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Zaazou condemns Taba bus blast
Date: 2014-02-16 15:43:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:558757
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou has strongly condemned the blast which hit a tourist bus near Taba border crossing in South Sinai and left three South Korean tourists killed along with the Egyptian bus driver. Also, 14 of the passengers were ....
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10 MB elements detained for 6 months over curfew violation
Date: 2014-02-16 15:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:558756
Damanhour Criminal Court decided to imprison ten members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) for six months over charges of violating curfew. The court, meanwhile, decided to acquit 95 members of the MB from the charges of possessing ....
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2 policemen wounded while chasing armed gang in Obour
Date: 2014-02-16 15:38:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:558750
Two policemen were wounded on Sunday as they were chasing an armed gang in Obour city. The criminals were seizing cars at gunpoint. They shot at police and an exchange of fire ensued. The defendants took the stolen car and fled the ....
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Iran optimizes Hawk missile defense shield
Date: 2014-02-16 15:36:51 GMT - Iran - International - SN:58 - ID:558744
Iran has doubled the range of the area covered by the radar systems of its mid-range Hawk air defense missile shield and improved its tracking and targeting capability by 40%, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad ....
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Morsi returns to Borg el-Arab prison
Date: 2014-02-16 15:35:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:558740
Ousted president Mohamed Morsi returned to Borg el-Arab Prison, following the arrival of the helicopter which moved him to attend the first session of his trial over espionage charges, said Alexandria police director Major General Nasser ....
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3 masked persons set fire to prosecutor's car in Fayyoum
Date: 2014-02-16 15:33:47 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:56 - ID:558737
Three masked persons, driving a motorcycle, set fire to a prosecutor's car parked close to his house in Fayyoum city on Sunday. The criminals threw a number of Molotov cocktails at the vehicle in the wee hours of today causing a blaze. Some ....
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PM condemns Taba bus exlosion
Date: 2014-02-16 15:09:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:558677
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy condemned Sunday a tourist bus Blast in Taba that killed four persons, including the driver and three S. Korean tourists, and wounded about 14 others. The PM ordered that the injured be rushed for treatment, and is ....
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PM reviews cleaning system in Cairo
Date: 2014-02-16 14:52:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:558600
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy held on Sunday a meeting to discuss the cleaning system in Cairo governorate and assess the performance of cleaning companies in charge of collecting and recycling garbage. The premier said it is essential that all ....
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Morsi, other defendants refuse to respond to court's questions
Date: 2014-02-16 14:43:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:558610
The defendants, involving ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 35 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaderships, refused in Sunday's espionage trial to respond and answer the court about the charges leveled against them. This was mentioned in the minutes of ....
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Russia ambassador hails as historic Sisi's visit to Moscow
Date: 2014-02-16 14:41:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:558277
Russian Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Kerbachenko asserted on Sunday the importance of a recent visit of Egypt's army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to Moscow. "It's a historic event in the bilateral relations," the diplomat told a news conference held ....