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  • Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Cairo Monday – Pope Tawadros

    Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Cairo Monday – Pope Tawadros

    Date: 2013-06-20 11:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:164550

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese said on Wednesday that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will visit Cairo on Monday. This is the first visit of the new father to Egypt since his March appointment, ....

  • Security source denies finding explosives, bombs near presidential palace

    Security source denies finding explosives, bombs near presidential palace

    Date: 2013-06-20 11:13:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:164523

    A well-placed security source denied finding explosives or bombs in the vicinity of the presidential palace, Al-Ittihadiya, in Heliopolis. The source told MENA that the security measures in the area have been stepped up. ....

  • Ethiopia dam to shrink Egypt's water share, disrupt power generation in High Dam - expert

    Ethiopia dam to shrink Egypt's water share, disrupt power generation in High Dam - expert

    Date: 2013-06-20 11:12:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:164475

    Ethiopia's dam expected to shrink Egypt's quota of water from 55 billion cubic meters to 40, a member of the tripartite committee on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam said. Ethiopia's dam will also disrupt power generation in Egypt's High Dam, Alaa ....

  • Oil minister denies reports on June 30 day-off

    Oil minister denies reports on June 30 day-off

    Date: 2013-06-20 10:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:164447

    Minister of Petroleum Sharif Haddara has denied reports about banning the ministry's employee a day-off on June 30, a day that expected to witness major protests. "Such reports are unfounded and baseless," he said in statements on Wednesday. ....

  • Morsi warns against harming state facilities

    Morsi warns against harming state facilities

    Date: 2013-06-20 10:36:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:164428

    President Mohamed Morsi warned on Wednesday against harming the state facilities. In a statement issued by the presidency, Morsi held meeting with ministers of defense, interior, and the head of the General Intelligence Service to discuss efforts ....

  • Mubarak trial judge denies any relativity with Suzanne Thabet

    Mubarak trial judge denies any relativity with Suzanne Thabet

    Date: 2013-06-19 20:53:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:163885

    The head of the Cairo Criminal Court which is retrying former President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, former interior minister Habib al-Adli and six security aides over the killing of peaceful protesters during January revolution denied on Wednesday ....

  • Ashton meets NSF secretary, Free Egyptians Party chairman

    Ashton meets NSF secretary, Free Egyptians Party chairman

    Date: 2013-06-19 20:43:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:163868

    High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton met on Wednesday Secretary of the National Salvation Front Mounier Fakhry Abdel-Nour and Chairman of the Free Egyptians Party Ahmed Saaed. The ....

  • Azhar: Peaceful protests against ruler permissible in Islamic Sharia

    Azhar: Peaceful protests against ruler permissible in Islamic Sharia

    Date: 2013-06-19 20:15:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:163809

    Al-Azhar on Wednesday issued a religious opinion to the effect that peaceful protests against the ruler are permissible in Islamic law. In a released statement, the prestigious Egyptian religious institution indicated that peaceful protests have ....

  • Tourism minister tendered his resignation yesterday but the PM did not accept it -- spokesman

    Tourism minister tendered his resignation yesterday but the PM did not accept it -- spokesman

    Date: 2013-06-19 19:41:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:163749

    Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou tendered his resignation yesterday but the prime minister refused to accept it and asked him to continue carrying out his duties, Cabinet Spokesman Alaa el-Hadidi said on Wednesday. The minister attended today's ....

  • Ex-MB leader afraid of June 30 rallies

    Ex-MB leader afraid of June 30 rallies

    Date: 2013-06-19 19:38:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:163745

    Former leader at the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Kamal el-Halbawi expressed fears over staging violent rallies on June 30. Halbawi warned against committing any acts of violence during the rallies, which, he warned, could move the country ....

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