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Seven arrested for attacking 3 police stations in Minya
Date: 2013-12-15 08:15:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:440544
Minya police arrested seven defendants involved in attacking three police stations during the riots that broke up following the dispersal of the Rabaa and Nahda sit-in camps. They are also charged with stealing police weapons and attacking a vet ....
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Presidential decree calls Egyptians to cast their votes on constitution on 14-15 January
Date: 2013-12-14 18:45:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:440140
Egypt’s Interim President Adly Mansour issued a presidential decree that calls Egyptians, whose names are recorded in the database of voters, for casting their votes over the draft constitutional amendments held on the 2012 constitution. The ....
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Mansour delivers speech after setting date on constitution referendum
Date: 2013-12-14 18:05:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:440081
Interim President Adly Mansour delivered a speech after setting a date for the constitution referendum, which will be held on January 14-15. During the ceremony, being held at the presidency headquarters, Mansour said that this is a historic and ....
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Islam remains state religion in Egypt's new constitution: Amr Moussa
Date: 2013-12-14 17:05:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:439842
Head of the 50-member constitutional panel Amr Moussa said on Saturday that Egypt's draft constitution stipulates that Islam is the state's religion, Arabic is its official language and the principles of Islamic law are the principal source of ....
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Corruption trial of ex-PM Shafiq adjourned to Monday
Date: 2013-12-14 17:03:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:439993
A criminal court in Cairo has adjourned the trial of ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and 10 others until 16 December in order to continue hearing pleadings. Ahmed Shafiq, who is currently living in Dubai, headed the Pilots' Association for Land ....
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Presidential decree calls Egyptians to cast their votes on constitution on 14-15 January
Date: 2013-12-14 16:52:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:439975
Egypt’s Interim President Adly Mansour issued a presidential decree that calls Egyptians, whose names are recorded in the database of voters, for casting their votes over the draft constitutional amendments held on the 2012 constitution. The ....
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Berri, Italian PM probe conditions in Lebanon, region
Date: 2013-12-14 16:36:37 GMT - Lebanon - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:439958
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri discussed on Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta the latest developments in Lebanon and the region as well as bilateral relations and means of promoting joint cooperation. Letta underlined his ....
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Court of Cassation orders the retrial of buisness tycoon Ahmed Ezz over charges of squandering public funds
Date: 2013-12-14 15:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:439832
Court of Cassation on Saturday ordered the retrial of business tycoon Ahmed Ezz over indictment of profiteering and squandering public funds valued at EGP 5 billion in the acquisition deal of shares of Ezz El-Dekheila steel company. The court ....
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Train ticket booking machines will operate as of Sunday -- minister
Date: 2013-12-14 15:00:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:439789
Minister of Transport Ibrahim El-Dimiri said the service of train ticket booking via ATM cards will operate as of Sunday. In statements on Saturday, Demiri asserted that the step comes within the context of the ministry's keenness on keeping up ....
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Moussa in a press conference tomorrow on new constitution
Date: 2013-12-14 14:55:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:439778
Chairman of the 50-member constitution drafting committee Amr Moussa will hold a press conference on Sunday at 11 am. In the conference, the old-hand diplomat will answer questions raised by the foreign correspondents in Cairo on the new ....