Egypt
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Rafah terminal to open Tuesday to Thursday
Date: 2013-11-18 07:57:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:392939
Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will open from both sides on November 19-21, a well-placed source said on Sunday. The terrminal has been the principal connection between Gaza's 1.8 million residents and the outside world ....
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73 local, foreign NGOs to observe Egypt referendum, elections -- spokesman
Date: 2013-11-18 07:47:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:392928
The Higher Elections Commission said on Sunday that 67 local NGOs have been granted the right to observe a referendum on Egypt's amended constitution and forthcoming parliamentary elections, according to the commission's spokesman. Meanwhile, six ....
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Gov't works with team spirit to establish water projects: Irrigation min.
Date: 2013-11-17 18:23:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:392539
Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdul Motaleb asserted that the government is working with a team spirit to achieve the required harmony particularly when it comes to establishing projects, especially those on ....
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Cairo Underground back to normal after 10m suspension
Date: 2013-11-17 17:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:392518
Cairo Underground movement has returned to normal after a 10-minute suspension on Helwan-El Marg line, sources at the underground metro authority said. The suspension came due to rainfall that caused power cut for 10 minutes, they added. ....
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Committee to be formed to review investment laws -- deputy PM
Date: 2013-11-17 17:52:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:392511
Deputy Prime Minister and International Cooperation Minister Zeyyad Bahaa Eddine said on Sunday that a committee will be formed next week to review all laws on local and foreign investment. The step is part of the government's program to reform ....
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Mid-term exams at faculty of engineering held as scheduled - Zagazig univ. president
Date: 2013-11-17 17:47:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:392504
Head of Zagazig University Ashraf el-Shehi said that mid-term exams in the university's Faculty of Engineering were held as scheduled despite a sit-in staged by some students today. He, meanwhile, affirmed that the situation is calm inside the ....
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Egypt keen on drafting strong constitution -- labor federation
Date: 2013-11-17 17:43:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:392487
Head of the General Federation for Trade Unions Abdel Fatah Ibrahim said that the Egyptian people are determined to have a powerful constitution that protects the laborers' social and economic rights. "The laborers are capable of further ....
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FM: No tangible progress in reconciliation
Date: 2013-11-17 17:38:46 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:392483
There is no tangible progress achieved in the reconciliation efforts in Egypt, said Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi affirming the Egyptian government's determination to carry out the roadmap. "We will be committed to the constitution that would ....
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Tourism Minister meets Italian, Spanish ambassadors
Date: 2013-11-17 16:32:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:392387
Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou held a meeting on Sunday with the Italian and Spanish Ambassadors in Cairo Maurizio Massari and Fidel Sendagorta, respectively. The meeting took up means of boosting tourism cooperation between Egypt and ....
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Sisi meets Bahraini interior minister
Date: 2013-11-17 16:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:392371
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi met Sunday Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa and his accompanying delegation. The Bahraini official conveyed a message from King Hamad bin Eissa ....