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34 nabbed, 5 tunnels wiped out in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-04-16 08:35:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:670694
Law enforcement forces in North Sinai apprehended 34 suspects in a wide scale raid on criminal hotbeds, the military spokesman said. The forces destroyed five smuggling tunnels and caught eight unregistered vehicles, he added. North Sinai ....
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Constitution grants 25% of municipalities for youths, says minister
Date: 2014-04-16 08:34:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:670845
Youth Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz stressed Tuesday that youths would have 13,000 seats in the next municipal elections. "Youths will gain 13,000 seats in the municipalities out of 55,000 as per the new constitution, which grants them 25 percent of ....
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Former finance minister Ghali enjoys int'l immunity – Interpol director
Date: 2014-04-16 08:33:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:670840
Head of Interpol in Egypt Gen. Magdy el-Shafie said Tuesday former finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali would not be handed over to Cairo due to his international immunity. Ghali, who is wanted on an international warrant over corruption ....
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AL optimistic over Algerian presidential election
Date: 2014-04-16 08:32:11 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:670833
Head of an Arab League's delegation to partake in monitoring presidential elections in Algeria Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih expressed optimism over the outcome of the presidential polls. During his meeting Tuesday with Algeria's Interior Minister ....
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3 injured in Giza bomb blast
Date: 2014-04-16 08:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:670830
Three persons were injured late Tuesday when a car detonated on Faisal Street. Initial investigation indicated that a homemade bomb caused the explosion, a senior security source told MENA. Security forces cordoned off the scene of the blast, ....
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Head of Nursing Syndicate urges increasing infection allowance
Date: 2014-04-16 08:25:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:670818
The head of the Egyptian Nursing Syndicate called on interim President Adly Mansour, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Finance Minister Hani Qadri to increase the infection allowance from 15 to 1,000 pounds. "Nursing staff are subject to ....
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Intellectual, political clash threatens Egyptian state, says Meslemani
Date: 2014-04-16 08:06:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:670775
Presidential Media Adviser Ahmad el-Meslemani said Tuesday that the intellectual and political clash that Egypt was witnessing, if continued for a long time, would be a threat to state-building. Meslemani made the remarks in an interview aired ....
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Housing minister inspects water stations
Date: 2014-04-16 08:05:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:670771
Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouli has made an unannounced visit to the water stations of Sheikh Zayed and 6th of October cities. The minister toured the stations and checked on the work course. Also, the minister visited the under-construction ....
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Paris warns French nationals in Algeria over possible terrorist attacks
Date: 2014-04-16 08:03:17 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:670769
France warned Tuesday its nationals in Algeria over possible terrorist attacks. According to a statement by the French Foreign Ministry, Paris advised its nationals to avoid going to the southern and eastern parts of the Arab country unless for ....
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Egypt, Jordan discuss energy coop
Date: 2014-04-16 08:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:670763
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab discussed with Jordan's Minister of energy and mineral resources Mohamed Mossa Hamed ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, oil and gas. They discussed the project of transferring the Iraqi ....