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Interior minister holds meeting with security officials
Date: 2014-08-21 14:21:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:885004
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim held a meeting Thursday with a number of ministry officials to review the developments in the country and major security challenges. Security bodies are adamant to eradicate terrorism and achieve stability in the ....
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Hamas says three top commanders killed in Israeli air strike
Date: 2014-08-21 14:15:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:884995
Hamas' military wing said on Thursday that three of its senior military leaders have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Ezzeldin Al-Qassam said the three; Mohammed Abu Shamaleh, Mohammed Barhoum and Raed ....
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Egypt bourse hit record levels since June last year
Date: 2014-08-21 13:50:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:23 - ID:884944
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) hit record levels from June 30 of 2013 till August 20, thanks to political and economic changes in Egypt. The main index EGX 30 went up by 98.6 percent in this period. EGX 70 of small and medium-sized enterprises ....
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Mitt Romney: Obama worse than even i expected
Date: 2014-08-21 13:49:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:22 - ID:884941
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a crowd of supporters on Tuesday that President Barack Obama is doing a “good deal worse than even I expected.” Romney, who lost to Obama by 126 electoral votes in 2012, made the comments ....
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182-, 364-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2014-08-21 13:40:05 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:884927
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 6.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 2.5 billion of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 11.803%, it said, adding it accepted bids ....
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Sabahi denies urging citizens to bear power blackouts
Date: 2014-08-21 13:10:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:884863
The Popular Current denied a news report published by "Al-Yom7" newspaper that its founder Hamdeen Sabahi had urged the people to bear frequent power outages. Sabahi, who lost the 2014 presidential elections to Abdel Fattah El Sisi, has called on ....
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Irrigation Ministry receives EGP 900,000 donations to Tahya Masr Fund
Date: 2014-08-21 13:04:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:884843
The Irrigation Ministry announced on Thursday that a number of contractors donated about EGP 900,000 from their dues to the ministry to the Tahya Masr Fund (Long Live Egypt Fund). The contractors took the step in response to the call of President ....
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Yemeni PM did not resign - official
Date: 2014-08-21 13:03:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:884841
A Yemeni official source in the office of the Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa denied news fanned about the prime minister's resignation from his office. These reports are baseless, the source said in statements to Yemen News Agency (SABA) ....
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100,000 housing units to be built for limited-income Egyptians
Date: 2014-08-21 12:54:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:884821
The ministries of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities and Defense are to sign a protocol for building 100,000 housing units for limited-income in six cities, the first project of its kind for such brackets in ten years. The units will be ....
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Environment min. holds meeting on use of coal in industry
Date: 2014-08-21 12:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:884749
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy held on Thursday a meeting with officials from the trade and industry ministry to discuss the final draft of controls governing the use of coal in industry. Fahmy noted that the meeting discussed ways to import ....