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7 activists in Alexandria sentenced to 7 years in jail
Date: 2014-01-02 15:04:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:475272
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) - An Alexandria court decided to detain seven activists for two years and impose a fine worth 50,000 pounds on each of them. The seven activists, including three sentenced in absentia, stand accused of blocking ....
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Kerry arrives in Israel for peace talks
Date: 2014-01-02 15:02:50 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:475596
GAZA CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday for a new round of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. This is the tenth visit by Kerry to the region, said Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. ....
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Nile water level unchanged
Date: 2014-01-02 15:02:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:475350
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 175.96 meters on Thursday, the same as the reading of Wednesday. According to a report presented to the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry, water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today ....
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President honors army veterans
Date: 2014-01-02 15:01:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:84 - ID:475601
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - President Adly Mansour honored on Thursday a number of retired army leaders and veterans in appreciation of their efforts and contributions during the War of Attrition. Mansour granted an honorary rank of "General" to ....
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Syrian military aircraft raid Lebanese borders
Date: 2014-01-02 15:00:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:475603
BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) - Syria's military aircraft raided Thursday Nemat area that lies on its joint borders with Lebanon. The Syrian warplanes flew over the eastern mountains adjacent to the Lebanese Qaa town. The Lebanese Army has been heavily ....
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Agriculture minister launches initiative to develop horticulture crops
Date: 2014-01-02 14:57:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:475598
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) – Agriculture Minister Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid announced the launch of an initiative to develop horticulture crops of high economic value to improve the income of farmers in Luxor. During a popular conference here ....
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Alaa Heidar appointed as MENA's board chairman
Date: 2014-01-02 14:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:475412
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Supreme Press Council, under Galal Aref, announced Thursday names of board chairmen of national press institutions, after a three-hour session. Speaking at a press conference held following the meeting, Aref said that ....
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5 MBs nabbed over violence charges
Date: 2014-01-02 14:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:475351
BANHA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Security forces arrested on Thursday 5 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood including a former MP over charges of inciting violence, organizing protests without permission and urging people to boycott the constitution ....
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Explosion in Beirut southern suburb
Date: 2014-01-02 14:54:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:475595
BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) - An explosion hit the of municipality of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday. Casualties have been reported. Preliminary reports said the explosion is caused by a bobby-trapped car and wreaked great ....
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Palestinian Awqaf labels Ansar Beit al-Maqdis Israeli product
Date: 2014-01-02 14:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:475516
CAIRO, Jan. 2 (MENA) – Palestinian Awqaf Minister Mahmoud Habash, currently visiting Cairo, says that the so-called Ansar Beit al-Maqdis "Champions of Jerusalem" group is a product of Israel to distort the image of the real resistance against the ....
