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Cabinet approves to lift curfew in Shram el-Sheikh
Date: 2013-08-15 14:19:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:242915
The Cabinet approved Thursday a request from the tourism minister to lift the curfew in Sharm el-Sheikh city. Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy decided Wednesday to impose curfew, that will last for the next month - or until further notice, in ....
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Govt discusses situation after breakup of Rabaa, Nahda sit-ins
Date: 2013-08-15 14:00:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:242881
The cabinet, under Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy, convened on Thursday to discuss a host of important internal issues after the dispersal of Cairo's Rabaa El-Adweya and Giza's El-Nahda sit-ins on Wednesday. At its meeting, the cabinet is to ....
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Nahda Square open for traffic after removing 20,000 cubic meters of garbage
Date: 2013-08-15 13:36:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:242824
Giza's Nahda Square was opened for traffic on Thursday after lifting 20,000 cubic meters of garbage on Wednesday, the Giza governor said Thursday. Ali Abdel-Rahman said the square will be rennovated within one week. Police and army ....
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Rafah border terminal closed on both sides for one day
Date: 2013-08-15 13:24:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:242787
Rafah terminal between Egypt and Gaza Strip was closed on Thursday to passengers on both sides for one day and until further notice. The crossing re-opened on May 28 of 2011 after a new operation mechanism was put into force. Some 903,933 ....
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Air traffic at Cairo airport regular
Date: 2013-08-15 13:22:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:242783
Passenger traffic at Cairo International airport was regular on Thursday as all flights arrived or left as scheduled except for three postponements and no cancellation was reported so far. Arrival halls at Terminal 1 and 3 were relatively ....
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Awqaf Ministry urges all powers not to use mosques as platforms for political conflicts
Date: 2013-08-15 13:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:242777
The Awqaf Ministry urged on Thursday all political powers and honorable citizens not to use the mosques as platforms for political conflicts. In a statement, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gouma called on all mosque imams to talk about the ....
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Beblawy condemns criminal acts against Copts across Egypt
Date: 2013-08-15 13:13:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:242763
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy, in a phone call with Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Thursday, decried criminal acts committed against Copts across Egypt. During the telephone conversation, the minister ....
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Finance Ministry seeks army helicopter help to put out fire
Date: 2013-08-15 13:07:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:242748
The Finance Ministry urged the Armed Forces on Thursday to send a helicopter to extinguish the fire that has been flaring up at the building as of Wednesday. A ministry source said firefighters are still until now unable to reach the sixth ....
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Foreign Ministry: Qatari statements that protesters were peaceful 'lack of familiarity with reality'
Date: 2013-08-15 13:04:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:242740
The Foreign Ministry said it strongly condemned irresponsible statements issued by the Qatari side that the sit-ins were peaceful, saying these statements reflected the "lack of familiarity with reality". There is no government in the world ....
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Tahrir vigilante groups step up security measures
Date: 2013-08-15 13:02:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:242734
Vigilante groups are stepping up their presence at the entrances of Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square despite the decreasing number of protesters. Also, military troops and security forces increased security measures at the iconic square to ....
