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Awqaf minister warns against using NGOs for partisan, sectarian, or ideological goals
Date: 2014-01-03 12:22:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:477033
Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa on Friday warned against any bid for using NGOs (non-governmental organizations) for partisan, sectarian, or ideological goals. However, Gomaa paid tribute to the role played by NGOs in alleviating the suffering of ....
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Passers-by wounded as gunmen fire at hotel in Giza
Date: 2014-01-03 12:21:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:477031
Police in Giza launched a manhunt for arresting three criminals who opened fire at a hotel in Al-Haram Street, that leads to the Giza Pyramids. Two passers-by were wounded in the shooting. The gunmen opened fire at the hotel over a dispute ....
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Terrorist Brotherhood stages limited rallies in Cairo, Giza
Date: 2014-01-03 11:41:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:476944
Supporters of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group staged limited rallies after the Friday prayers in Cairo and Giza. Flashing Rabaa signs, the protesters shouted slogans calling for the reinstatement of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and ....
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China-Egypt ties stronger despite changes in Egypt: Envoy
Date: 2014-01-03 11:37:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:476938
Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Song Aiguo said Egypt has witnessed changes in the last year, but ties binding China and Egypt have been stronger. At a press conference, the ambassador noted that a recent visit by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi to ....
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Pro-Morsi protest in Giza; police vehicle set on fire
Date: 2014-01-03 11:03:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:476878
Dozens of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi staged a protest in Faisal Street, Giza, as a police vehicle was seen on fire on Friday. The protesters chanted slogans against the Armed Forces, the police and the draft ....
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Egypt bourse gains EGP 3 bn, main index down last week
Date: 2014-01-03 09:42:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:476746
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) made EGP 3 billion profits during last week's trading, making its capital hit EGP 429 billion. During the course of the week, the benchmark index EGX 30 went down 0.02 percent to 6,811 points, said a weekly report ....
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Gebaly says holding presidential polls first is constitutional
Date: 2014-01-03 09:18:33 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:476693
Former deputy chief justice of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court Tahany el-Gebaly said holding the presidential elections before the parliamentary ones was completely constitutional. Speaking to Kuwaiti newspaper “Al-Jarida” out Friday, ....
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Egypt FM condemns Mogadishu hotel bombing
Date: 2014-01-03 09:12:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:476678
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi condemned a triple bombing on a Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 11 people in Somalia. Fahmi asserted Egypt's support for the Somali people in combating terrorism, adding the Mogadishu blast proved terror is a ....
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Calm previals Giza; Nahda Square closed
Date: 2014-01-03 09:06:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:476665
Calm prevails the main squares in Giza governorate Friday morning before protesters called by the so-called National Alliance Supporting Legitimacy. Meanwhile, troops closed Nahda Square and barred vehicles from entering it as massive security ....
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Morsi’s intl defense team to holds news conf. Monday in London
Date: 2014-01-03 09:03:37 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:476653
An international defense team for Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi will hold a press conference in London on Monday after filing several complaints with the International Criminal Court against the Egyptian government. The Freedom and ....