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Heavy army presence in Suez
Date: 2013-06-28 12:31:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:176688
Third Field Army forces were heavily deployed at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal on Friday ahead of anti-regime protests, called by opposition groups, planned to start following the Friday prayer. Third Field Army units are still ....
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Peaceful protests permissible in Islam: Mufti
Date: 2013-06-28 12:26:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:176687
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said that peaceful protest is permissible in Islam. In a statement on Friday, Allam called on all parties to avoid acts of violence and secure public and private property. Allam said the state security ....
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Protesters at defense ministry keep sit-in for sixth day
Date: 2013-06-28 12:25:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:176686
Protesters pressed ahead with a sit-in at the Defense Ministry for the sixth day in a row, demanding President Mohamed Morsi to leave office. Calm prevailed around the area and traffic went smoothly as protesters stayed at their tents. ....
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More tents in Tahrir
Date: 2013-06-28 12:22:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:176685
The number of tents set up at Downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square, the center of the 2011 revolution, increased remarkably ahead of the planned marches on Friday. The anti-president campaign, Tamaroud (Rebel), had announced organizing several ....
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Ongoing contacts for date for Ethiopian FM's Egypt visit
Date: 2013-06-28 11:22:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:176608
The spokesman for the foreign ministry said there are ongoing contacts between Egypt and Ethiopia for setting a date for the visit by Ethiopia's top diplomat to Egypt. The visit will be a response to a visit made by Foreign Minister Mohamed ....
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Egypt amb. to US praises expats' role in enhancing democracy
Date: 2013-06-28 11:21:51 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:176605
Egypt Ambassador in Washington Mohamed Tawfik has hailed the role played by the Egyptian expatriates to enhance the process of development and democracy in Egypt. In a keynote speech to commemorate the 61-year anniversary of Egypt's 1952 ....
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Azhar condemn siege of mosques
Date: 2013-06-28 10:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:176557
Al-Azhar vehemently condemned the siege of some mosques in Mansoura, Daqahliya, and elsewhere by ignorant persons who do not wish any good to the country. Senior Azhar adviser Hassan el-Shafaei told MENA that the Sunni institution strongly ....
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UK warns citizens to avoid protests in Cairo
Date: 2013-06-28 10:54:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:176551
The UK issued a warning on Friday for its citizens living in Egypt, urging them to avoid protests planned to be staged in Egypt in the coming days. "You should avoid all demonstrations and large gatherings. If you become aware of any nearby ....
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Al-Ittihadiya Palace gates closed with concrete blocks
Date: 2013-06-28 10:48:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:176538
Three cranes closed the all gates of Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Heliopolis with concrete blocks in preparations for the planned protests to be staged on Sunday. The Gate No. 5 is the only gate that has not been closed as similar concrete blocks ....
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Pro-president protesters start arriving at Rabaa
Date: 2013-06-28 10:46:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:176536
Hundreds of members of Islamist groups and parties started arriving at Rabaa Adawiya Square in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Nasr City for a new pro-president million-man rally. The rally, held under the banner "legitimacy is a red line", ....
