Egypt
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Highest level of security in Suez - Mamish
Date: 2013-06-29 13:41:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:178224
ISMAILIA, Egypt (MENA) – The highest degree of security measures have been taken to secure the Suez Canal, said Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish. Navigation in the waterway is completely safe, Mamish said while ....
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Eryan expects June 30 to pass normally
Date: 2013-06-29 12:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:178135
CAIRO (MENA) - Mass protests planned for June 30 will end normally regardless of limited clashes that might occur, the deputy chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party said Saturday. Tomorrow will pass normally, Essam el-Eryan said in a tweet ....
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US warns citizens against all-but-necessary travel to Egypt
Date: 2013-06-29 12:01:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:178060
CAIRO (MENA) - The US State Department has asked Americans "to defer non-essential travel to Egypt at this time due to the continuing possibility of political and social unrest." In a warning on Friday, the US also said that it "authorized the ....
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Car loaded with weapons, explosives seized in Rafah
Date: 2013-06-29 11:51:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:178047
RAFAH, Egypt (MENA) - Security bodies in North Sinai seized a car packed with weapons and explosives in the city of Rafah which borders the Gaza Strip. Five grad rockets, a number of grenades, land mines and automatic weapons were found in ....
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Traffic back to normal into Tahrir
Date: 2013-06-29 11:47:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:178042
CAIRO (MENA) – The traffic flow in Downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square went back to normal after sitters-in reopened its entrances on Saturday. A small number of protesters are present in the square, while the number of sit-in tents erected in the ....
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Necessary measures taken to secure Alexandria port authority
Date: 2013-06-29 11:06:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:177974
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (MENA) - All the necessary measures have been taken to secure the Alexandria Port Authority, in coordination with the naval forces command and the security forces, during the current events and protests in the governorate. ....
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Sit-in outside Defense Ministry HQ enters day 7
Date: 2013-06-29 11:01:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:177961
CAIRO (MENA) – Protesters continued on Saturday a sit-in outside the Defense Ministry HQ in Abbassiya for the 7th day running. Calm prevailed at the sit-in area with normal traffic flow in nearby streets. ....
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Protesters block Tayran St. in direction Rabaa Adaweya Mosque
Date: 2013-06-29 10:53:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:177952
CAIRO (MENA) - Sitting in outside the Rabaa Adaweya Mosque since Friday night, pro-regime protesters blocked the Tayran Street Saturday in the direction leading to the mosque. Street vendors are present in large numbers in the vicinity of the ....
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Calm settles in Tahrir after Friday protests
Date: 2013-06-29 10:33:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:177911
CAIRO (MENA) – Calm prevailed in Tahrir Square, Downtown Cairo, on Saturday morning, a day after mass anti-regime protests took place. All the square's entrances are still blocked, while more tents were set up in preparation for tomorrow's ....
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US warns against Egypt travel after deadly clashes
Date: 2013-06-29 10:07:36 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:177883
WASHINGTON (MENA) - The US has warned Americans not to travel to Egypt and has told non-emergency diplomatic staff to leave, as clashes continued in the country, the BBC reported Saturday. The State Department also urged US nationals in Egypt ....