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Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi dies in courtroom
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 17 (ANI): Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi breathed his last on Monday after fainting in a courtroom during a trial session, state media reported.
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Day after checkpost ambush, 14 terrorists killed in Egypt
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Jun 7 (ANI): A day after eight police personnel died in a checkpost attack in North Sinai province, security forces have killed 14 suspected terrorists in Arish city during a raid, the country's interior ministry said on Thursday.
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CAF suspends referee Gehad Grisha for poor performance in African Champion
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 29 (ANI): African football's governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Wednesday suspended one of its referees, Gehad Grisha, following his poor performance in the first leg of the African Champions League final.
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Egypt: 14 injured as blast targets tourist bus near Giza pyramids
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 19 (ANI): At least 14 people were injured after a roadside explosion targeted a tourist bus, carrying 25 South African citizens, close to Egypt's Giza Pyramids, state media reported on Sunday.
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Egyptians approve amendment to extend presidential rule
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Apr 24 (ANI): Around 90 per cent of Egyptian voters have approved the constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power till 2030, Egypt's Election Commission said.
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Egypt: Opposition urges people to reject Sisi amendment
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Apr 19 (ANI): A coalition of opposition political parties in Egypt on Thursday urged voters to reject proposed constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power till 2030.
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Libya crisis: Sisi meets Haftar in Cairo; UN says 121 dead, over 500 injur
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Libya [Tripoli], Apr 14 (ANI) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met General Khalifa Haftar in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the latest developments of Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) which is set to take over Tripoli very soon, Sisi's spokesperson said.
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World must work harder to secure sexual, reproductive rights for all: UNFP
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 April (ANI): The world has a long way to go before reproductive and sexual rights are claimed by all, said the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in a report released here on Wednesday.
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Egypt bans Boeing 737 MAX jets from airspace
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Mar 13 (ANI): Joining a host of other nations, Egypt on Wednesday issued a ban on the operations of Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, following the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed all 157 people on board.
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20 killed in fire at Cairo's railway station
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 27 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed and 40 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a railway station in Egypt's capital city Cairo on Wednesday.
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Egypt: Two policemen die in suicide blast
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 19 (ANI): Two policemen were killed and two more suffered injuries on Tuesday in the suspected suicide blast in Egypt's capital city Cairo.
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Egypt passes bill that could keep Sisi in power until 2034
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 15 (ANI): Egyptian lawmakers on Thursday (local time) overwhelmingly voted to pass a series of controversial constitutional amendments, including an extension to presidential terms which could see President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi staying in power until 2034.
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