Egypt
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Security measures beefed up to arrest shooters at Minya checkpoint
Date: 2014-10-22 13:39:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:1176377
MINYA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Minya security bodies have intensified their efforts to arrest unknown elements who opened fire at a police vehicle near a security checkpoint in Odwa township of Minya. Minya Security Director Osama Metwali said the driver ....
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Cabinet says Saturday official holiday to mark New Hijri Year
Date: 2014-10-22 13:37:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:1177557
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Saturday has been declared a holiday in Egypt on the occasion of the New Hijri Year. A spokesman for the Cabinet said Wednesday that the holiday, which comes in the weekend will not be compensated. Employees will not ....
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Cabinet reviews relations with Ethiopia, Renaissance Dam file
Date: 2014-10-22 13:36:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:1177105
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Cabinet, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, reviewed on Wednesday relations with Ethiopia and the Renaissance Dam file. Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazi presented during the weekly meeting a ....
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Financial data of 2014 presidential campaigns 'authentic' - PEC
Date: 2014-10-22 13:34:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:1176177
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - All data on the expenditures of the 2014 presidential campaigns is true, the Presidential Electoral Commission said on Wednesday. The commission took the decision after reviewing a report of the Central Auditing Agency, ....
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Cabinet reviews foreign policy, int'l ties
Date: 2014-10-22 13:29:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:1177109
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Cabinet under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab reviewed on Wednesday Egypt's foreign policy and international relations. The outcome of a recent visit by the Sudanese president to Egypt was discussed. The meeting also ....
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Air force commander attends Badr 2014 drills
Date: 2014-10-22 13:28:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:1177101
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Air Force commander Abdel-Men'em el-Tarras attended Wednesday one phase of a tactical project carried out by an air force unit as part of the Badr 2014 drills. Tarras said air force troops are working around the clock to ....
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62 ships cross Suez Canal
Date: 2014-10-22 12:46:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:1176373
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) - Sixty-two ships crossed the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a combined cargo of 3.515 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 ships, the biggest of which was a Panamanian container ship which carries a ....
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Female MB admin of facebook page arrested over provocative posts
Date: 2014-10-22 12:40:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:1176729
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - An admin of a facebook page has been arrested over provocative posts against the army and police. Bassant H. M., 35, is the admin of a "Revolutionary Coalition" page that she has been using to also incite attacks on state ....
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News of bomb blast in Kafr El Zayat not true-- official
Date: 2014-10-22 12:15:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:1176773
TANTA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Gharbiya security chief Osama Bedeir denied Wednesday news reports on the injury of two persons in an explosion of a primitive bomb in Kafr El-Zayat. The news is not true at all, he said. What happened was that a bad ....
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MB trying to drag police on campus -- Minister
Date: 2014-10-22 12:06:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:1175973
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Muslim Brotherhood group is changing its plan to create chaos in the country; this time taking it to universities, the interior minister said Wednesday. The group is acting to drag police on campus to start blaming ....