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Azhar female students stage protest in Kafr el-Sheikh
Date: 2014-10-14 16:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:134 - ID:1124773
KAFR El-SHEIKH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Scores of students of the Islamic Studies College for Girls of Al-Azhar University in Kafr el-Sheikh staged an on-campus protest on Tuesday. The protesters demanded the release of their detained colleagues, lifted ....
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Defendants in Rafah massacre convicted by Cairo court
Date: 2014-10-14 16:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:1125541
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court has found seven defendants, including terrorist Adel Habbara, guilty of killing central security soldiers in Rafah and attempting to kill other soldiers in Belbais. The seven are now on the death row ....
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El-Geel party praises amendments to penal code
Date: 2014-10-14 16:07:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:1124753
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - El-Geel Democratic Party described the amendments introduced by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the penal code as an important step in the interest of the security and stability of the country. Head of the party Nagi ....
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4 injured, 34 arrested in Alexandria University riots
Date: 2014-10-14 16:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:127 - ID:1125281
ALEXANDRIA, Oct 14 (MENA) – Four were injured during riots and violent acts in the Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University. Police fired tear gas to disperse students affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group who went on the ....
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75 MB supporters in Sharqiya remanded in custody on violence charges
Date: 2014-10-14 15:45:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:123 - ID:1124337
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Oct 14 (MENA) - The attorney general in Sharqiya decided Tuesday to remand 75 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood group in custody for 15 days pending a probe into charges of violence. The public prosecution accuses them of ....
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Youth employment project launched at cost of EGP 20 bln - Minister
Date: 2014-10-14 15:44:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:1123501
ASSIUT, Egypt, Oct 14 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Adel Labib said Tuesday a youth employment project has been launched at a cost of more than EGP 20 billion. During a meeting with Assiut Governor Ibrahim Hammad, the minister added that ....
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Planning min., UN officials discuss promoting cooperation
Date: 2014-10-14 15:43:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:1123581
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) – Minister of Planning Ashraf el-Araby held a meeting Tuesday with director of the UN Development Program in Cairo Ignacio Artaza and his accompanying delegation to seek means of raising the efficiency of governmental bodies in ....
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170,000 Egyptians die annually of tobacco use - minister
Date: 2014-10-14 15:41:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:120 - ID:1123445
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of premature deaths and diseases in the world, Health Minister Adel el-Adawy said on Tuesday. During a press conference, Adawy said tobacco kills nearly six million ....
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Egypt targets EGP 40bil food export revenue in 2014
Date: 2014-10-14 15:40:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:119 - ID:1123485
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - Egypt seeks to bring the food and agricultural export target to EGP 40 billion by the end of 2014, said the undersecretary of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI). Speaking at a corporate social responsibility ....
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Number of Belgian tourists set to hit high record in fall
Date: 2014-10-14 15:39:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:1123429
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) – Belgian tourist companies expect to realize a high record in rates of tourists coming to Egypt during fall in light of the bookings during the fall vacation so far. The bookings during the first week of November this year ....