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Chief of Staff, officers, soldiers donate to "Long live Egypt"
Date: 2014-08-12 13:01:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:870498
Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi accompanied by commanders and officers, soldiers and army personnel donated on Tuesday to the "Long Live Egypt" fund to support Egypt's economy. This came to support a national initiative launched by President ....
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Aswan ready for festival marking sun perpendicular fall over face of Ramses II - Governor
Date: 2014-08-12 13:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:870492
Aswan province has been ready to host a global event, through which the sun passes over the face of a statue of King Ramses II at Abu Simbel temple, Governor Mostafa Yousry said on Tuesday. He added that this rare astronomical phenomenon, which ....
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EGX indexes show mixed performance
Date: 2014-08-12 12:58:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:870482
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) showed mixed performance at the close of Tuesday's trading due to intensive share purchases by foreign investment funds, while local and Arab investors were inclined to sell shares as restructuring of financial portfolios ....
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Lebanon's Berri adjourns presidential election session for 10th time
Date: 2014-08-12 12:57:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:870478
Lebanon's Speaker of the House Nabih Berri adjourned till September 2 the presidential elections session due to lack of quorum, the state's news agency reported. Nearly 30 minutes after the voting session was scheduled to begin, there were only ....
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AL welcomes Abadi assignment to form new Iraqi govt
Date: 2014-08-12 12:56:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:870476
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby has welcomed a decision by Iraqi President Mohamed Fouad Massoum, assigning Dr Haidar al-Abadi to form the new Iraqi government. Araby, in a statement Tuesday, hoped Abadi would succeed in forming a ....
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Arabi discusses ceasefire initiative with Ban, Kerry on phone
Date: 2014-08-12 12:56:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:870471
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Araby telephoned UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US State Secretary John Kerry on Tuesday to discuss efforts to implement the Egyptian initiative to stop the Israeli aggression in Gaza. Araby called for ....
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No restrictions on freedom of creativity - Min.
Date: 2014-08-12 12:53:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:870465
No restrictions are imposed on the freedom of creativity, Culture Minister Gaber Asfour said on Tuesday. During his inauguration of a cultural symposium early in the day, Asfour stressed that the historic masterpieces should be revised by ....
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UAE investor offers to implement big power plant in Egypt
Date: 2014-08-12 12:52:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:870462
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met Tuesday with UAE investor Hussein Jassem al-Nuwais, who offered to implement a big power plant in Egypt in three phases. The plant is expected to secure 3,960 megawatts of electricity and is estimated to cost ....
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Businessman donates 20 million pounds for 'Long Live Egypt' fund
Date: 2014-08-12 10:50:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:870180
Businessman Alaa Arafa donated 20 million pounds for "Tahya Misr" (Long Live Egypt) fund to support Egypt's economy. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab received the businessman. Arafa handed over Mahlab a five-million-pound cheque as a first ....
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Homemade bomb goes off in Maadi, child injured
Date: 2014-08-12 10:48:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:870176
A child was injured in Maadi district in Cairo after a homemade explosive device went off on Tuesday. A security source told MENA that an explosion occurred in Maadi, leaving a child injured. Sappers rushed to the scene where they found ....
