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Makeshift bomb explodes in Minya; no injuries reported
Date: 2014-07-08 13:35:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:817655
A makeshift bomb exploded Tuesday in the city of Maghagha, Minya with no casualties reported. Police combed the area in search for any other explosives. The public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. ....
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Fitch: Egypt's fuel price hikes are positive for credit profile
Date: 2014-07-08 13:33:49 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:817650
Fitch Ratings said Tuesday the recently announced fuel price hikes are an important step toward reducing subsidies that contribute to Egypt's substantial fiscal deficit - a key rating weakness. Tackling subsidies is a key way of reducing Egypt's ....
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CAPMAS: 6.82% increase in industrial production in 2013 Q 4
Date: 2014-07-08 13:30:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:37 - ID:817642
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS ) said on Tuesday that the industrial production had increased during the fourth quarter of 2013 by 6.82% hitting 80.81 billion pounds, compared to 75.64 billion pounds during the ....
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ETUF gears up for parl't elections
Date: 2014-07-08 13:25:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:817635
Head of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Gebaly El Maraghi said on Tuesday that a plan was set to ensure a high number of seats in the next parliamentary elections. "The plan includes holding conferences nationwide to brief nationals on ....
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Large quantities of bullets, drugs seized in Matrouh
Date: 2014-07-08 13:22:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:817631
Egypt's border guards have seized large quantities of bullets and drugs in the city of Matrouh. As many as 356,500 various bullets were seized. Also nearly 150,000 Tramadol tablets were confiscated in the raid. The prosecution was notified ....
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Egypt restores 8 stolen antiquities from Denmark
Date: 2014-07-08 13:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:817598
Egypt has managed to restore eight wooden pieces of antiquity from Denmark after vigorous efforts exerted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions abroad in coordination with the Ministry of State for Antiquities. Department of Cultural ....
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Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks
Date: 2014-07-08 13:05:06 GMT - Austria - International - SN:32 - ID:817593
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have held a fresh round of meeting over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV has reported. Zarif and Ashton resumed discussions on the sixth day of ....
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Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist attack in Bahrain
Date: 2014-07-08 13:02:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:817586
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Ati has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted the eastern Aker village in Bahrain on July 4. Abdel Ati expressed Egypt's full solidarity with Bahrain in the face of these terrorist acts ....
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Third Army's food outlets witness high turn out in Suez
Date: 2014-07-08 12:59:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:817579
The Third Field Army continued offering the low-price food commodities at Hyper Badr market in Suez. The outlet mall witnessed a high turnout by residents who came to purchase food commodities offered at low price inside the outlets of the ....
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Interior Minister urges El-Obour market's traders to reduce commodities' prices
Date: 2014-07-08 12:52:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:817564
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim paid a sudden visit on Tuesday to El-Obour market to get briefed on the prices of vegetables and fruits there. The minister met with senior traders and sellers to check on the prices of vegetables, fruits and ....