Egypt
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Premature baby dies of heavy smoke in Sharqiya hospital
Date: 2014-09-08 20:52:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:162 - ID:912823
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Sept 8 (MENA) – A newborn died of heavy smoke in the incubator unit of a private hospital in Sharqiya on Monday. The smoke was blamed for a short circuit in the external electricity connections of the unit. Another 14 premature ....
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42 injured Palestinian kids cross Rafah terminal for Germany
Date: 2014-09-08 20:51:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:161 - ID:912820
RAFAH, Egypt, Sept 8 (MENA) – Forty-two Palestinian children who sustained wounds during the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip crossed the Rafah border terminal Monday en route to Germany via Cairo International Airport, said a well-placed ....
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Egypt shares UNHCR concerns over situation in Syria, Libya, Iraq: envoy
Date: 2014-09-08 20:39:11 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:160 - ID:912816
GENEVA, Sept 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Ambassador Amr Ramadan asserted on Monday that his country shares concerns of new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein over the continued crisis in ....
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Arms depot seized in Rafah
Date: 2014-09-08 20:11:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:155 - ID:912790
RAFAH, Egypt, Sept 9 (MENA) - Police forces seized Monday the second arms depot during the past 24 hours in the city of Rafah in North Sinai, well-placed security forces said. The depot, owned by Takfiri elements, included two tons of explosives ....
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Etisalat Misr board accredits Gamal Sadat to hand donation check to PM
Date: 2014-09-08 20:09:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:154 - ID:912792
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) – mobile phone operator Etisalat Misr said that its chairman Gamal El-Sadat met on Monday with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. In a press release, the company said Sadat handed over a 50 million pounds check to Mahlab as a ....
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PM meets with members of National Population Council
Date: 2014-09-08 20:02:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:153 - ID:912793
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held a meeting on Tuesday with members of the National Population Council. The meeting comes to confirm the political leadership's and government's interest in the population and development ....
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Expert urges efforts to attract global oil companies
Date: 2014-09-08 20:01:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:152 - ID:912687
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) – Egypt's energy expert Tarek Heggy has called for exerting further efforts to attract global companies to pump their investments in exploration projects in Egypt. "Attracting global companies to explore petroleum and natural ....
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Terrorist attacks 'cowardly acts': Minya security director
Date: 2014-09-08 19:59:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:151 - ID:912777
MINYA, Upper Egypt, Sept 8 (MENA) – Minya Security Director Maj. Gen. Osama Metwaly denounced terrorist attacks as "cowardly acts". "Anyone trying to threaten domestic security is playing with fire," he told MENA's video service. He added ....
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Wafd Party lauds youths' political reform initiative
Date: 2014-09-08 19:37:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:912778
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) – Al-Wafd Party leader el-Sayyed el-Badawi on Monday lauded a new initiative for political reform launched by Egypt's youth alliance. "The initiative stresses the integrity and safety of the societal fabric and the stability ....
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ETUF rejects nomination of ex-minister for ALO director
Date: 2014-09-08 19:36:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:147 - ID:912749
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) has categorically rejected the nomination of Ahmed el-Borei, former minister of social solidarity, to be the new general director of the Arab Labor Organization. In a letter sent ....