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4 defendants referred to mufti in 'Osem terror cell' case
Date: 2018-01-09 14:09:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7182270
The Cairo Criminal Court referred papers of four defendants in the case known in media as the "Osem terrorist cell" to Egypt's Mufti before sentencing them to death. The four persons are implicated in committing terrorist operations. The ....
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Dollar exchange rate drops at Egypt's major banks
Date: 2018-01-09 14:03:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7182260
The US dollar exchange rate went down during morning transactions at major banks on Tuesday. The dollar exchange rate went down by one piaster recording EGP 17.65 for buying and EGP 17.75 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque ....
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Palestinian foreign ministry decries Israeli escalation
Date: 2018-01-09 13:55:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7182258
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry lashed out at Israel's escalation against the Palestinian people and Jewish settlers' cutting down of more than 50 olive trees in Deir al Hatab village in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. In a statement on ....
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Military Production to set up shareholding company for chemical industries
Date: 2018-01-09 13:37:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7182244
The National Organization for Military Production (NOMP) and Heliopolis Company for Chemical Industries, an affiliate to the Ministry of Military Production, and the Egyptian Company for Specialized Companies, signed a contract to set up a ....
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House receives forms recommending presidential candidates
Date: 2018-01-09 13:15:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7182226
House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said on Tuesday that the House secretariat received from the head of the National Election Authority forms recommending candidates for the coming presidential elections in March. He added at the House general session ....
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Saudi King confers with Malaysian premier on bilateral relations
Date: 2018-01-09 13:14:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7182214
Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud met on Tuesday with Malaysian Prime Ministre Najib Abdel Raziq, currently visiting here, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Talks covered bilateral relations, spheres of cooperation between the two countries ....
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EgyptAir, THAI to expand code share agreement
Date: 2018-01-09 13:13:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7182196
Egypt's flag carrier airline EgyptAir and Thailand's THAI airline will expand code share agreement for more options and offers during the 2017-2018 winter season. The two airlines, which are members of the Star Alliance Network, will secure ....
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60 MPs sign form supporting Sisi for new term
Date: 2018-01-09 12:56:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7182117
Head of the parliamentary board of the Free Egyptians Party Alaa Abed on Tuesday said that he and 60 other party MPs signed a form supporting President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to run for a second term in office in the coming presidential elections that ....
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US VP due to visit Jordan on Jan 21
Date: 2018-01-09 10:52:09 GMT - Jordan - International - SN:2 - ID:7181752
US Vice President Mike Pence will visit Jordan on January 21 within the framework of a regional tour, an official source told the Jordanian news agency Petra on Tuesday. Pence is scheduled to meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II, added the ....
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Washington apologizes for emergency helicopter landings in Japanese Okinawa
Date: 2018-01-09 10:48:51 GMT - Japan - International - SN:1 - ID:7181718
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis apologized on Tuesday for two emergency landings made by US military helicopters in a period of less than a week in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, Kyodo News reported. Japanese Defense Minister ....