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Trial of Al-Ahram chief editor for assaulting journalist adjourned
Date: 2013-12-21 14:49:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:453989
A criminal court on Saturday decided to adjourn the trial of Al-Ahram newspaper Editor-in-Chief Abdel-Nasser Salama over accusations of assaulting and libeling an Al-Ahram journalist to a December 28 session. The journalist, Sahar Abdel-Rahman, ....
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Egypt able to overcome current political problems, says Sudanese amb.
Date: 2013-12-21 14:29:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:453930
Sudanese Ambassador in Cairo Kamal Hassan Ali said that Egypt is capable of overcoming its current political problems. Sudan is seeking to re-open its consulate in Alexandria with the aim to boost bilateral relations, Ali, who is visiting Aswan ....
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Tourism minister attends sun-struck phenomenon in Fayyoum
Date: 2013-12-21 13:39:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:453837
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou underlined the importance of observing ancient events to induce tourism back to the Egyptian market. Speaking to MENA after observing the sun’s alignment with the ancient temple of Qasr Qarun in Fayyoum, Zaazou said ....
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PM stresses end of women exclusion from political life
Date: 2013-12-21 13:36:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:453831
Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy underlined that the Egyptian women have struggled a lot since 1952 so as to get their right to participate in political life. The Egyptian women got two seats in the parliament in 1957 and participated in the ....
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Al-Qaeda leader arrested in Iraq
Date: 2013-12-21 12:24:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:453674
Iraqi security forces managed on Saturday to arrest an Al-Qaeda leader in Hillah city, in central Iraq, 100 km south of Baghdad, a security source said. The suspect was moved to a police station in order to be investigated. ....
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Turkish ministers' sons charged in graft probe
Date: 2013-12-21 11:18:07 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:34 - ID:453546
Sixteen people, including the sons of two ministers, were charged on Saturday in connection with a Turkish corruption investigation that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a “dirty operation” aimed at undermining his rule, Asharq ....
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Essam el-Hadad, Amin Ali moved to Akrab prison
Date: 2013-12-21 11:15:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:453539
Essam el-Hadad and Ayman Ali, two Advisers to ousted president Mohamed Morsi, were transferred to heavily-guarded Akrab prison, a security source said. In exclusive statements to MENA on Saturday, the source said that pair were moved from their ....
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9 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims killed, injured
Date: 2013-12-21 10:46:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:453304
At least nine Iraqi Shiite pilgrims were killed and injured when two bombs targeted them in the town of Latifiyah, 30km south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. Unidentified armed men threw two bombs in the town of Latifiyah, said the ....
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Industry minister says EGP 1.5bn allocated for upgrading 35 industrial zones
Date: 2013-12-21 10:42:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:32 - ID:453470
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour said a mechanism has been agreed on how to complete the infrastructure of 35 industrial zones using 1.5 billion pounds allocated by the Finance Ministry for the purpose. Cooperation protocols ....
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Mansour invites Egyptian women to vote in referendum
Date: 2013-12-21 10:41:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:453466
Interim President Adly Mansour called on all Egyptian women to vote in the upcoming referendum on the nation’s constitution. In an address, delivered on his behalf by presidential adviser for women affairs Sekina Fouad at a conference Saturday, ....
