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Rafah crossing open for 7th day in row
Date: 2015-06-19 14:05:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2827705
The Rafah border terminal with the Gaza Strip remained open on Friday for the seventh day in a row to allow stranded Palestinians and aid supplies into the coastal enclave. The crossing first opened on Saturday for three days but the Egyptian ....
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Arab ministerial committee to meet with French FM Saturday
Date: 2015-06-19 10:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2826273
An Arab ministerial committee aimed at ending the Israeli occupation, under Egypt, is scheduled to meet with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Cairo Saturday. The committee was formed following a decision by the recent Arab summit in ....
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Egypt keen on reaching unified African stance on climate change: min.
Date: 2015-06-19 09:34:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:2825753
Egypt is keen on reaching a unified African vision over climate change in preparation for presenting it at the Paris conference, slated for December, said Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy. In statements to MENA, Fahmy said he chaired a committee ....
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570 Palestinians cross Rafah terminal
Date: 2015-06-19 09:33:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2825745
As many as 570 people crossed the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Thursday. About 62 people arrived in Egypt from the strip, while 508 others left for the opposite direction, official at the terminal said. Egypt opened Rafah ....
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Policeman wounded as masked gunmen throw bomb at his home in Arish
Date: 2015-06-19 07:37:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2825081
Two masked gunmen riding a motorbike threw a hand grenade at the house of a non-commissioned police officer in Al Arish, the local capital of North Sinai, security sources said on Friday. The blast destroyed parts of the house's walls while the ....
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Saudi king receives phone call from Sisi
Date: 2015-06-18 17:07:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2823765
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received on Thursday a phone call from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. During the call, the two leaders exchanged greetings on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, according to the Saudi news ....
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Egypt invites Sudan, Ethiopia for new round of Nile dam talks
Date: 2015-06-18 16:59:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2823753
Egypt invited Sudan and Ethiopia to a new round of talks on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at the beginning of July, Egypt's Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Thursday. This step comes as part of preparations for signing a contract with ....
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Alex. governor reveals project to develop Mina el Basal district
Date: 2015-06-18 16:55:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2823745
Alexandria Governor Hany el Messiry said Thursday there was a project to develop Mina el Basal district, western Alexandria. During a tour with Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi, Messiry said French aid agency donated Euros 300 million to ....
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French FM to visit Cairo Sat.
Date: 2015-06-18 16:53:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2823733
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will visit Cairo on Saturday, where he will meet President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Fabius will also have talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on the same day at a Cairo hotel, sources at the ....
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Cabinet refers terrorism bill to legislative panel
Date: 2015-06-18 12:15:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2821885
The Cabinet had referred a comprehensive bill on terrorism prepared by the Justice Ministry to the Legislative Reform Committee, Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim el Henedi said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Henedi said the bill was ....
