Egypt
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US embassy warns citizens, staffers from Friday's demo
Date: 2013-07-26 09:07:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:216152
The US embassy in Egypt said due to the possibility of large demonstrations on Friday, with the possibility of violent confrontation, its personnel movement is limited, and all official travel is being closely scrutinized. The metro system ....
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Hospitals on highest alert, 1979 ambulances deployed: ministry
Date: 2013-07-26 09:03:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:216146
Health Minister Maha el-Rabat on Thursday called for putting all hospitals in the Egyptian governorates on highest alert ahead of expected mass demonstrations on Friday. El-Rabat stressed the availability of strategic storage of blood, drugs ....
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Two military personnel killed, four injured in North Sinai border attack
Date: 2013-07-25 20:32:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:215818
An officer and a Border Guard soldier were killed and four soldiers injured Thursday after an attack on their border checkpoint in North Sinai. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the army personnel, who fired back, a security source ....
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Qandil introduces three-phase initiative to resolve current dilemma
Date: 2013-07-25 20:24:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:215809
Former prime minister Hisham Qandil introduced Thursday a three-phase initiative to get out of the current political quagmire. In a videotape posted on Youtube wesite, Qandil said the first phase represents a cooling-off period that should ....
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Friday protests to be completely secured – interior minister
Date: 2013-07-25 20:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:215799
The people who will respond to army chief's General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's call for mass protests Friday against terrorism will be secured entirely by the police and Armed Forces, said Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim. The minister made the ....
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Pro-Morsi protesters end rally outside Darul Iftaa
Date: 2013-07-25 20:11:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:215793
Scores of supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi ended on Thursday their protest outside Darul Iftaa demanding the return of what they described as the "constitutional legitimacy". The participants called on Egypt's Grand Mufti to issue a ....
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Friday sermon to focus on sanctity of blood - Awqaf ministry
Date: 2013-07-25 20:00:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:215778
The Awqaf Ministry urged on Thursday all imams to let their Friday sermons revolve around the sanctity of blood and the importance of joining the ongoing national reconciliation as being the only solution to the current situation. In a statement, ....
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Egyptian, 2 Israeli officers referred to criminal court for spying in Egypt
Date: 2013-07-25 19:54:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:215771
Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat decided to refer an Egyptian, who is detained, and two other at large Mossad agents to Ismailia criminal court over charges of spying in Egypt. The Egyptian suspect is accused of passing on sensitive information ....
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Rabaa policemen torturers arrested
Date: 2013-07-25 19:50:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:215768
A doctor and his assistant who tortured two kidnapped policemen at the Rabaa Adawiya Square where supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi are camping out have been arrested. The policemen, from the Heliopolis police station, were monitoring ....
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Egypt army gives 48-hour ultimatum to return to national rank
Date: 2013-07-25 19:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:215759
The general commander of the Armed Forces issued on Thursday a 48-hour ultimatum to all conflicting political powers to back off and join the national rank to start drawing up Egypt's future. "After Friday protest, the army will change its ....