Egypt
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Egypt declares three-month state of emergency in parts of N. Sinai
Date: 2014-10-24 22:28:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:125 - ID:1193097
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) – Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Friday a decree declaring the state of emergency for three months in some parts of North Sinai. The decree also imposes a curfew for three months in a number of North Sinai ....
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Cabinet to hold meeting on Sinai terrorist attack Saturday
Date: 2014-10-24 22:09:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:124 - ID:1193037
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - The cabinet will hold a meeting on Saturday to discuss the security situation following a blast that hit a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier on Friday killing and injuring dozens of soldiers. According to a well placed ....
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Algeria deplores Sinai terrorist blast
Date: 2014-10-24 22:00:41 GMT - Algeria - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:1192913
ALGIERS, Oct 24 (MENA) – Algeria condemned the blast that hit a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier on Friday leaving dozens of servicemen dead and injured. In statements, Algerian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdel Aziz Ben Ali Sharif offered ....
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Egypt to close Rafah crossing as of Saturday
Date: 2014-10-24 21:58:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:1193081
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Egypt has decided to close the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip as of Saturday morning, October 25. (MENA) MSH/AR ....
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Interior Ministry mourns army victims in N. Sinai attacks
Date: 2014-10-24 21:07:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:117 - ID:1192701
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry extended deep condolences Friday to the families of the army victims who were killed in a terrorist attack in North Sinai. The army and police personnel chose to sacrifice their lives to defend the ....
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Anglican Church condemns Sinai terrorist attack
Date: 2014-10-24 20:55:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:116 - ID:1192841
CAIRO, Oct 26 (MENA) - Head of the Anglican Sect in Egypt Safwat al-Bayadi condemned the blast that hit a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier on Friday killing and injuring dozens of soldiers. We appeal to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take ....
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Coptic Orthodox Church deplores Sinai terrorist blast
Date: 2014-10-24 20:52:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:1192837
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, condemned the terrorist blast that hit a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier on Friday leaving dozens of servicemen dead and ....
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France deplores Sinai terrorist blast, asserts support to Egypt in fighting terrorism
Date: 2014-10-24 20:36:04 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:1192705
PARIS, Oct 24 (MENA) – France condemned the blast that hit a checkpoint in North Sinai earlier on Friday leaving dozens of servicemen dead and injured. In statements, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development offered ....
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UAE strongly condemns Sinai terrorist attack
Date: 2014-10-24 20:32:37 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:1192713
ABU DHABI, Oct 24 (MENA) - The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist attack committed by criminal elements in Egypt's Sinai Friday and emphasized its full support for Egypt and its Armed Forces, the state's WAM news agency reported. ''This cowardly ....
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Sisi chairs meeting with National Defense Council
Date: 2014-10-24 20:03:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:1192517
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday chaired a meeting of the National Defense Council to discuss the latest security developments in the country. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab along with ....