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Interior ministry denies getting 1 bln loan for new prisons
Date: 2013-09-08 18:45:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:279829
An interior ministry official denied media reports claiming that the ministry received a loan worth one billion pounds for building three new prisons. "Such reports are baseless," the official, who spoke anonymously in line with regulations, said. ....
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Nour party to take part in 50-member constitutional committee
Date: 2013-09-08 18:41:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:279822
The ultra-conservative Nour Party announced on Sunday its participation in the 50-member committee tasked with amending the suspended 2012 Constitution. The decision was taken after consultations with the party's presidential board and its ....
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Fahmi, Kerry review bilateral ties, conditions in Egypt
Date: 2013-09-08 14:33:18 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:279007
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi, currently in Paris, discussed with US Secretary of State John Kerry bilateral ties as well as the latest developments in Egypt, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday. During the meeting, ....
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Moussa says writing down concilitory Constitution to serve Egyptians' interests
Date: 2013-09-08 14:28:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:279357
Head of the 50-strong constitutional panel Amr Moussa stressed on Sunday that writing down a conciliatory Constitution would serve the Egyptian people's interests and materialize the goals of the revolution. "I am very proud of the start of a ....
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Nour party to take part in 50-member constitutional committee
Date: 2013-09-08 14:27:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:279354
The ultra-conservative Nour Party announced on Sunday its participation in the 50-member committee tasked with amending the suspended 2012 Constitution. The decision was taken after consultations with the party's presidential board and its ....
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Border guards intensify security measures at crossings, Suez Canal
Date: 2013-09-08 14:22:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:279343
Border guards Sunday intensified security measures at border crossings and Suez Canal in coincidence with military operations, conducted by the Armed Forces and police in Sinai. The Armed Forces personnel seized drugs and carcinogenic ....
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2 MB leaders held in custody for 15 days further
Date: 2013-09-08 14:13:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:279253
The public prosecution ordered remanding two Muslim Brotherhood leaders for another 15 days pending investigations over their role in recent riots in the Nile Delta city of Qalubiya. Former lawmaker at the People’s Assembly el-Sayed el-Qady ....
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Turkish students to receive great care: Al-Azhar University
Date: 2013-09-08 14:10:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:279285
Osama el-Abd, the President of Al-Azhar University, asserted that Turkish students will receive great educational care. El-Abd noted that recent reports claiming that scientific relations with Turkey have been suspended are groundless, ....
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Assiut governor inspects new Assiut barrage project
Date: 2013-09-08 14:00:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:279247
Assiut Governor Ibrahim Hamaad inspected on Sunday the new barrage project and hydro-power plant in the southern governorate. "The work at the project will be wrapped up as scheduled," the governor said. He said the project will have major ....
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Foreign Ministry warns of bringing, taking or smuggling drugs in UAE
Date: 2013-09-08 13:54:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:279240
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has warned citizens, who want to travel to the UAE, against the serious repercussions of bringing, taking or smuggling drugs in the country. The warning emanates from the ministry's utmost keenness on helping ....