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7 elements of Matrouh cell sentenced to death, final verdict on Nov 25
Date: 2017-09-16 09:53:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:6993298
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced seven elements of the Daesh-affiliated "Matrouh cell" to death on charges of beheading 21 Egyptian Copts working in Libya in February 2015. Three of the defendants are still at large. The ....
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Defense min. back home from S.Korea
Date: 2017-09-15 18:30:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:6992722
Egypt’s Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi returned home Friday, wrapping up a several-day visit to South Korea. During his stay, Sobhi held fruitful talks with his Korean counterpart Song Young-moo and a number of top military commanders on ways of ....
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Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 101: Health Ministry
Date: 2017-09-15 15:52:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:6992608
The Egyptian Health Ministry on Friday said nine Egyptian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll among Egyptian pilgrims to 101. In a statement, deputy head of the medical Hajj mission Dr Mohamed Shawqy said that eight pilgrims ....
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Cairo metro movement back to normal - spokesman
Date: 2017-09-15 15:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:6992631
Spokesman for Cairo Metro Company Ahmed Abdel Hady said Friday that movement is back to normal in second line of Cairo metro after a malfunctioning train was towed to Shoubra workshop. Abdel Hady explained that one of the trains operating on ....
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More than 400 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing
Date: 2017-09-15 15:49:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:6992619
Matrouh security chief Hesham Nasr said that 449 Egyptians and 180 trucks arrived from Libya through Salloum crossing during the past 48 hours. Nasr said that travel procedures of 1,824 individuals, including 364 Libyans, were finalized at the ....
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Cairo security chief makes surprise inspection in capital
Date: 2017-09-15 15:18:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:6992585
Cairo security chief Khaled Abdel Aal made on Friday a surprise tour on Cairo streets to inspect security measures. The inspection took him to Hussein ُquare and its vicinity in view of the flow of tourists to such archaeological ....
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Egypt condemns London terror attack
Date: 2017-09-15 13:58:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:6992461
Egypt condemned Friday a terror attack that hit earlier a packed London Underground train in the south-west of London at Parsons Green Underground station, leaving 22 people wounded. In a statement, The Egyptian Foreign Ministry wished speedy ....
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Transport min. inspects road projects in South Sinai
Date: 2017-09-15 13:48:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:6992447
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat on Friday inspected progress realized so far in a number of projects meant to upgrade roads in South Sinai governorate. The minister started his tour with inspecting the 50-kilometer Dahab-Nuweiba road. The ....
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Al Azhar official flies to US for intercultural communication conference
Date: 2017-09-15 12:43:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6992281
Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman left here Friday heading to the United States, where he will take part in a conference on the intercultural communication between the US and the Islamic world, to kick off Saturday. Shoman will give a speech ....
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Egypt's new amb. to Italy heads for Rome
Date: 2017-09-15 12:37:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6992236
Egypt’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Italy Hisham Badr left here on Friday heading for Rome. On Thursday, Assistant Foreign Minister for Protocol Affairs Ayman Mosharafa received, at the headquarters of the ministry, newly-appointed Italian ....