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Azhar student killed
Date: 2014-03-30 16:12:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:639627
A student of Al-Azhar university was killed on Sunday in clashes in front of the dormitory, the university said in a statement. Ataa Ahmed Mohamed is a senior at the Faculty of Commerce. The university mourned the death of the student and called ....
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Presidential candidate registration opens Monday
Date: 2014-03-30 16:02:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:639610
The candidacies for the presidential elections will open from March 31 to April 20. The announcement for the three-week presidential candidate registration was made by Chairman of the High Presidential Elections Committee Anwar el-Assi here on ....
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Security plan in place to secure presidential candidates - minister
Date: 2014-03-30 15:50:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:639590
Security bodies prepared a plan to secure all presidential candidates, affirmed Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim. The minister, meanwhile, said that security forces intervened to secure the establishments of all Egypt's universities and ....
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91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2014-03-30 15:47:06 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:39 - ID:639581
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 10.372%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....
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Train movement of first, second lines Metro back to normal
Date: 2014-03-30 15:45:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:639574
Train movement of the first and second Cairo metro lines (Helwan-Marg and Giza-Shubra) returned to normal Sunday after being disrupted earlier in the day by students belonging to terrorist Brotherhood group. A number of Brotherhood students sat ....
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Presidential polls on May 26-27
Date: 2014-03-30 15:38:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:639561
The presidential elections will be held on May 26 and 27 nationwide, the High Presidential Elections Committee announced Sunday. The elections will start from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the two days, said HPEC Chairman Anwar el-Assi. The results of ....
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IT minister underlines importance of cyberspace security
Date: 2014-03-30 15:14:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:639510
Communications and Information Technology Minister Atef Helmy underlined the need for international cooperation to combat cyber crimes and protect privacy and digital identity. Helmy made the remark during the opening of the 6th World ....
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Finance minister says no deal with IMF before elections
Date: 2014-03-30 15:08:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:35 - ID:639489
Finance Minister Hani Qadri said on Sunday that it is too early to speak about any agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before a president and parliament are elected. "If it became necessary, however, we can reach a deal to ....
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Arab League urges Israel to release 4th batch of Palestinian prisoners
Date: 2014-03-30 14:10:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:639372
The Arab League called on Israel to release all imprisoned Palestinian women and children and those imprisoned before forging the Oslo peace deals. Israel must free the 30 prisoners, including 14 Arab Israelis, that were agreed upon as part of ....
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Iraqi parliament speaker, US diplomat discuss situation in Iraq
Date: 2014-03-30 14:02:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:639351
Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi discussed on Sunday with US Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Beecroft the latest developments in Iraq. The two sides tackled security and political conditions in Iraq ahead of the parliamentary elections in the ....