Egyptian parliament meets despite court ruling
July 11th, 2012 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The lower house of the Egyptian parliament reconvened Tuesday despite the Constitutional Court's decision to dissolve it.The lawmakers met after newly elected President Mohamed ... Read more...
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Egyptian parliamentary delegation visits Gaza
March 29th, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 28 (IANS) An Egyptian parliamentary delegation arrived on Wednesday in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a visit.The delegation crossed from Egypt to Gaza on Wednesday through Rafah crossing ... Read more...
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Cairo calling: Krishna to head to post-revolution Egypt
February 27th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In the first high-profile visit from India to post-revolution Egypt, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is expected to travel to Cairo early next month to ... Read more...
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73 killed in Egypt football match riot (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 73 people died Wednesday when a riot broke out after a football match at a stadium in eastern Egypt, the state-run media reported.The riot ... Read more...
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Ex-general secretary of Mubarak’s party detained
April 12th, 2011 - 5:47 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, April 12 (IANS) Egypt has detained Safwat Sherif, former general secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP), over corruption charges, Xinhua Tuesday quoted state media as saying.A key ally ... Read more...
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U.S. reexamining its relationship with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.3 (ANI): The Obama administration is rapidly reassessing its tenuous relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, an opposition movement in Egypt whose fundamentalist ideology has long been a source of distrust in ... Read more...
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French President Sarkozy calls for transition process ‘without delay’ in Egypt
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday called for a 'transition process without delay' in Egypt as mass anti-government protests continue in the African nation.Egypt plunged into chaos last ... Read more...
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Saudi man dies after setting himself on fire
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by BNO News
RIYADH (BNO NEWS) - A Saudi man has died after setting himself on fire in the southern part of the kingdom, officials said on Saturday.The 60-year-old man was admitted to hospital while ... Read more...
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French teenager sets himself on fire at Marseille school
January 19th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- A French teenager set himself on fire at his school in southeastern France on Tuesday, reports said, but few details were immediately available.The incident happened at the toilets ... Read more...
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Egyptian man sets himself ablaze in front of parliament
January 18th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 18 (IANS) A man set himself on fire in front of the Egyptian parliament protesting "terrible living conditions", a media report said.Abdou Abdel-Moneim Hamadah, 48, stood in front of the ... Read more...
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Man sets himself on fire near Egyptian parliament
January 17th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- An apparent protester set himself on fire near the Egyptian parliament in Cairo on Monday, police and local media said.The Al-Ahram newspaper said 49-year-old Abdo Abdel Hameed, a ... Read more...
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Egypt starts slaughtering all pigs over swine flu
April 30th, 2009 - 4:10 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, April 30 (DPA) Egypt began slaughtering all pigs in the country Wednesday as a precaution against swine flu, although no cases have yet been reported in the country.
"It has been decided ... Read more...
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Egyptian MP suspended for shoe-throwing threat
February 11th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (DPA) An Egyptian opposition member of parliament has been suspended for threatening to throw his shoe at a ruling-party lawmaker last month, local media reported today.
Parliament voted to suspend ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in Egyptian parliament, 13 injured
August 20th, 2008 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Aug 20 (DPA) A major fire erupted Tuesday in the building housing Egypt's Shura Council or upper house of parliament, injuring at least 13 people, security sources said.The fire spread from ... Read more...
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Egypt’s parliament bans female circumcision, marriage under 18
June 8th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Cairo, June 8 (DPA) Egyptian parliament has passed new laws banning female circumcision and setting 18 as the minimum age for marriage for both genders, media said Sunday. The new legislation, ... Read more...
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