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Death toll of Wadi Natrun bus crash rises to 17
Date: 2013-07-21 14:20:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:209590
The death toll of the tragic colision between an army bus and a truck on Al-Alamein/Wadi Natrun highway on Sunday rose to 17, Health Undersecretary in Behira Mohamed Menisi said. He told MENA that the army sent helicopters to airlift the wounded ....
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Mufti decries killing of 3 women in Mansoura violence
Date: 2013-07-21 14:04:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:209555
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned the killing of three women during the clashes that erupted Friday night in Mansoura. In statements Sunday, the mufti underlined the sanctity of Egyptian blood. The three women were present during protests ....
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15 army personnel dead, 34 injured in bus crash
Date: 2013-07-21 13:52:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:209534
At least 15 army personnel were killed and 34 others variously injured when their bus collided with a truck on the Wadi el Natroun-Alamein highway in Beheira on Sunday. Ambulances rushed to the scene to transport the victims. ....
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Al-Azhar top imam resumes activities after end of vacation
Date: 2013-07-21 13:42:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:209516
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayyib resumed on Sunday his activities after the end of the vacation he is used to take in the first ten days of the holy month of Ramadan in his hometown Luxor, a source at al-Azhar said. The source told MENA ....
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Cabinet meeting forces social solidarity minister to call off press conference
Date: 2013-07-21 13:37:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:209509
Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed Borai called off the press conference he was scheduled to hold on Sunday because of a cabinet meeting, the first since the new government was sworn in before interim President Adly Mansour. The minister ....
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Constitution-amending committee starts 1st meeting
Date: 2013-07-21 13:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:209489
The first meeting of the expert committee assigned with amending the 2012 suspended constitution started its first meeting at the Shura Council HQ on Sunday. The committee was formed under a decree by interim President Adly Mansour. ....
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Court-ordered dismissal unchallengeable
Date: 2013-07-21 11:35:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:209275
ALEXANDRIA (MENA) - The Administrative Court ruled on Sunday that the decision to sack an employee in implementation of a Criminal Court order is an executive measure that cannot be challenged. The court under Counselor Hosni al-Salamoni was ....
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RPGs fired at military post, security checkpoint in N. Sinai
Date: 2013-07-21 11:30:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:209261
ARISH (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen fired Saturday evening RPG missiles at a security checkpoint and a military post in North Sinai. No casualties have been reported. A security source and eyewitnesses said security forces traded fire with ....
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Egypt to take new look at Syrian ties
Date: 2013-07-21 11:20:55 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:209246
CAIRO (MENA) - Egypt’s interim foreign minister on Saturday sought to distance the new government’s policy on Syria from that of former President Mohamed Morsi, who helped make Egypt a hub for Syrian opposition groups and a destination for refugees ....
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Pro-Morsi supporters block traffic along Corniche road
Date: 2013-07-21 10:07:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:209148
ALEXANDRIA (MENA) - Supporters of the deposed president Mohamed Morsi here went on a march after Taraweeh prayers on Saturday, blocking traffic along the Corniche road. The march set off from Al-Qaed Ibrahim mosque. Around 52 marches were ....
