Egypt
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Pope Tawadros II mourns victims of Dahsour train, Sinai soldiers
Date: 2013-11-20 21:29:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:187 - ID:398432
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese mourned the death of 11 soldiers in a terrorist attack in Sinai and the 23 people killed in a train accident in Dahsour on Monday. In his weekly sermon, ....
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Constitution panel approves cases of military trials for civilians
Date: 2013-11-20 20:53:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:183 - ID:398388
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – A 50-member committee assigned with amending the 2012 constitution adopted Wednesday the army's proposed text setting specific cases for holding military trials for civilians. According to the text, the army would have the ....
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Presidency declares 3 days of mourning over Dahshour train victims
Date: 2013-11-20 20:35:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:182 - ID:398384
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Interim President Adly Mansour declared a three-day mourning period Wednesday over the 37 victims of Dahsour train who died on Monday. The presidency also extended condolence to the families of the victims. Twenty-seven ....
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Afghan officials in Pakistan to meet Taliban
Date: 2013-11-20 20:34:44 GMT - Pakistan - Egypt - SN:181 - ID:398346
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (MENA) - Pakistani and Afghan officials said Wednesday that members of an Afghan delegation tasked with holding peace talks with the Taliban are in Pakistan to meet with the group's former deputy leader in an attempt to breathe ....
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Kuwait Emir reiterates support for Egypt: presidency
Date: 2013-11-20 20:11:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:178 - ID:398350
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah asserted Wednesday solidarity with Egyptian people, Egypt Presidential Spokesman Ehab Badawi said. During his visit to Kuwait where he attended the third Afro-Arab ....
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Presidency declares 3 days of mourning over Sinai martyrs
Date: 2013-11-20 19:40:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:175 - ID:398321
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Interim President Adly Mansour declared Wednesday a three-day mourning period over the martyrs of the Armed Forces and police. The presidency promised to retaliate for those martyrs and to stem terrorism and extremism from ....
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Tunisian President offers condolences over Rafah attack victims
Date: 2013-11-20 19:37:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:174 - ID:398348
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday offered condolences over the victims of a deadly attack in Sinai, which left at least ten soldiers dead. A presidential press statement said that Marzouki affirmed to ....
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Two Brotherhood leaders arrested in Beheira
Date: 2013-11-20 19:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:172 - ID:398323
DAMANHUR, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Security forces in Beheira governorate arrested Wednesday two leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of rioting, inciting violence and road blocking. They also accused of harassing members of the rival ....
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Anti-aircraft shells seized in Alex. -- security chief
Date: 2013-11-20 19:22:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:170 - ID:398222
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Two anti-aircraft shells were seized Wednesday in Alexandria, the security chief said. Alexandria security chief Amin Ezzel-Din said the heavy ammunition were confiscated amid a wide range crackdown to manhunt outlaws and ....
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AOHR: Terrorism crimes are the greatest human rights violations
Date: 2013-11-20 19:20:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:168 - ID:398328
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Terrorist crimes are considered to be among the greatest human rights violations and authorities must face them, Secretary-General of the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) Alaa Shalaby said Wednesday. Commenting on ....