Egypt
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6 April: MB places obstacles, rejects all solutions to current crisis
Date: 2013-08-10 16:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:235900
Founder of the April 6th Movement Ahmed Maher affirmed failure of all local and international efforts to get out of the current political crisis shows that the Muslim Brotherhood rejects all solutions. In a statement on Saturday, Maher said the ....
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Aviation Minister appoints Hossam Kamal as acting chairman of EgyptAir Holding Co.
Date: 2013-08-10 16:13:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:235892
Aviation Minister Abdel-Aziz Fadel has appointed Hossam Kamal as acting chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company. The decision was based on a report by control authorities that recommended that Tawfiq Assi should no longer remain in the post because ....
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Huge fire breaks out in factory of plastic
Date: 2013-08-10 15:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:235803
A huge fire broke out in a factory of plastic in the investment zone in Nasr City on Saturday. Civil defense troops are still working to control the flames before they extend to adjacent factories. ....
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18 wounded in armed clashes in Behaira
Date: 2013-08-10 14:17:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:235740
As many as 18 people, including a central security element, were injured in armed clashes that erupted between residents of two villages in Behaira. A dispute between young men from both villages over selling toys sparked the fight. Police ....
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Egyptian politicians call for reassessing ties with Washington
Date: 2013-08-10 14:10:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:235729
The Egyptian government has been urged to re-assess its relationship with Washington especially after recent statements by US officials about the situation in Egypt. Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker, the chairman of the Egyptian Council for Foreign ....
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One body found near scene of Rafah explosion - source
Date: 2013-08-10 12:50:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:235637
A well-informed military source said on Friday that troops have found one corpse near the site where explosions were heard in southern Rafah. The source said that army forces still combing the site where they found a motorcycle near the dead ....
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Social insurance minister says NGO bill not to be one-man show
Date: 2013-08-10 12:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:235633
The Social Insurance Ministry will soon be outlining a draft law meant to further involve NGOs in the social development process. Minister Ahmed el-Bora'ie already ordered that a panel be formed to get the job done. Besides ministry officials, ....
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Gunmen open fire at Arish police station
Date: 2013-08-10 10:55:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:235506
A number of unidentified gunmen have opened fire at the Arish police station in North Sinai. Troops deployed outside the police station fired back at the gunmen, who fled the scene. No word of injuries was reported. ....
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Ban Ki-moon calls on Egyptians to ‘prevent further loss of life’
Date: 2013-08-10 10:31:38 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:235489
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Egyptians to prevent the further loss of life amid heightened tensions between supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the interim government. Ban’s “immediate concern is for the leaders of ....
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Health Ministry: 7 injured in clashes in Fayyoum; no deaths reported
Date: 2013-08-10 08:53:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:235417
Seven people were wounded in clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and police forces in Fayyoum, a Health Ministry official said. Khaled al-Khatib, head of the ministry's Central Department for Emergency and Critical Care, ....