Egypt

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  • Al-Azhar Grand Imam invited to visit Libya

    Date: 2013-11-20 14:10:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:397613

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Libyan Ambassador to Egypt Fayyez Gebril conveyed on Wednesday an invitation to the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb to visit his country. The invitation came during a meeting between Gebril and al-Tayyeb in ....

  • Azhar reps in Constituent Assembly want to limit religious practice for believers

    Date: 2013-11-20 14:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:397658

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Al-Azhar representatives in the Constituent Assembly refused a proposed article of granting freedom of religious practice to non-followers of the three divine religions; Islam, Christianity and Judaism, either in private or ....

  • Moussa: 50-member committee is not outlining a national charter that serves a certain group or faction

    Date: 2013-11-20 14:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:101 - ID:397518

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Head of the 50-member committee entrusted with amending the Egyptian constitution Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that the panel is not outlining a national charter that serves a certain group or faction. In press statements, ....

  • New constitution contains 241 articles - Salmawy

    Date: 2013-11-20 14:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:397754

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The new constitution contains 241 articles, including those related to the Armed Forces, which have not been discussed until now, said the spokesman of the 50-member committee entrusted with writing Egypt's new constitution ....

  • Free Egyptian Party: Bloody escalation in Sina attests to bad intentions of Brotherhood and undermines argument about reconciliation with this group

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:54:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:397563

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – The Free Egyptians Party on Wednesday condemned a terrorist attack that took place earlier in the day in Sinai and left 10 soldiers dead and 35 others injured. The party, in a released statement, added that the attack is a ....

  • PM condoles with pope over Dahshour train victims

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:52:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:397762

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy Wednesday telephoned Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese to offer condolences over victims of the Dahshour train accident on Monday morning. Beblawy also ....

  • 11 non-commissioned officers killed in attack by Takfiri elements on buses in Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:49:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:94 - ID:397753

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Takfiri elements have targeted four buses carrying non-commissioned officers in Sinai on Wednesday morning. Two suicide bombers riding a booby-trapped car intercepted the buses in Shalaqa area on Rafah-Arish road Wednesday, ....

  • France holds that Egyptian political road map is moving ahead in line with the aspirations of the Egyptian people

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:47:15 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:397699

    PARIS, Nov 20 (MENA) – France on Wednesday held that the Egyptian political road map is moving ahead in line with the aspirations of the Egyptian people. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Romain Nadal, at a press conference, underlined the necessity of ....

  • Health Ministry announces 2nd death in Tuesday rallies

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:44:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:397706

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The ambulance department announced Wednesday the second death in Tuesday's rallies marking the second anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud incidents. Mahmoud Abdel-Hakim, 23, died of a shot in the head, said head of the ....

  • 132 weapons, 15 stolen cars seized within 24 hours

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:43:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:397709

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - As part of efforts to arrest outlaws and thugs, the Interior Ministry's security department managed to seize 132 weapons and 15 stolen cars over the past 24 hours. All the necessary measures have been taken in this respect ....

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