Egypt
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2 terrorists killed, 61 arrested in 4 governorates - army
Date: 2014-11-20 13:16:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:1373369
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Two Takfiri elements have been killed in North Sinai and 61 others arrested in four governorates, the army announced. During an army clampdown against terrorism over the past three days (November 17-19), the army eliminated ....
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PM chairs meeting over president's coming China visit
Date: 2014-11-20 13:09:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:1373365
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab chaired a meeting on Thursday of the Cabinet's "China unit." The meeting was attended by the ministers of international cooperation, trade and industry, communications, health, transport and ....
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3 buses set ablaze in Sharkia
Date: 2014-11-20 12:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:1372825
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Unidentified men set three buses ablaze in Zagazig, Faqous and Abu-Kbeir cities of Sharkia province, but no causalities were reported, police said. A bus was torched in a garage in Zagazig city while two buses were ....
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122m cubic meters dug at New Suez Canal
Date: 2014-11-20 12:45:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:1372093
ISMAILIA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Head of the Armed Forces' Engineering Authority Kamel el-Wazir said on Thursday that 122 million cubic meters have been dug at the newly-launched Suez Canal project so far. According to the preset schedule, we were ....
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Curfew imposed in Iraq's Anbar to hunt down terrorists
Date: 2014-11-20 12:44:21 GMT - Iraq - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:1372425
BAGHDAD, Nov 20 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces have imposed a curfew in Heet city of Anbar province as part of its campaign against Daesh militants. "The local residents were urged to stay at home as the Iraqi troops have been deployed to hunt ....
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Fact-finding committee over June 30 Revolution events completes final report
Date: 2014-11-20 12:43:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:1372661
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – The fact-finding committee over events after June 30 Revolution has completed its final report on Wednesday evening, said committee chief Counselor Omar Marawan on Thursday. In press statements, he added that the report is ....
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Islamic convoys seek thearting attempts by extremist groups on stirring sedition
Date: 2014-11-20 12:42:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:1372809
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Convoys of the Islamic Research Academy started trips to several Egyptian provinces in implementation of a plan by Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb to thwart an attempt by terrorist groups who are planning to ....
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Transport min. rushes to train station bomb scene
Date: 2014-11-20 12:41:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:1372197
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Transport Minister Hani Dahi rushed to Egypt's main train station in Ramses district after a 'sound bomb' went off earlier. The bomb was set off inside a train with no casualties reported. It occurred in the rear of ....
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Probe with MB leader over violence charges starts
Date: 2014-11-20 12:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:1372937
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – The high state security prosecution started interrogations with MB leader and former local development minister Mohamed Ali Beshr, who was arrested this dawn at his house in the Nile Delta city of Menoufia. The public ....
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Al-Saidi welcomes Egypt amb. in Sanaa
Date: 2014-11-20 12:39:24 GMT - Yemen - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:1371997
SANAA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Saidi has met with Egypt's ambassador to Yemen Dr. Yousef al-Sharqawi. They conferred on means of boosting bilateral cooperation and how to improve it. Al-Saidi hailed ....