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Journalists Syndicate's council thanks constitution panel
Date: 2013-12-09 17:38:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:431470
Journalists Syndicate's council expressed deep appreciation to the 50-strong panel that was tasked with amending the constitution for responding to all requests submitted by the syndicate. The council said, in a statement on Monday, that members ....
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Obama heads to South Africa to attend Mandela's funeral
Date: 2013-12-09 17:38:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:64 - ID:431468
US President Barack Obama left Washington for Johannesburg on Monday morning to attend the memorial service for Mandela, which will take place Tuesday in the city's soccer stadium. In addition to Obama, former presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. ....
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Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 24 others referred to criminal court
Date: 2013-12-09 17:36:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:431467
The prosecutor general has referred prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and 24 other activists to court on charges of rioting and breaking the protest law during a demonstration outside the Shura Council headquarters in November. Abdel Fattah ....
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15 involved in Friday riots arrested, including 3 Palestinians
Date: 2013-12-09 17:33:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:431465
Fifteen persons involved in riot acts on Friday were arrested, including three Palestinians affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The 15 suspects were arrested over riots in the Cairo neighborhoods of El-Helmya and Gesr El-Suez, the Interior ....
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Presidency did not hold contacts with NSF leaderships on constitution - presidential adviser
Date: 2013-12-09 17:31:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:431459
Presidential media adviser Mostafa Hegazy denied news published by Al-Watan newspaper, in its Sunday edition, claiming that the presidency held phone calls with leaderships from the National Salvation Front (NSF) regarding the constitution. The ....
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Saudi cabinet agrees to maintain oil output ceiling
Date: 2013-12-09 17:25:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Economy - SN:60 - ID:431452
The Saudi Cabinet decided Monday to maintain its oil production ceiling and hailed the current stability on the international petroleum market. The cabinet further affirmed that the kingdom will continue to oversee the latest developments in ....
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Emergency meeting for council of senior scholars of Azhar
Date: 2013-12-09 17:23:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:431437
The the Council of Senior Scholars of al-Azhar held an emergency meeting on Monday, under the chairmanship of Al-Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el-Tayyeb. The meeting will look into the resignation of Dr Youssef el-Qaradwi, the council's member and ....
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Trial of Badea, 14 others over Giza violence adjourned to Feb 11
Date: 2013-12-09 17:22:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:431434
The Giza Criminal Court postponed the trial of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badea and 14 others to February 11 over violence incitement charges. Badea, the MB's former supreme guide, and members Mohamed el-Beltagy, Essam el-Erian, Bassem ....
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NCHR chairman heads for South Africa to attend Mandela's funeral
Date: 2013-12-09 17:18:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:431428
Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayeq headed for South Africa to attend the funeral of its liberation leader and former president Nelson Mandela. Earlier, the NCHR issued a statement to mourn the death of Mandela, ....
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Liberman meets Kerry in DC to discuss Mideast issues
Date: 2013-12-09 13:13:02 GMT - Israel - International - SN:56 - ID:430936
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman met with US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss issues related to the Middle East. During the hour-long meeting in Washington, the two spoke, among other issues, about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian ....
