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Court upholds government decision extending state of emergency
Date: 2013-11-12 13:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:382876
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - The Administrative Court of the State Council on Tuesday upheld a decision extending the state of emergency in Egypt for two months more. The current state of emergency ends on Thursday. The court turned down a complaint ....
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Azhar Grand Imam asserts necessity of respecting religious sanctity
Date: 2013-11-12 13:25:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:382882
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb on Tuesday underlined the necessity of respecting Islamic sanctity and religious symbols. At a meeting with Dutch Ambassador here Gerard Steeghs, he added that al-Azhar is keen ....
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51 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2013-11-12 13:22:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:382850
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Nov 12 (MENA) - Fifty-one ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.753 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 26 ships, carrying 1.201 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 25 ....
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Egyptian-Italian green trade project to be launched
Date: 2013-11-12 13:19:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:382849
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour revealed that a green trade project, devised within the framework of a debt swap program between Egypt and Italy, will be implemented at a value of EGP 54.9 million. The ....
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Sisi attends part of Air Defense drill
Date: 2013-11-12 13:15:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:382887
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Defense Minister Colonel General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attended on Tuesday part of a drill conducted by one of the Air Defense formations. It is being implemented as part of annual training of the Egyptian Armed ....
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Nasr Party's head calls for prioritizing Egypt's interests
Date: 2013-11-12 13:08:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:382715
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Head of the Sufi Nasr Party Mohamed Salah Zayed urged all Egyptians to place the country's high interests above any partisan or personal considerations. Zayed said that Egypt is passing through difficult times so all ....
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Assistant FM meets Italian amb.
Date: 2013-11-12 13:02:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:382851
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Hesham Badr held a meeting Tuesday with Italy's Ambassador to Egypt Maurizio Massari. The meeting took up boosting relations between the two countries ....
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Antiquities minister, Cairo governor to mark Egyptian Museum anniversary
Date: 2013-11-12 12:33:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:382561
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and Cairo Governor Galal Saeed are to launch on Friday the 111th anniversary of the opening of the Egyptian Museum. They will witness the announcement of an initiative aimed at reviving ....
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Culture Minister meets NCDA delegation
Date: 2013-11-12 12:32:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:382714
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Culture Minister Mohamed Saber Arab held a meeting Tuesday with a delegation from the National Council of disability Affairs (NCDA) in Egypt. The meeting took up enabling people with disabilities to be integrated in the ....
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Russia's Far East
Date: 2013-11-12 12:26:12 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:382792
MOSCOW, Nov 12 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East on Tuesday, Itar-Tass news agency reported. According to the Petropavlovsk-based seismic station, tremors measuring 3-4 on the Richter ....
