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Beltagi claims there were no arms in Rabaa el-Adaweya, Nahda sit-ins
Date: 2013-08-27 10:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:260114
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed el-Beltagi claimed in a video wired by Aljazeera news channel on Monday that there were no weapons in the sit-ins of Nasr City's Square Rabaa el-Adaweya and Giza's Nahda Square. Beltagi said if the Brotherhood ....
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Safwat Hegazi remanded in custody for 15 days over inciting murder in Manyal clashes
Date: 2013-08-27 10:01:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:260059
South Cairo prosecution ordered Islamist hardliner Safwat Hegazi to be remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigations into charges of inciting the murder of peaceful citizens opposing the Muslim Brotherhood in el-Manyal district of Cairo in ....
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Gov't should take decisive stance on Erdogan's comments on grand imam - party
Date: 2013-08-27 09:54:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:260041
The Conference Party called on Monday the government to take a decisive stance against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over recent statements that assaulted Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed Tayyeb. The party rejected "the offense ....
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Passenger movement in Egyptian airports declines 50 pct
Date: 2013-08-27 07:59:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:259902
Chairman of the Egyptian company of airports Gad Al Karim Nasr said that the passenger movement dropped the last week by 50 percent. The decline in the number of passengers, especially in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada airports, was prompted by ....
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Mufti urges foreign ministry to combat assault on Azhar
Date: 2013-08-26 15:21:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:259195
Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam called on the Foreign Ministry to combat assaults on Al-Azhar, asserting that these attacks pose a threat to the Egyptian national security. In a statement, the Mufti stressed that Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed ....
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Five defendants sentenced to life imprisonment for planning to bomb Interior Ministry
Date: 2013-08-26 15:19:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:259189
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for planning to attack the Interior Ministry headquarters using explosives. Four of the five defendants are at large, while the fifth, named Ashraf Mohamed Farag, is remanded in ....
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Safwat Sherif trial adjourned
Date: 2013-08-26 15:16:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:259184
The Cairo criminal court adjourned Monday the trial of former Shura Council speaker Safwat el-Sherif and his son Ehab over charges of illegal gains and the abuse of power to September 26. The anti-graft body had referred the pair to the ....
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Security measures to be stepped up in High Dam port
Date: 2013-08-26 15:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:259144
The High Dam Ports Authority announced that it will take new measures as part of a campaign implemented by security forces in Egypt to face terrorism. Security measures will be stepped up on the passengers coming or leaving the port, said head ....
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MB takes advantage of Mubarak's release to create chaos - party
Date: 2013-08-26 14:55:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:259139
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is taking advantage of the release of former president Hosni Mubarak to distract the people and spread chaos in the country once again, warned vice president of Masr Al-Qawmy (Egypt national) Party Mahmoud Riyad. ....
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Palestinian cause was, remains in minds of Egyptians - FM
Date: 2013-08-26 14:49:58 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:259130
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy asserted on Monday that the Palestinian cause was and will always remain in the minds of Egyptians and a priority for Egypt's foreign policy. In a press conference with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad ....