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Ghana plans to camp in Turkey ahead of second leg play-off against Egypt
Date: 2013-11-05 10:03:23 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:37 - ID:371353
ABUJA/ACCRA, Nov 5 (MENA) - Ghanian sources said said the Black Stars were scheduled to base in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa initially, but officials seem not convinced with the state of the facilities in the eastern African country. "Black Stars will ....
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Gunmen attack intelligence office in Rafah
Date: 2013-11-05 09:55:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:371344
RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 5 (MENA) - A number of unidentified gunmen attacked the HQ of the intelligence office in Rafah Tuesday. Troops guarding the building exchanged fire with the gunmen who fled the scene. No word of casualties was ....
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Rafah crossing closed for new Hijri year
Date: 2013-11-05 09:51:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:371326
RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) – Rafah terminal will be closed on Tuesday on both sides for the new Hijri year 1435, an official source said. The crossing has been operating under a new mechanism since May 28, 2011. A total of 926, 777 people have ....
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Tourism minister sounds optimistic about Egypt tourism
Date: 2013-11-05 09:51:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:371301
LONDON, Nov 5 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said he is optimistic that tourist rates in Egypt will return to normal. "Many nations have left their travel warnings against traveling to Egypt," he said in a press conference held on the ....
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Tokh drainage project completed -- head of municipal council
Date: 2013-11-05 09:44:08 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:33 - ID:371245
BANHA, Egypt, Nov 5 (MENA) - Head of the Tokh municipality Abdel-Hakim el-Qadi has announced the completion of a drainage project in the districts of Kafr Mansour, Kom el-Atroun and Kafr Abed. The project costs some 35 million pounds, Qadi ....
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HCRP director says protecting monuments responsibility of all Egyptians
Date: 2013-11-05 09:42:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:32 - ID:371214
CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - It is the responsibility of all Egyptians to protect their monuments, said Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, director of the Historic Cairo Restoration Project (HCRP). In statements to MENA Tuesday, Abdel-Aziz stressed the importance of ....
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Turkey's security forces on alert after Al-Qaeda threat
Date: 2013-11-05 09:41:18 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:371242
ANKARA, Nov 5 (MENA) - The al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has sent two of seven bomb-loaded vehicles it has been preparing to Turkey's southeastern province of Sanlıurfa to launch an attack on Turkey's biggest cities, an ....
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Suez non-commissioned officer dies of heart attack
Date: 2013-11-05 09:40:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:371319
SUEZ CITY, Egypt, Nov 5 (MENA) - A non-commissioned officer of Suez police died Tuesday of a heart attack. Hisham Samir, 20, died in Suez, said Suez police chief Khalil Harb. The deceased is from Sharqiya governorate. (MENA) MA/RR ....
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Israel's Histadrut labor federation chairman Ofer Eini announces resignation
Date: 2013-11-05 09:38:59 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:371325
GAZA CITY, Nov 5 (MENA) - Histadrut labor federation chairman Ofer Eini announced on Tuesday he will be stepping down on February 1 after eight years in the position, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Histadrut lawyer Avi Niskorn is the ....
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12 riot inciters arrested in Fayyom
Date: 2013-11-05 09:34:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:371297
CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Security bodies arrested on Tuesday 12 rioters over charges of inciting violence and chaos in Fayyom governorate. The 12 persons are also accused of disrupting traffic and blocking roads and shouting slogans against the ....