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Azhar acting to secure protesters exit from mosque
Date: 2013-08-17 12:49:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:245828
The Al-Azhar has been in contact with Egyptian authorities since Friday night to secure the exit of protesters taking shelter inside the Fatah Mosque in Ramsis. A well-placed source said Saturday Al-Azhar has been calling on police to exercise ....
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New session of Mubarak retrial starts
Date: 2013-08-17 12:10:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:245756
The fifth session of the retrial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, former interior minister and six of his aids over killing protesters in 2011 kicked off at Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday. Mubarak, his former interior minister ....
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Army continues to close Tahrir Square to traffic
Date: 2013-08-17 12:05:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:245746
Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo is closed to traffic for the second day after Armed Forces blocked all streets leading to it Friday. Military armored vehicles are still parked near the Egyptian Museum, MENA reporter says. Barbed wire has been ....
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All roads leading to Rabaa Sq. closed
Date: 2013-08-17 12:02:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:245741
Army and police forces continued closing all streets leading to Rabaa Adawiya Square in the eastern Cairo district of Nasr City on Saturday. Army and police vehicles were deployed at the square’s entrances, MENA reporter at the scene said. ....
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Egyptian communities in Europe stress support for anti-terrorism measures in Egypt
Date: 2013-08-17 11:59:02 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:245737
The Egyptian Communities Union in Europe has stressed full support for measures taken in their home country to counter terrorism, achieve stability and protect citizens. The union condoles with families of the martyrs and hopes those injured a ....
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Egypt’s amb. to US: This was least bad option
Date: 2013-08-17 11:00:10 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:245620
The dispersal of two large sit-ins staged by supporters of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi was necessary and any further delay would have led to more bloodshed, Egyptian Ambassador here Mohamed Tawfik said. The Egyptian government is ....
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Police troops get many Morsi supporters out of mosque
Date: 2013-08-17 10:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:245604
Having spent the night inside the Fatah Mosque, many supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi were ushered outside Saturday after police troops formed a safe path for their exit. Another group of Morsi's supporters are still taking ....
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Aviation movement at all Egyptian airports was regular yesterday
Date: 2013-08-17 10:44:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:245601
Air traffic at Cairo International Airport and regional airports was regular yesterday as the curfew continued for the third day. The number of flights coming and departing Cairo Airport has reached 404, carrying 36,612 passengers on board, ....
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Security forces arrest 1,004 armed MB rioters
Date: 2013-08-17 10:37:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:245586
The Interior Ministry said that the number of members of Muslim Brotherhood rioters who were arrested during violent protests that took place in some governorates yesterday increased to 1,004. In a statement Saturday, the ministry added ....
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Military, security forces form joint checkpoints in Fayyoum
Date: 2013-08-17 10:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:245566
Military and security troops formed joint mobile checkpoints in Fayyoum, an official security source said on Friday. Military and security vehicles and other vehicles affiliated to the criminal investigation and central security departments ....
