister
Date: 2015-02-05 10:09:23 GMT - palestine - International - SN:12 - ID:1899729
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon will visit India on February 17, a first visit by an Israeli defense minister to the South Asian country since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states, Yedioth Ahronoth reported on ....
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Court upholds death, life sentences in Alex children throwing case
Date: 2015-02-05 09:47:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1899561
The Cassation Court upheld on Thursday the death and life sentences issued against 57 Muslim Brotherhood defendants over throwing children off a roof in July following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. The court turned down the defendants' ....