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Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

Adewale A. — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:13:08 +0000

Egypt's military-installed rulers declared the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a "terrorist" organisation Wednesday, signalling a wider crackdown after blaming it for a deadly police compound bombing claimed by a jihadist group.…

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Egypt police arrest former Morsi PM: ministry

Adewale A. — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 20:29:11 +0000

Egyptian police arrested on Tuesday Hisham Qandil, who was prime minister under deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the interior ministry said. The ministry said he was arrested in the desert outside Cairo with a "smuggler attempting to escape…

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In bomb-hit city, Egyptians vent anger at Brotherhood

Adewale A. — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 11:31:26 +0000

Angry Egyptians standing on piles of debris and shattered glass pointed the finger of blame at the Muslim Brotherhood after a car bomb ripped through Mansoura's police headquarters on Tuesday. "The people want the execution of the Muslim Brotherhood…

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The Federal Council extends the freezing of assets of several individuals from Tunisia and Egypt

apofeed — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:05:09 +0000

BERN, Switzerland, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Federal Council decided during today’s session to extend by three years the freezing of all assets held in Switzerland by deposed presidents Ben Ali (Tunisia) and Mubarak (Egypt) and by politically exposed persons in their entourage. The aim of this extension is to provide more [...]

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Foreign Minister Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy of Egypt

apofeed — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:05:06 +0000

BEIJING, China, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 16, 2013, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in Beijing. Wang Yi said that China and Egypt enjoy profound traditional friendship. China highly values the important status and role of Egypt as a major country in [...]

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Metito Awarded USD $25m Thermal Power Plant Project in Suez, Egypt

apofeed — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:05:03 +0000

CAIRO, Egypt, December 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Metito (http://www.metito.com), the leader and provider of choice for total intelligent water management solutions in the emerging markets, has won a new project worth USD $ 25million to deliver water and wastewater systems for a new 650MW thermal power plant in Suez, Egypt. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/metito.jpg Photo: [...]

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Egypt NGO says office raided by police

Adewale A. — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:39:37 +0000

Egyptian police raided the offices of an NGO affiliated with a leftist former presidential candidate, arresting three employees and confiscating computers, the group's director said Thursday. The Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights, founded…

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Egypt court acquits ex-PM, Mubarak sons of corruption

Adewale A. — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:25:33 +0000

An Egyptian court has acquitted Ahmed Shafiq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, and two sons of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, of corruption charges. Shafiq fled to the United Arab Emirates shortly after he narrowly lost to the Islamist…

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Egypt arrests jihadist implicated in 2012 border ambush – Army Spokesman

Adewale A. — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:51:24 +0000

Egypt's military has arrested a jihadist suspected of involvement in an ambush that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers near the border with Israel last year, an army spokesman said Tuesday. Silmi Mohammed Masbah was arrested Monday in Sinai and is allegedly…

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Egypt panel approves over half of new constitution

Adewale A. — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:11:13 +0000

An Egyptian panel approved Saturday more than half of the articles of a new constitution aimed at paving the way for a return to elected rule after July's military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. If adopted in full, the charter will be put to a popular…

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Protest law, jail terms boost Egypt opposition

Adewale A. — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:48:54 +0000

Restrictions on protests and hefty jail terms for girl demonstrators are reviving Egypt's autocratic past, say activists and erstwhile supporters of the government that replaced Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after he was overthrown. The military,…

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