Egypt
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Awqaf takes control over 5 mosques
Date: 2014-09-13 21:29:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:932845
CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Awqaf Ministry decided Saturday to take control over five mosques which were affiliated to the religious association "Al Jamia Al Sharia". Such step came in the context of the ministry's attempts to control the religious ....
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Unidentified gun men shoot person in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-09-13 21:07:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:932809
EL-ARISH, Sept 13 (MENA) - A person was shot on Saturday by unidentified gun men in Sheikh Zuwaid town, North Sinai province. The victim, who was wounded in his right leg, was hospitalized. Concerned bodies were informed to identify the ....
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Syria Tourism Minister arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-09-13 21:04:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:105 - ID:932833
CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Syria's Tourism Minister Bishr Yazigi arrived in Cairo on Saturday on a several-day visit to Egypt. The minister is scheduled to take part in a conference that will be held in Egypt on tourism security, in order to develop ....
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EU official arrives in Cairo on two-day visit
Date: 2014-09-13 20:43:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:104 - ID:932737
CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - EU Director for North Africa, Middle East Christian Berger arrived in Cairo Saturday on a two day visit. Berger will hold talks with a number of Egyptian officials to tackle the latest developments in the region. Talks ....
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511 cross Rafah terminal on Saturday
Date: 2014-09-13 20:34:12 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:932733
RAFAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - As many as 511 persons crossed Rafah terminal between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Saturday. About 344 people crossed into the Gaza Strip, while 167 left for Egypt, an official source at the terminal said. (MENA) MSH/AI ....
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6 takfiris killed, 3 arrested in clashes with N. Sinai security forces
Date: 2014-09-13 19:57:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:932701
EL-Arish, Sept 13 (MENA) - Six takfiris were killed and three others arrested in North Sinai in clashes with security forces in Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities. Some 23 terrorist hotbeds, used to launch attacks against the army and police forces, ....
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Health Minister oversees water suction at Giza hospital
Date: 2014-09-13 19:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:98 - ID:932693
GIZA, Sept 13 (MENA) - Health Minister Adel Adawi oversaw Saturday water suction process at the Bulaq Dakrur General Hospital, after the sewage overflow that occurred this afternoon had been under control. A canceled sewer line was being tested, ....
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Roadside bomb in Rafah defused
Date: 2014-09-13 19:40:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:932645
RAFAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - A roadside bomb was defused Saturday in the city of Rafah, North Sinai province with no injuries reported, well-placed sources said. Acting upon a tip-off, security forces and sappers rushed to the scene and managed to ....
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Pope Tawadros inaugurates 2 churches in Canada
Date: 2014-09-13 19:35:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:932633
CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese inaugurated on Saturday two churches in Canada. In a press release, the Orthodox Church said the Pope met with Coptic Christians and also inspected the ....
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Family clashes recur in Qena
Date: 2014-09-13 19:02:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:94 - ID:932537
QENA, Sept 13 (MENA) - Two persons were injured on Saturday when armed clashes renewed between two families in Farshut town of the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. The families exchanged gunfire heavily and cut off the power supply in the ....