Egypt
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Evangelical Community chief in Egypt condemns attacks on churches
Date: 2013-08-16 14:01:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:244339
Priest Safwat El-Bayadi, the head of Egypt's Evangelical Community, condemned on Friday attacks on a number of churches during the last two days. In a statement on Friday, Bayadi urged the Egyptian government, security forces and army to ....
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Egypt envoy to UN: Foreign interference in internal affairs not accepted
Date: 2013-08-16 13:59:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:244335
Egypt's permanent envoy to the UN has rejected foreign interference in his country's internal affairs, insisting the situation in Cairo does not constitute a threat to world peace and security. Egypt's affairs should not be tackled by the UN ....
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Military troops block all streets leading to Tahrir Square
Date: 2013-08-16 13:56:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:244329
The Armed Forces have blocked all streets leading to Tahrir Square ahead of marches the Muslim Brotherhood announced they would stage following the weekly prayers on Friday. Armored vehicles are parked in the vicinity of Tahrir Square near the ....
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Police, military troops block all streets leading to Rabaa Adaweya
Date: 2013-08-16 13:45:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:244307
Police and military troops have blocked all streets leading to the Rabaa el-Adaweya square in Nasr City ahead of marches the Muslim Brotherhood announced they would stage following the weekly prayers on Friday. Armored vehicles are parked ....
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Hagel: US to maintain military relationship with Egypt
Date: 2013-08-16 11:25:08 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:244092
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on Thursday that Washington will continue to maintain a military relationship with Egypt. "The Department of Defense will continue to maintain a military relationship with Egypt, but I made it clear ....
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US warns citizens to leave Egypt: State Department
Date: 2013-08-16 10:30:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:243984
The United States warned its citizens on Thursday not to travel to Egypt and called on those already there to leave. The State Department travel warning was issued one day after a security crackdown on street protests in Cairo ordered by ....
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UN Security Council to meet in closed session on Thursday to disuss ME developments
Date: 2013-08-16 10:26:28 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:243977
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency briefing on the latest developments in Middle East on Thuesday. Britain, France and Australia requested the council meeting and the U.N. spokesman's office said Deputy Secretary-General Jan ....
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Coordination among authorities to secure courts in Egypt
Date: 2013-08-16 10:21:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:243969
A well informed source with the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday that the ministry has made necessary measures to secure the buildings of courts all over the country after supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi targeted the premises of ....
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Sweden says no intention to cut, suspend aid to Egypt
Date: 2013-08-16 10:17:57 GMT - Sweden - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:243966
Sweden does not intend to cut or suspend development aid to Egypt on the back of the crackdown on protest camps in Cairo, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Friday. Reinfeldt, however, voiced deep concern about developments in Egypt and ....
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summons Egypt amb. to Turkey for talks
Date: 2013-08-16 10:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:243960
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy summoned on Thursday Egyptian ambassador in Ankara Abdel Rahman Salah Eddin for consultation. ....