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  • Unidentified gunmen open fire at Risa checkpoint in Arish for 47th time

    Unidentified gunmen open fire at Risa checkpoint in Arish for 47th time

    Date: 2013-08-20 14:21:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:250564

    Unidentified gunmen opened fire at El -Risa checkpoint on the main road between El-Arish and Rafah for the 47th time, according to security sources. The sources said Tuesday that unknown militants fired at members of the checkpoint and an ....

  • FM stresses in South Sudan importance of joint ties

    FM stresses in South Sudan importance of joint ties

    Date: 2013-08-20 14:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:250529

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy arrived in Juba, capital of South Sudan, on Tuesday morning as part of his first foreign tour. Upon arrival, Fahmy was received by Minister of Information and Broadcasting in South Sudan Michael Makuei Lueth. ....

  • Rafah crossing still closed for second day

    Rafah crossing still closed for second day

    Date: 2013-08-20 13:52:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:250488

    Egyptian authorities Tuesday continued closing Rafah border crossing for the second day in a row following Monday's attack on Central Security Forces soldiers. The terminal was closed from both directions as of Monday. ....

  • Security forces arrest 7 gangs, 49 drug dealers, seize 280 arms in week

    Security forces arrest 7 gangs, 49 drug dealers, seize 280 arms in week

    Date: 2013-08-20 13:41:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:250456

    Cairo's police arrested seven gangs and 49 drug dealers and seized 280 weapons in a week-long security operation. The seized arms include machine guns, pistols, rifles and light weapons. The security campaigns aim at restoring law and order to ....

  • Egypt/Afghanistan Foreign Ministry: Egypt rejects Afghan government' position on latest developments in the country

    Egypt/Afghanistan Foreign Ministry: Egypt rejects Afghan government' position on latest developments in the country

    Date: 2013-08-20 13:36:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:250447

    Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel-Atti has expressed Egypt's rejection of the Afghan government's position on the latest developments in the country. Afghanistan's stance showed it is not well aware of the situation in Egypt, he ....

  • Armed Forces renew its condolences to family of Al-Ahram journalist, urges citizens to abide by curfew

    Armed Forces renew its condolences to family of Al-Ahram journalist, urges citizens to abide by curfew

    Date: 2013-08-20 13:33:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:250441

    The Armed Forces renewed its condolences to the family of the the head of Al-Ahram newspaper provincial office in Beheira, who was accidentally killed on Monday night. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Army Spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali said ....

  • Police raid Brothehrood's media center in Alexandria

    Police raid Brothehrood's media center in Alexandria

    Date: 2013-08-20 13:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:250397

    Security forces stormed a Moslem Brotherhood media center in Alexandria, confiscating jamming devices. Acting on tip-off that there were jamming devices at an apartment, security forces stormed an apartment to find a room being used as a visible ....

  • Second batch of Saudi aid arrives in Egypt

    Second batch of Saudi aid arrives in Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-20 12:40:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:250277

    The second batch of Saudi humanitarian and medical assistance arrived Tuesday at Cairo Airport. Saudi King Abdullah ben Abdel-Aziz has ordered humanitarian and medical aid to Egypt since the outbreak of a state of unrest over removing ....

  • Armed Forces arrest 11 terrorists in Sinai

    Armed Forces arrest 11 terrorists in Sinai

    Date: 2013-08-20 12:34:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:250257

    Elements of the Second Field Army in Sinai arrested on Tuesday 11 terrorist elements, including two Palestinians who are involved in attacks on military and police checkpoints in Sinai. In statements, a military source said that the armed ....

  • Muslim Brotherhood declares Mahmoud Ezzat acting supreme guide

    Muslim Brotherhood declares Mahmoud Ezzat acting supreme guide

    Date: 2013-08-20 11:42:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:250141

    The Muslim Brotherhood declared Mahmoud Ezzat the group's acting supreme guide after the arrest of its supreme guide, Mohamed Badie, at dawn Tuesday. In a statement published on the website of the Freedom and Justice Party, the MB said that ....

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