Egypt
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Egyptian embassy in Tunis following up situation of held fishermen
Date: 2017-01-14 07:05:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6328449
The Egyptian Embassy in Tunis is closely following up the situation of a number of Egyptian fishermen held there for illegal fishing in Tunisia's territorial waters. A delegate of the embassy already met with the 16-member crew of the Egyptian ....
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Iraq to start extending to Egypt 1 mln oil barrel monthly within few days - envoy
Date: 2017-01-11 09:13:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6311021
Iraq will start extending to Egypt one million barrels of oil monthly within few days in line with an agreement signed between the two states, the Iraqi ambassador in Cairo said. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, Ambassador Habib al Sadr said ....
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Electricity Ministry denies obstacles to implementing Dabaa nuclear power plant project
Date: 2017-01-11 08:59:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6310925
Spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy Ayman Hamza dismissed on Tuesday reports claiming that there are obstacles facing the government in establishing a nuclear power plant in Dabaa. The spokesman described negotiations ....
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Egypt amb. says FM visit to Germany of great importance
Date: 2017-01-11 08:25:45 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6310677
Egypt's Ambassador in Berlin Badr Abdel Aati said Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry's upcoming visit to Germany is of great importance. Expected here later today, Shoukry will, during his two-day visit, discuss with German officials ....
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Sisi: Egypt in real war against terror
Date: 2017-01-10 09:04:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6304245
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt is waging a real war against terror. During a phone call with Kol Youm program presented by TV anchor Amr Adib, Sisi said the operations in the state are similar to those in the period from 1967 to ....
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Pick-up truck runs into closed level crossing, collides with Cairo-Aswan train
Date: 2017-01-10 08:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6303981
A pick-up truck ran into el Garf level crossing - which was closed - and collided with the Aswan-Cairo train, the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) said. In a statement on Tuesday, the ENR said the accident took place between Deirot and Deirmawas ....
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State Council official in custody for 15 days over bribery charges
Date: 2017-01-10 06:56:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6303453
The Illicit Gains Authority on Monday ordered a State Council official to be remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigations into bribery charges. The State Council's purchasing manager Gamal el Labban is accused of making illicit gains ....
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Orthodox Church condemns Al-Arish terrorist attack
Date: 2017-01-10 06:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6303329
The Coptic Orthodox Church condemned a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Al-Arish which left several policemen and civilians killed and injured earlier on Monday. In a statement, the church mourned the martyrs and condoled with their families. ....
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Train fire controlled, says railway authority
Date: 2017-01-09 08:31:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6297425
The Egyptian National Railways said that a fire was controlled at dawn Monday on the train line of Qabari-Matrouh. No passengers were in the two carriages where the fire broke out, the authority said in a statement. The blaze was put out and ....
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Alexandria, Dekheila straits still closed over bad weather
Date: 2017-01-09 08:29:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6297421
The Alexandria Port Authority on Monday decided to keep the Alexandria and Dekheila straits closed for the third day in a row due to bad weather and high wind velocity. The decision is meant to prevent any collision of ships and ensure safety of ....