Egypt
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Ethiopia turns down Egypt’s request to temporarily suspend Renaissance dam building
Date: 2014-02-12 17:55:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:552135
Spokesman for Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Dina Mufti said that his country has turned down Egypt’s request to temporarily halt the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Walta Information Center reported. Egypt’s Irrigation Minister ....
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Interior ministry denies report attributed to senior police official
Date: 2014-02-12 17:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:552114
The Interior Ministry denied a report circulated by Facebook pages run by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood about a letter attributed to Deputy Interior Minister for Cairo Security Department General Ahmed Helmi. "This report is baseless," the ....
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Cabinet approves deal for combating money laundering in Arab world
Date: 2014-02-12 17:24:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:552070
Egypt's Cabinet approved on Wednesday the Arab Agreement on Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorism Financing approved earlier in December 2010 by Arab interior and justice ministers meeting. The agreement aims to eliminate money laundering ....
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Egypt mufti condemns Muslim genocide in Central Africa
Date: 2014-02-12 17:19:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:552062
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam has strongly condemned the Muslim genocide by extremist militias in Central Africa. In a statement Wednesday, Allam urged the government and officials in Central Africa to swiftly intervene and shoulder the ....
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Sisi to probe Egyptian-Russian cooperation in Moscow - Armed Forces
Date: 2014-02-12 17:13:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:552058
First Deputy Premier and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said he will hold talks with senior Russian officials to resume consultations on strategic cooperation between Egypt and Russia and ....
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Cabinet reviews report on talks in Addis Ababa regarding Ethiopian dam
Date: 2014-02-12 16:57:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:552035
The Cabinet on Wednesday reviewed at a meeting under Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy a report by Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Motaleb about the outcome of his recent talks in Addis Ababa regarding the Ethiopian Great ....
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Prosecutor General: There are no political detainees in Egypt
Date: 2014-02-12 16:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:552003
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat asserted on Wednesday that there are no political detainees in Egypt. At a meeting with a European Union human rights delegation, now visiting here, he explained that all those held in custody are detained in ....
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German Ambassador: We have no problem with dealing with any elected Egyptian president
Date: 2014-02-12 16:14:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:551969
German Ambassador in Cairo Michael Bock on Wednesday said that his country has no problem with dealing with any elected Egyptian president. He was replying to a question during a press conference that was held in the German embassy about the ....
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Cabinet prevents importing motorcycles and toktoks for one year
Date: 2014-02-12 16:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:551953
The Cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy entrusted the Finance Ministry with preventing the import of motorcycles and toktoks (auto rickshaws) for one year. The Cabinet also decided to ban importing components ....
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Al-Azhar University Council decides postponing classes to March 8
Date: 2014-02-12 15:46:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:551924
Al-Azhar University Council on Wednesday decided postponing classes to March 8. The council, in a statement, explained that the measure was meant to have time to mend fences and buildings that were damaged by recent acts of riot in the ....