Egypt
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NCHR chairman calls Mandela "courageous fighter", "dear friend"
Date: 2013-12-11 13:37:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:434818
Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayeq has praised late South African leader as a "courageous fighter and a dear friend". Fayeq, who represented Egypt to the memorial service held for Mandela, said the man was a ....
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Clashes erupt between students, security at Al-Azhar University
Date: 2013-12-11 13:35:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:434813
Clashes erupted at Al-Azhar University between outlawed Brotherhood students and security forces deployed outside there, according to a security source. The clashes came after a state of cautious calm that prevailed due to bad weather. The ....
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3-month exceptional stay given for 170 Syrians, Palestinians in Egypt
Date: 2013-12-11 13:34:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:434804
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim ordered to issue travel documents and exceptional stay for three months for about 170 Syrians and Palestinians until they legalize their status through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. In exclusive ....
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Court panel recuses itself from trial of 17 MB leders on Muqattam violence
Date: 2013-12-11 13:29:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:434792
For the second time, Cairo Criminal Court panel decided on Wednesday to recuse itself from the trial of 17 Muslim Brotherhood leaderships over charges of premeditated murder and inciting violence against peaceful protesters outside the group's main ....
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Brotherhood students stage march on Cairo University's campus
Date: 2013-12-11 13:26:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:434782
Tens of Cairo University students who belong to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group staged a march on Wednesday demanding the release of their colleagues. Raising the Rabaa sign, the protesting students shouted slogans against the Armed Forces ....
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Cautious calm prevails at Al Azhar University
Date: 2013-12-11 12:05:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:434526
Cautious calm prevailed at Al Azhar University on Wednesday despite calls by the so-called National Alliance for Supporting Legitimacy for more on-campus rallies. Bad weather kept many students at home with small groups of Muslim Brotherhood seen ....
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Luxor governor receives British tourist delegation
Date: 2013-12-11 11:57:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:434534
Luxor Governor Tarek Saad el-Din met here Wednesday a British tourist delegation, after Britain decided to lift travel warning to Egypt. During the meeting, the governor told the delegation, which groups 16 tourists, that the security conditions ....
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ERTU on high alert ahead of constitution referendum
Date: 2013-12-11 11:53:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:434519
All sectors of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) devised a comprehensive plan to raise awareness among citizens on articles of the draft constitution. The television will show various TV shows which will host legal, constitutional ....
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Cabinet discusses internal, foreign issues
Date: 2013-12-11 11:52:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:434516
The Cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawy to discuss a set of internal and foreign issues. The Cabinet reviewed a report on the security developments in Egypt, especially the turmoil in Cairo and Al-Azhar ....
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Higher education minister honors university girls basketball team after Arab trophy
Date: 2013-12-11 11:40:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:434491
Deputy Prime Minister and Higher Education Minister Hossam Essa received on Wednesday university girls basketball team who won the Arab championship, which was held in Jordan, for the third time in a row. Essa honored members of the team for ....