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Unidentified gunmen open fire outside Hosari Mosque in 6 of October City
Date: 2013-08-30 14:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:265397
Two unidentified gunmen riding on a motorcycle opened fire randomly outside the Hosari Mosque in the 6th of October City on Friday. The two then tried to flee the scene but were chased by a citizen who was able to capture them after he hit them ....
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5 Palestinians sneaking from Gaza to Rafah arrested
Date: 2013-08-30 14:24:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:265390
Five Palestinians were arrested on Friday while sneaking from Gaza to Egypt’s Rafah through the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptian navy forces spotted two Palestinian fishing boats entering the Egyptian territorial waters, warned and chased them, ....
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Calm prevails Cairo, Giza streets amid heavy army deployment
Date: 2013-08-30 13:43:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:265314
Calm prevails streets in Cairo and Giza on Friday ahead of protests expected to be staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Army has sent reinforcements at major roads and squares, closing the roads leading to Nasr City's Rabaa ....
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Heavy security around Ittihadiya palace
Date: 2013-08-30 10:26:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:265035
Security presence was heavily seen in the vicinity of Ittihadiya presidential palace in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Heliopolis on Friday, hours before Muslim Brotherhood supporters start their pro-Mohamed Morsi marches. Six military ....
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US ambassador Patterson leaves Egypt
Date: 2013-08-30 10:15:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:265022
US ambassador Anne Patterson left Egypt on Friday after ending her term in office. David Satterfield will oversee the responsibilities of the US ambassador to Egypt until the appointment of a new ambassador to replace Anne Patterson. The ....
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Army close Defense Ministry streets
Date: 2013-08-30 10:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:265001
Army forces blocked all the streets leading to and from the Defense Ministry HQ in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Heliopolis this morning, hours before the start of protests by Muslim Brotherhood supporters titled “Friday of Determination.” ....
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Protecting Egypt main task of armed forces -- Army commander
Date: 2013-08-30 09:48:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:264978
Chief of staff Lieutenant Gen. Sedki Sobhi stressed Thursday that protecting Egypt is the main task of the Armed Forces, military spokesman Colonel Ahmed Mohamed Ali said. Sobhi, during his inspection tour of army and police forces in Sinai, ....
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Mamish denies preventing US ships from navigation in Suez Canal
Date: 2013-08-30 09:45:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:264972
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish refuted Thursday news fanned by news websites that the US vessels will be prevented from navigation in the Suez Canal upon orders from Minister of Defense Abdel-Fatah el-Sessi. In an ....
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US embassy in Cairo warns citizens from Friday protests
Date: 2013-08-30 09:44:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:264970
The US embassy in Egypt issued Thursday a new security message to the US citizens, urging them to be cautious during planned Friday's demonstrations. "Local media is reporting the possibility of large and potentially violent demonstrations on ....
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FJP secretary general arrested over instigating violence in Sohag
Date: 2013-08-30 09:26:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:264947
Security forces in Sohag arrested Thursday Mohamed Abo Setta, the secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in Girga, over charges of instigating violence. Meantime, the prosecution ordered five members of ....
