Egypt

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  • MENA agenda for Wednesday, November 20

    Date: 2013-11-20 06:11:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:396675

    KUWAIT, The third Afro-Arab summit winds up with the attendance of Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour. TUNIS, The Egyptian Finance Ministry takes part in a workshop organized by the World Bank with the participation of a number of government ....

  • One person killed in Mohamed Mahmoud protests

    Date: 2013-11-20 05:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:396669

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - One person has died of wounds sustained in Tuesday's protests marking the second anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud Street incidents, the Egyptian Ambulance Authority announced Wednesday morning. The unidentified man, 18, ....

  • Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for assassination of senior police officer

    Date: 2013-11-19 22:40:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:228 - ID:396593

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, a Sinai-based jihadi group, has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mabrouk who was shot seven times in the chest and head outside his house in Cairo's Nasr City on ....

  • 881 people cross Rafah terminal

    Date: 2013-11-19 22:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:227 - ID:396597

    RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) – As many 881 Palestinians crossed the Rafah terminal on Tuesday on both directions, a well-placed source at the crossing said. As many as 391 Palestinians crossed the terminal into Gaza Strip, while 490 others crossed ....

  • Security forces disperse protesters in Tahrir

    Date: 2013-11-19 22:26:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:226 - ID:396592

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) – Security forces broke up protests staged by revolutionary and political powers in Tahrir Square on Tuesday to commemorate the second anniversary of Mohamed Mahmoud clashes that took place in 2011 and left 47 people ....

  • Number of injured in Egypt protests rises to 30: health official

    Date: 2013-11-19 22:25:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:225 - ID:396595

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) – The number of people who were wounded during protests commemorating the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes two years ago rose to 30, Ahmed al-Ansari, the Director of the Ambulance Authority, told MENA. He said that no deaths have been ....

  • Russia ready to finance nuclear projects in Egypt- Lavrov

    Date: 2013-11-19 22:14:01 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:224 - ID:396548

    MOSCOW, Nov 19 (MENA) – Russia is ready to finance various Egyptian projects, especially nuclear ones, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. The top diplomat added that his country is seeking to promote its relations with ....

  • Egypt is safe: Ghana ambassador

    Date: 2013-11-19 22:10:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:223 - ID:396544

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) – Ghana's ambassador in Cairo Said Sinare lauded the "wonderful atmospheres" during Tuesday's play-off second leg in which Egypt claimed a 2-1 win. The ambassador asserted that Egypt is safe; expressing his happiness over his ....

  • Jihadist arrested while trying to flee to Libya

    Date: 2013-11-19 21:52:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:220 - ID:396559

    MATROUH, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) – Security forces on Tuesday arrested an extremist jihadist element while trying to flee to Libya via the Salloum border crossing. Hamid Mohamed Ali, 41, is accused of storming the building of the national security ....

  • FIFA hails Egypt's victory over Ghana

    Date: 2013-11-19 21:49:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:219 - ID:396552

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has highlighted praise by International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) for Egypt's victory over the Ghanaian team in the 2nd leg of 2014 world cup qualifiers. Ghana made it to ....

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