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Huge blast hits Arish, no casualties
Date: 2015-05-27 08:23:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2673629
A powerful blast hit Arish late on Tuesday that was followed by heavy gunfire and light bombs fired by security forces, security sources said on Wednesday. No casualties were reported as the blast took place during curfew hours. The blast was ....
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Sisi meets Azhar grand imam, partisan officials
Date: 2015-05-27 08:19:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2673841
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets on Wednesday with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb and heads of political parties, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said. The President will also meet with participants taking part in Arab water ....
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Egypt PM arrives in Amman for joint higher committee meetings
Date: 2015-05-27 08:10:24 GMT - Jordan - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:2673793
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab arrived in the Jordanian capital on Wednesday on a two-day official visit to the kingdom to co-chair the meetings of the 25th session of the joint higher committee. Mahlab was welcomed at Marka military ....
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Terrorist Habara, 8 Takfiris sentenced to death
Date: 2015-05-26 18:57:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:2671837
Zagazig criminal court sentenced on Tuesday Sinai Adel Habara along with eight other Takfiris to death over terrorist charges. The defendants were arrested in possession of hand grenades, ammunition, firearms and explosive belts. They face ....
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Contacts underway with Russia to import anti-virus drugs, says official
Date: 2015-05-26 18:45:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:2671757
Several meetings were held with Russian industrial companies to import anti-virus drugs, an official said on Tuesday. Ali Awani, head of the medication section at the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC), said Egypt seeks to ....
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Sisi review efforts to provide foreign exchange, banking sector activities
Date: 2015-05-26 18:03:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:2671493
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday chaired a meeting attended by Governor of the Central Bank Hisham Ramez. Presidential spokesman Alaa Yousef said the Governor of the Central Bank briefed the president on the the current economic ....
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9 MB members remanded in custody for more 15 days on violence charges
Date: 2015-05-26 18:00:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:2671465
Tanta prosecutors ordered on Tuesday remanding nine Muslim Brotherhood members in custody for further 15 days pending investigation. They are accused of bombing pylons and possessing highly-explosive materials. ....
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Cairo University, Friendship University sign cooperation agreement
Date: 2015-05-26 17:55:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:2671421
Cairo University of Egypt and the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia signed a cooperation agreement Tuesday in the field of scientific research. Cairo University President Gaber Nassar stressed the importance of exchanging academic visits ....
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683 fire arms seized during security campaign
Date: 2015-05-26 17:51:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:2671389
As many as 683 unlicensed fire arms have been seized as part of wide-scale security campaigns across Egypt. Three workshops manufacturing fire arms have also been detected. Eight wanted suspects have been arrested over the past six ....
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Cabinet approves contracts with Siemens
Date: 2015-05-26 17:49:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2670781
The Cabinet approved Tuesday a contract to be signed between the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company and Siemens Global to establish, import and install three combined-cycle power plants at a total capacity of 14,400 megawatts annually. The ....
