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469 people cross Rafah terminal between Egypt, Gaza
Date: 2014-08-27 21:00:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:155 - ID:894650
RAFAH, Egypt, Aug 27 (MENA) - As many as 469 people crossed Rafah terminal between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Monday. A number of 260 people arrived from Gaza including, 12 working in Arab and foreign states, 238 stranded Palestinians and ....
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5 injured in North Sinai quarrel
Date: 2014-08-27 20:58:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:154 - ID:894562
ARISH, Egypt, Aug 27 (MENA) - Five people were injured in a quarrel in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuwaid on Wednesday. The wounded have been moved to hospital. Why the fight occurred was not immediately known. (MENA) AH/AS ....
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Conditions improving despite challenges --PM
Date: 2014-08-27 20:48:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:152 - ID:894597
CAIRO, , Aug 27 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab asserted on Wednesday that the conditions in the country have improved in three months. "This came under the leadeship of a president who has a vision," Mahlab said. "The country is moving ....
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Abbas thanks Sisi over effort to reach Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-27 20:47:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:151 - ID:894658
RAMALLAH, Aug 27 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over efforts exerted by Cairo to reach a long-term ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian leader made the remarks in a phone call ....
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US doesn't think Egypt launched strikes against targets in Libya
Date: 2014-08-27 20:05:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:146 - ID:894595
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - An official of the US embassy in Cairo told MENA that Washington doesn't think that Egypt launched air strikes on targets in Libya. The official was replying to reports claiming that Cairo and the UAE launched strikes ....
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Morsi accused of leaking documents to Qatar
Date: 2014-08-27 20:03:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:145 - ID:894619
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Prosecutor General Counselor Hisham Barakat ordered on Wednesday to hold ousted president Mohamed Morsi in custody for 15 days pending investigations. Morsi is charged of leaking national security documents to ....
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Blasting electricity pylon in Alexandria 'baseless'- statement
Date: 2014-08-27 18:56:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:141 - ID:894547
ALEXANDRIA, Aug 27 (MENA) – Reports claiming that an electricity pylon was set ablaze in Amreyah district, western Alexandria were baseless, Alexandria security directorate said in a press release on Wednesday. The directorate said it hadn't ....
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JICA delegation visits Borg Arab airport
Date: 2014-08-27 18:54:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:140 - ID:894542
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - A delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA has visited Borg ElArab Airport. The visit came as the JICA will finance a project to set up a new terminal at the airport. The project is expected to start ....
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Terrorist cell arrested in Beheira
Date: 2014-08-27 18:45:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:139 - ID:894545
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Aug 27 (MENA) - Security bodies in Beheira governorate arrested a terrorist cell including eight members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The cell aimed at destabilizing the country and sabotaging the state's institutions. ....
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Azhar Imam condemns all forms of terrorism, calls for cooperation among Muslim countries
Date: 2014-08-27 18:45:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:138 - ID:894543
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) – Al-Azhar's Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb denounced Wednesday all terror acts calling for more cooperation between Muslim and Arab countries. The Imam made the remarks during a meeting to inspect the second aid convoy going to ....
