Egypt
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Polling stations open doors to receive voters on 2nd referendum day
Date: 2014-01-15 07:47:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:499296
Polling stations across the country on Wednesday opened their doors to receive more voters willing to cast their votes on the second day of the referendum on Egypt's new charter after the great revolution of Egyptians on June 30. High and ....
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Constitution panel member withdraws from judicial supervision in referendum
Date: 2014-01-15 07:44:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:499291
The head of the state foundations committee at the 50-member panel which amended Egypt's constitution revealed on Tuesday that he withdrew from judicial supervision on the constitution referendum over feeling of uneasiness. In statements on ....
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Pope meets water, scientific research ministers
Date: 2014-01-15 07:42:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:499286
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese held a meeting on Tuesday with Water Resources and Scientific Research Ministers, Mohamed Abdel-Motale and Ramzy Steno respectively, said church spokesman. The meeting tackled ....
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Security forces still on alert to secure referendum polling stations
Date: 2014-01-15 07:25:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:499261
Security forces are still fanned out across the country in coordination with the army to safeguard polling stations on the second day of the two-day constitutional referendum, the Interior Ministry operations room said. In statements to MENA ....
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Fire at Tanta Oil & Soap Company contained
Date: 2014-01-15 07:24:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:499254
Fire fighters managed to contain fire that broke out early Wednesday at the Tanta Oil and Soap Company, one of the biggest companies in Egypt and the Arab world that was established in 1934. No casualties or damage were reported. Investigations ....
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Judges receive SMS urging them not to partake in constitution referendum: Judges' Club
Date: 2014-01-14 18:35:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:498797
The operations room formed by Egypt's Judges' Club received complaints from a number of judges overseeing a constitution referendum that they have been urged via text messages not to take part in the public vote. The judges said that they have ....
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HEC denies extending referendum process to Thursday
Date: 2014-01-14 18:27:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:498461
Egypt's High Election Commission has denied media reports alleging that a referendum on Egypt's draft constitution will be extended to Thursday in case of a high turnout of voters, spokesman Hisham Mokhtar. In press statements on Tuesday, it said ....
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9 Takfiri elements killed in Arish
Date: 2014-01-14 18:11:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:498736
Nine Takfiri elements were killed and 6 houses of Takfiris and suspected terrorists were destroyed in an ongoing security operation in North Sinai, said sources on Tuesday. Also in North Sinai, 22 huts have been destroyed in the cities of Sheikh ....
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Military spokesman praises Egyptians on referendum participation
Date: 2014-01-14 18:02:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:498708
The military spokesman has praised participation of the Egyptians in the referendum on the draft constitution that has kicked off earlier on Tuesday and will run till tomorrow. In statements, Colonel Ahmad Mohamad Ali said: ’The Great people of ....
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700 officers and 4,800 soldiers secure polling stations in Qena -- commander
Date: 2014-01-14 17:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:498680
Qena Security Director Major General Mohamed Kamal said on Tuesday that up to 700 officers and 4,800 soldiers are securing polling stations and other important and vital buildings in the governorate. In statements to MENA, he added that ....