Egypt
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NCW holds 2nd meeting of national strategy to combat violence against women committee
Date: 2014-09-16 12:49:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:950513
CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - Head of the National Council for Women (NCW) Mervat Tallawi said on Tuesday that developing a strategy to combat violence against women is a national issue. During the 2nd meeting of the national strategy to combat violence ....
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Awqaf min. slams Rafah terrorist act
Date: 2014-09-16 12:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:950669
CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has slammed a terrorist act that claimed the lives of six policemen in Rafah. Six policemen, including an officer, were killed and two others wounded as an explosive device hit their ....
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Suez Canal project revenue to hit $100bn a year – Mamish
Date: 2014-09-16 12:18:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:950489
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 16 (MENA) - Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday that the revenue of the newly-launched Suez Canal project will hit 100 billion dollars a year. During a press conference, Mamish said the new ....
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Diplomat lauds high turnout for Canal certificates
Date: 2014-09-16 12:07:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:950493
CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - The high turnout for the New Suez Canal certificates sends a strong message of patriotism of the Egyptian people who participated in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) to secure the 60 billion pounds needed to complete the ....
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Presidential decree allocates land in Beni Suef for tourism activities
Date: 2014-09-16 12:05:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:950485
CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree on Tuesday approving the re-allocation of an area of 2,123 state-owned feddans for Beni Suef province to be used in tourism activities. The decision took into ....
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4 MB terrorist cells arrested
Date: 2014-09-16 12:04:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:950165
CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - In a wide scale crackdown the security forces arrested four terrorist cells affiliated to the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. Damietta police arrested a terrorist cell involved in vandalism and violence in the ....
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Abdel-Nour conveys verbal message from Sisi to Putin
Date: 2014-09-16 12:02:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:950273
CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - Currently on a visit to Russia, Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour conveyed a verbal message from President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi to Russia's Valdimir Putin. At a meeting with Putin's Foreign Policy Adviser Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov, ....
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Egypt mufti concerned about Daesh terrorism
Date: 2014-09-16 11:39:38 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:949849
BEIRUT, Sept 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr. Shawqi Allam has voiced concern about terrorism, condemning actions by the Daesh group, which he insisted has nothing to do with the true teachings of Islam. It is a "demonic plant" Allam said as he ....
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60 vessels cross Suez Canal
Date: 2014-09-16 11:22:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:950177
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 16 (MENA) – Sixty vessels transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.8 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 29 ships, carrying around 1.4 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 31 ....
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PM: Egypt restores leading role at regional, int'l levels .. 2 last Cairo
Date: 2014-09-16 11:21:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:949833
Egypt is in a fierce war against terrorism, Mahlab said, adding "we are paying the price in blood." Those who commit crimes against the people will be taught a lesson, the PM warned. Every terrorist will pay the price by law, he ....