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Azhar would never capitulate to violence -- University President
Date: 2014-04-22 07:55:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:681026
President of Al-Azhar University Dr. Usama el-Abd asserted on Tuesday that riot actions happening in the University are meant to undermine the great Egyptian edifice of knowledge. They are meant to strike at Al-Azhar's role as a University and as ....
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37 fugitives nabbed in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-04-22 07:53:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:681022
In a campaign in North Sinai, security forces arrested 37 fugitives along with a wanted criminal. The crackdown was to restore security in the province, a security source said. ....
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Ethiopia, Burundi discuss promoting bilateral ties
Date: 2014-04-22 07:30:06 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:5 - ID:680976
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom held talks with Brundian Minister of Water, Environment, Land and Urban Planning Nduwayo Claude on promoting bilateral ties. "Tedros underlined Ethiopia and Burundi’s excellent bilateral relations," said ....
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No drowning, food-poisoning cases received in Gharbiya -- Health Ministry official
Date: 2014-04-22 07:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:680958
Undersecretary of the Health Ministry in Gharbiya Mohamed Sharshar asserted that all the governorate’s hospitals have not received any drowning or food-poisoning cases during the celebration of Sham El-Nessim. In a press release on Monday, he ....
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Report: Fuel cards improve subsidy system, reduce smuggling
Date: 2014-04-22 06:42:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:3 - ID:680906
A newly-launched chip-and-pin scheme for fuel purchases in Egypt is playing a key part in the roll out of the country’s long-awaited and ambitious subsidy reform program, bringing the concepts and technology behind electronic payments to the fore, a ....
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Sabahi campaign denies signing code of honor with Sisi's
Date: 2014-04-22 06:40:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:680903
The campaign team of leftist presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi has denied reports claiming that it signed a charter of honor was the electoral campaign of Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. Such reports are baseless and unfounded, said a statement on ....
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Azhar Imam congratulates Saudi king on "person of year" award
Date: 2014-04-22 06:30:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:680896
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb congratulated Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on winning the Cultural Personality Award for the year 2014 awarded by the Sheikh Zayed Book Prize. Tayyeb said that Azhar and the Islamic community are ....
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Fatah announces full support to Abbas
Date: 2014-04-21 21:10:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:680774
Fatah Central Committee asserted the movement’s full support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s stance on rejecting the extension of peace negotiations unless based on clear foundations. This came during the central committee’s meeting, ....
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Pentagon refuses to comment on Yemen drone strike
Date: 2014-04-21 20:32:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:49 - ID:680756
A Pentagon spokesman refused to comment on the suspected US drone strike in southern Yemen that killed 55 militants Monday, Fox News reported. When asked about Monday’s strike, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said he couldn’t speak to ....
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Security plan succeeds in maintaining security in Qalubiya -- Police chief
Date: 2014-04-21 19:51:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:680727
Security measures were beefed up in the public parks of Qalubiya governorate during the celebration of Sham El-Nessim (or Spring Day) in order to secure civilians, combat crime and face any violent acts, head of Qalubiya Security Directorate Mahmoud ....