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Court gives reasons for prison terms against activists
Date: 2013-12-22 15:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:455706
The Abdeen misdemeanors court issued the reasons for its earlier ruling of giving three-year prison sentences with hard labor to young activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel over the recent riots in downtown Cairo. The court also ....
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Saudi King issues royal order reshuffling officials
Date: 2013-12-22 15:01:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:455697
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued on Sunday a royal order reshuffling high-level officials. The order goes as follows: "First: Relieving Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, the Minister ....
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Ashton to celebrate Christmas with her family in Luxor
Date: 2013-12-22 14:55:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:455681
European Union foreign affairs policy chief Catherine Ashton will arrive with her family to Luxor on Thursday to spend Christmas and visit the archeological sites in the east and west mainland of the Upper Egyptian city, said an official source at ....
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91, 266-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2013-12-22 14:20:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:455586
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 5.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2 billion of 91-day T-bills with a 2.74 bid-to-cover ratio. The average yield was 10.571%, it said, ....
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Activist Mohamed Adel ends hunger strike
Date: 2013-12-22 14:06:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:455557
Political activist Mohamed Adel, who is being held in Tora Prison pending trial, has ended a hunger strike, a security source said. Adel staged the hunger strike, excluding drinks, claiming he was held illegally. He was held pending trial over ....
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MB students in Suez protest demanding colleagues' release
Date: 2013-12-22 14:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:455549
Students of the banned Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group at Suez University staged a protest on Sunday demanding the release of the students who have been recently arrested, as they chanted slogans against the Ministry of Interior. The students ....
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Abbas keen on informing Arab ministers of talks updates -- Palestinian FM
Date: 2013-12-22 13:58:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:455542
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki affirmed on Sunday the president's keenness on explaining to the Arab countries the latest developments in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. "President Mahmoud Abbas explained the situation to the ....
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More forces deployed during constitution referendum -- interior minister
Date: 2013-12-22 12:40:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:455367
The ministry of interior will deploy more forces during the referendum on the constitution, due on January 14-15, to ensure that voters would cast their votes safely, said Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim on Sunday. Also, all the state ....
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10 persons killed, injured in charge blast in southeastern Baghdad
Date: 2013-12-22 12:38:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:455364
Ten persons were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast near a popular marketplace in southeastern Baghdad. The charge was planted near a popular marketplace in Al-Nahrawan neighborhood in southeastern Baghdad, leaving three persons ....
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Abbas leaves Cairo after 2-day visit
Date: 2013-12-22 12:30:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:455336
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas left here on Sunday wrapping up a two-day visit to Egypt during which he held talks with President Adly Mansour that took up the Palestinian cause including the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations. Abbas ....
