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Egypt condemns statements by UN high commissioner for human rights
Date: 2017-05-02 08:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6792973
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid on Monday condemned statements made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, in which he claimed that security measures in Egypt feed terrorism and extremism. The spokesman ....
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Awqaf min. condemns terrorist attack in Nasr city
Date: 2017-05-02 07:09:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6792884
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa condemned Monday's terrorist attack on a security checkpoint in Cairo's suburb of Nasr City that left two officers and a policeman dead and five others injured. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, the minister ....
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Wazir: Armed Forces allocate EGP 1bn to utilities in most needy villages
Date: 2017-05-02 07:07:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6792879
Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Maj. Gen. Kamel el Wazir said the Armed Forces has allocated one billion pounds for utilities in most needy villages to implement projects. In a telephone call with TV anchor Amr Adib on ON E channel ....
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2 officers, policeman injured in Nasr City shootout - security source
Date: 2017-05-02 07:06:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6792877
Two police officers and a policeman were injured in a shootout with unidentified gunmen in Cairo's suburb of Nasr City, a security source told MENA Monday. The gunmen suddenly opened fire on a security patrol tasked with inspecting the area, the ....
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Pope Francis leading Mass at Air Defense Olympic Village
Date: 2017-04-29 08:48:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6789320
Vatican Pope Francis is leading Mass at the Air Defense Olympic Village, with six Catholic denominations taking part. Attending Mass is Egyptian Catholic Bishop Ibrahim Is'haq. About 25,000 Egyptian Copts are also present. ....
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Investment min. participates in W20 summit in Berlin
Date: 2017-04-26 09:18:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6785016
Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr took part in the Women20 (W20) summit in Berlin. The summit was attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Assistant to US President Donald Trump and Senior Counselor for Economic ....
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Youth conf. continues for 2nd day in Ismailia
Date: 2017-04-26 09:17:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6785012
Activities of the third youth conference continued Wednesday in Ismailia for the second day in a row under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. A session kicked off to tackle sustainable development in the transport and housing ....
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Sisi says Suez tunnels project best proof of Egyptians high potentials
Date: 2017-04-26 09:16:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6785009
A project to dig four tunnels underneath the Suez Canal is in itself a proof of how Egyptians are capable of implementing huge projects, said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Wednesday. Speaking after inspecting the tunnels - currently under ....
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Gunmen kill police officer in Giza - source
Date: 2017-04-26 09:11:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6784999
A police sergeant was killed as a group of gunmen opened fire at him in Giza's Faisal district, a security source said. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, the source said Giza Security Chief Hisham Eraqi gave orders to line up a team to swiftly ....
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FM back home
Date: 2017-04-26 08:03:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6784873
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Cairo after a three-day visit to Athens. During the visit, Shoukry took part in a conference on ancient civilizations, held in Greece. The top diplomat delivered a speech at the conference, in which ....