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Shoukry, Serry discuss situation in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-06 14:21:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:861525
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Wednesday with United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry, now visiting here. The two sides discussed efforts exerted to maintain the Egypt-brokered 72-hour Gaza ....
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EgyptAir: 4,531 Egyptians returned home
Date: 2014-08-06 14:19:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:861521
A new Egypt Air flight carrying 319 Egyptians on board took off on Wednesday from Qabes airport in Tunisia to bring home Egyptians fleeing unrest in Libya. It is expected the flight to arrive in Cairo Airport at 15:00pm on Wednesday taking the ....
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Arab League hails Egypt over Gaza ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-06 14:17:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:861513
Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi hailed Egypt's painstaking efforts in trying to broker a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. "Egypt has exerted huge effort since Israel's aggression started and floated an important ceasefire," he said in a ....
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Minister: ICT sector invests EGP 15 bn in Suez Canal project
Date: 2014-08-06 14:16:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:861510
Minister of Communication and Information Technology Atef Helmy said the ministry will contribute to the Suez Canal Development project with launching major projects worth 13-15 billion pounds. "We will build communication and information ....
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Finland lifts travel ban to Sharm El-Sheikh
Date: 2014-08-06 14:15:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:861507
Egypt's Tourism Ministry said on Friday that Finland has lifted a travel ban to the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The decision included other Egyptian cities, such as Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan, Cairo and Alexandria. Tourism Minister Hisham ....
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Azzam al-Ahmad: Gaza truce should be permanent
Date: 2014-08-06 14:11:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:861499
Head of the Palestinian delegation Azzam al-Ahmad, currently in Cairo for Gaza cease fire talks, has said the truce between Israel and Palestine should be permanent. "The United States should ensure the commitment of both sides to the cease fire ....
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Rouhani: Iran standing beside Gaza
Date: 2014-08-06 14:09:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:861497
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the recent Israeli brutal attacks against the oppressed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and renewed Iran's support for the oppressed people of the region, especially Gazans, the Fars News Agency ....
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Hospitals obliged to receive emergency patients and provide free treatment for 48hrs
Date: 2014-08-06 14:08:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:861495
Health Minister Adel Adawi has obliged hospitals to receive all emergency patients and offer free treatment for them for a maximum of 48 hours. Adawi made the decision following directives by the prime minister to that effect. He outlined ....
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Egypt asserts anew regularity of work at Rafah terminal
Date: 2014-08-06 14:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:861487
Rafah border crossing has been opening normally since the start of the current war in the Gaza Strip, said an Egyptian source on Wednesday. More than 3,900 Palestinians crossed the terminal to Egypt during this period, said the source. Some ....
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Blair, Serry in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-06 14:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:861485
Quartet Envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair arrived here on Wednesday, accompanied by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry, who was with him on board the same plane coming from Tel Aviv. Blair and ....
