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Awqaf minister warns of targeting Islam creed foundations
Date: 2014-07-31 09:47:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:851792
Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa on Thursday warned against targeting foundations of the Islamic creed. "That will serve the interests of terror and extremist groups," the minister said. "Not all people should be involved in these issues, every ....
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Interior minister orders firing 2 policemen for facilitating escape of inmates from Ismailia prison
Date: 2014-07-30 13:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:850991
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has ordered that two policemen, one of them at large, be dismissed from duty for facilitating the escape of two inmates from a prison in Ismailia. The two policemen had been bribed to usher the inmates out of ....
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Mufti adviser launches campaign to correct vision about Islam in NY
Date: 2014-07-30 13:19:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:850936
The adviser to the Egyptian mufti, Ibrahim Negm, has launched an international campaign in New York to change the negative vision about Islam in the US. The campaign is meant to improve Americans' understanding of Islam and Muslims, Negm said ....
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Awqaf ministry lodges compliant against Azhar professor for taking pulpit without permit
Date: 2014-07-30 13:17:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:850932
Awqaf Ministry lodged a complaint against a professor at Faculty of Theology, Azhar University for taking the pulpit in a mosque in New Cairo, without getting a permission from the ministry. In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said that it ....
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Shoukry, Kerry discuss Gaza on phone
Date: 2014-07-30 12:41:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:850853
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed over phone Wednesday the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. The top diplomats agreed to have other telephone conversations and to continue ....
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Foreign ministry follows up conditions of Egyptian expats in Libya
Date: 2014-07-30 12:27:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:850832
Egypt's Foreign Ministry is closely following up conditions of Egyptians in Libya in coordination with the relevant Egyptian bodies along with the Libyan and Tunisian authorities to provide necessary needs and facilities amid the growing lawlessness ....
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No viral infections among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia -- Official
Date: 2014-07-30 11:39:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:850751
No viral infections have so far been detected among pilgrims returning home from Saudi Arabia, the chairman of the Red Sea Ports Authority said Wednesday. A ship carrying 666 passengers, 500 of them pilgrims, arrived at Nuweiba port in South ....
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Police working to identify occupants of booby-trapped truck
Date: 2014-07-30 11:37:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:850749
The police are acting to identify the passengers of a pick-up truck that exploded in el-Saff district of Giza early Wednesday. All three passengers of the unlicensed vehicle were killed in the blast, a statement by the Interior Ministry ....
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Iran diplomat urges Egypt to reopen crossing to allow aid to Gaza
Date: 2014-07-30 11:13:26 GMT - Iran - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:850585
A senior Iranian diplomat has urged Egypt to immediately reopen the Rafah border crossing to be able to deliver aid to Gaza. “We strictly call on the relevant officials in Cairo to accelerate the issuance of permits,” said Iran’s Deputy Foreign ....
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Suspect arrested in Minya on charges of storming police station
Date: 2014-07-30 09:43:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:850596
A wanted suspect has been arrested in Minya on charges of storming Maghagha police station following the crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protest camps in the Egyptian capital mid August. Fireworks have also been seized as part of a wide scale ....
