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15 rioters arrested in Cairo, Al Azhar universities protests
Date: 2013-12-10 18:20:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:433467
About 15 rioters were arrested in the vicinity of Cairo, Al Azhar and Mansoura universities on Tuesday. The surrounding places of the three universities witnessed protests, road blocking, traffic disruption and attacks on police forces through ....
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Sheikh Sabah opens GCC summit
Date: 2013-12-10 18:15:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:433455
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah opened here on Tuesday the 34th summit of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Gulf leaders will discuss vital issues connected with fulfilling the aspirations of their people on ....
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Prime minister mulls Cairo development plan
Date: 2013-12-10 18:11:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:433450
Prime Minister Hazim el-Biblawi held a meeting Tuesday to discuss challenges that face the ongoing development process of Cairo. Three main initiatives have been tackled during the meeting; providing housing units for slums residents, moving ....
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Azhar male, female students stage protests inside dormitories
Date: 2013-12-10 18:09:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:433448
Al-Azhar University students affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood staged protests inside the university's dormitories of male and female students in Cairo's Nasr City on Tuesday. A security source at Azhar's dormitory said that the female ....
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Al-Nour Party will not field presidential candidate -- Party member
Date: 2013-12-10 18:03:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:433443
Al-Nour Party will not declare its stance on any presidential candidate until the end of candidacy period, said party member Salah Abdel Maboud on Tuesday. In press statements, he added that the party will not also field a candidate to the ....
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Coordination with UNESCO underway to open Al Fostat Museum: minister
Date: 2013-12-10 17:44:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:50 - ID:433406
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim discussed Tuesday with officials from "Al Fostat Civilization Museum" proposed means to accelerate work to open the attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. The meeting tackled the challenges facing the ....
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PM expounds to EU ambassadors recent developments in Egypt
Date: 2013-12-10 17:35:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:433389
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy on Tuesday held a meeting with ambassadors of the European Union countries in Cairo. He reviewed, during the meeting, the recent developments in Egypt highlighting the completion of outlining the new constitution. ....
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Faek to represent Egypt in Mandela memorial service
Date: 2013-12-10 17:28:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:433369
Interim President Adly Mansour entrusted the Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Faek to represent Egypt at the funeral service of the South African former president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, according to a ....
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Sports Ministry rejects IOC violation of Lausanne agreement
Date: 2013-12-10 17:23:58 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:47 - ID:433362
The Ministry of Sports has sent an official letter to the International Olympic Committee rejecting what it said was a violation by the IOC of an agreement reached with Egypt in Lausanne. The agreement with the IOC did not mention anything about ....
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Pope supports appeal to end 'scandal of hunger'
Date: 2013-12-10 17:13:12 GMT - Italy - International - SN:46 - ID:433340
In a video message released Monday evening, Pope Francis put his full support behind a global campaign, launched by Caritas Internationalis, which seeks to end world hunger by 2025, the Vatican Radio said Tuesday. The Pope said the work of ....