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Turkey decries Sinai terrorist attack
Date: 2013-11-20 19:17:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:167 - ID:398322
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Turkey deplored on Wednesday the killing of central security soldiers in a blast that hit their vehicles in Sinai, read a statement by the Turkish embassy in Cairo. The embassy also extended deep condolences over the death ....
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Constitution committee approves article on army chief
Date: 2013-11-20 19:16:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:165 - ID:398218
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - A constitution-amending committee on Wednesday approved an article stipulating that the naming of a defense minister should be approved by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for two terms (eight years). The article ....
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Massive military funeral for Sinai victims
Date: 2013-11-20 19:16:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:166 - ID:398240
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – A massive military funeral was held to pay homage to the 11 soldiers who were killed after a car bomb rammed their van in the northern Sinai city of Arish early on Wednesday. The bodies of the victims arrived at Almaza air ....
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Mahalla residents clash with Brotherhood supporters
Date: 2013-11-20 19:07:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:164 - ID:398219
TANTA, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Residents of Mahalla city in the Gharbiya governorate, northern Egypt, clashed Wednesday with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The violence erupted after Brotherhood supporters chanted against the army and ....
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Brotherhood students rally in Alex. protesting colleague jailing
Date: 2013-11-20 17:58:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:161 - ID:398194
ALEXANDRIA, Nov 20 (MENA) – Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood students staged a demonstration Wednesday at the Alexandria University to protest the trial of colleagues. Earlier today, the Sedi Jaber misdemeanor court started the trial of university ....
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Rights group decries Sinai attack
Date: 2013-11-20 17:49:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:158 - ID:398195
ARISH, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Egyptian Organization for Crisis Management and Human Rights denounced a car bombing attack on a vehicle carrying army soldiers in the northern Sinai city of Arish. The attack left 10 dead and 35 others wounded early ....
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Cairo-Upper Egypt railway traffic to resume on Saturday -- official
Date: 2013-11-20 17:36:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:157 - ID:398190
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Security authorities have agreed to operate 14 trains from Cairo to Upper Egypt as of Saturday, said the railways authority's chief Hussein Zakariya on Wednesday. Two trains will also be operational between Cairo and ....
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NCHR calls for establishing directing board for Syrian community in Egypt
Date: 2013-11-20 17:22:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:156 - ID:398151
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) asserted Wednesday the necessity of establishing a directing board for the Syrian community in Egypt. Among other things, the council stressed in its final recommendations made ....
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Court finds policeman accused of killing drug dealer innocent
Date: 2013-11-20 16:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:153 - ID:397945
SUEZ CITY, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Suez Criminal Court found on Wednesday a policeman accused of killing a drug dealer innocent after the latter tried to steal his firearm. The case dates back to March 2012, when the policeman was attacked by the ....
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Rights council condemns terrorist blast in SInai
Date: 2013-11-20 16:48:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:152 - ID:398080
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The National Council for Human Rights deplored on Wednesday the killing of central security soldiers in a blast that hit their vehicles in Sinai. In a statement, the council asserted that combating terrorism is a must at ....
