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Tourism, antiquity ministers inspect renovation works at Giza pyramids plateau
Date: 2014-06-23 10:30:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:38 - ID:792902
Minister of Tourism Hisham Za'azou and Minister of Antiquities Hisham Al-Damati on Monday inspected the renovation works at Giza pyramids plateau. The development works of the Giza pyramids area were carried out by the Tourism Ministry in ....
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African FMs meeting kicks off in Equatorial Guinea
Date: 2014-06-23 10:28:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:793184
Meetings of the executive council of the foreign ministers of the African Union kicked off here on Monday to prepare for the the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU). President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will lead Egypt's delegation to the ....
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Businessman banned from traveling, rare currencies smuggling attempt foiled
Date: 2014-06-23 10:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:793132
Authorities at Cairo International Airport banned Egyptian businessman Hesham el-Hazek from traveling to Paris. The move comes upon a decision of the prosecutor general to bar him from traveling as being wanted for investigations in a number of ....
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Unidentified gunmen shoot person in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-06-23 10:13:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:792670
A person was injured on Monday by unidentified gunmen in Sheikh Zuwaid in North Sinai, a medical source said. He was rushed to the Arish General Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound in the left thigh, the source added. Police arrested on ....
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Arab region witnesses worst humanitarian period due to crises of displacement, migration - AL chief
Date: 2014-06-23 10:05:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:793108
The Arab region is witnessing the worst humanitarian period as many countries suffer from the crises of displacement and migration, said Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. The problem of refugees is increasing sharply in the whole ....
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Fixing social security system top govt priority -- Minister
Date: 2014-06-23 09:44:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:793053
The Egyptian government is giving top priority to the file of social security, says Minister Ghada Wali. Wali made it clear that reforming the social solidarity system is one of the best mechanisms to face poverty. She told a workshop on ....
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Kerry, Maliki discuss security developments in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-23 09:41:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:793042
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki held a meeting on Monday over security developments in Iraq, the official Iraqi TV channel said. Kerry arrived here earlier in the day for talks on the current security ....
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Director of criminal investigation dept. in Sohag killed
Date: 2014-06-23 09:38:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:792811
The director of the criminal investigation department in northern Sohag has been shot dead while taking part in a campaign to arrest criminals in Tama area. An exchange of fire took place between police troops and the criminals who have been ....
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Court sends 18 defendants in Marriott Cell case to jail, acquits 2
Date: 2014-06-23 09:36:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:793035
Giza Criminal Court handed down jail sentences against 18 defendants implicated in what is known in the media as the Marriott Cell and acquitted two others. The sentences range between three to ten years in jail. The defendants, including four ....
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2,000 booths to be ready for Alex vendors by month end - governor
Date: 2014-06-23 09:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:793030
As many as 2,000 booths will be finalized for vendors by the end of June, Alexandria Governor Tarek el-Mahdi said. Each booth will be four meters and will be located at Batateen area in eastern the Mediterranean city, Mahdi said in statements ....