Egypt
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6 arrested in North Sinai security campaign
Date: 2013-12-06 17:15:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:426374
Army and police forces have combed and raided several areas in Arish and Sheikh Zuweid, arresting six people, who are suspected of belonging to a Takfiri group. Military engineers were also able to defuse two anti-tank bombs. A raft of ....
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Clashes re-erupt between Brothrhood members, Giza residents
Date: 2013-12-06 15:19:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:426154
Clashes re-erupted between members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Giza residents on Friday. The skirmishes between the two sides broke out when the brotherhood members chanted slogans offensive to the army and police. Security forces stationed ....
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Pope Tawadros heads for Switzerland
Date: 2013-12-06 15:14:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:426146
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese left Cairo Friday heading for Switzerland at the start of a two-week European tour. The pope, accompanied by a delegation from the Coptic Orthodox Church, will visit Germany as ....
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3-day mourning declared in Egypt in honor of Mandela
Date: 2013-12-06 14:34:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:426077
Interim President Adly Mansour Friday issued a decree announcing three days of national mourning in honor of late South African leader Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95. The mourning starts today and until Sunday, December 8, ....
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Kobri Al Qobba metro station closed ahead of planned MB protest
Date: 2013-12-06 14:33:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:426071
Kobri Al Qobba metro station was closed on Friday, the operating company said. The station was temporarily shut down and trains were not allowed to stop at it, spokesman for the company Ahmed Abdel-Hadi said, noting this measure is taken ahead of ....
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Counselor Fadali says Gen. Sisi to win by overwhelming majority if he runs for president
Date: 2013-12-06 13:41:37 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:425941
Head of an Egyptian popular diplomacy delegation which is wrapping up a visit to China Counselor Ahmed Fadali said that if Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi chooses to run for president, he would win by an overwhelming majority. This came ....
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FM says Egypt is going through societal change
Date: 2013-12-06 13:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:425935
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Friday Egypt is going through a process of societal change with the aim of searching for an Egyptian identity for the 21st century and not just reshuffling cabinets. Speaking at a lecture on the latest ....
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Giza police disperse MB March in Haram
Date: 2013-12-06 13:34:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:425920
Giza police Friday dispersed a march organized by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Haram Street. Security troops fired tear gas at the protesters who marched along Haram Street causing congestion. Clashes erupted between the ....
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Giza march causes congestion
Date: 2013-12-06 13:30:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:425913
Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi went on a march Friday from the Istiqama Mosque in Giza toward Haram Street. Protesters chanted slogans against the Armed Forces and police. They held the four-finger ....
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Suez police fire tear gas at Brotherhood rally
Date: 2013-12-06 13:26:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:425903
Police forces in Suez on Friday fired tear gas canisters at a rally staged by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in the 24 October area. The forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Yahodiya Street near Al Hoda Mosque. ....