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Human Rights: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted death of former Egyptian leader
09 november 2019 - 07:40:37New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible [...] Full text...
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Rights groups demand independent investigation into former Egyptian president Morsi's death
18 june 2019 - 04:57:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights groups have expressed shock at the death in custody on Monday of former Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Morsi’s death a ‘shock’ for the Islamist movement - Ennahdha
17 june 2019 - 23:27:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Islamist Movement, Ennahdha, Monday expressed its ‘great sadness’ following the death of former Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, dies
17 june 2019 - 18:04:10Cairo Egypt (PANA) - Former Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday following a malaise during a court appearance in [...] Full text...
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Four suspected terrorists killed in northern Sinai
08 june 2019 - 16:14:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four suspected terrorists were killed on Saturday by the Egyptian Air Force when it bombed the [...] Full text...
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16 armed individuals killed in Egypt, says Egyptian Interior Ministry
21 may 2019 - 19:41:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A total of 16 armed individuals were killed in clashes with Egyptian police in the city [...] Full text...
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President Sissi extends state of emergency in Egypt by three months
25 april 2019 - 16:30:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has extended the state of emergency throughout in Egypt by three [...] Full text...
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Six dead, 26 wounded in suicide explosion in Egypt
09 april 2019 - 16:42:41Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A suicide explosion in the Suq Sheikh Zuid area, north of Sinai, on Tuesday killed six [...] Full text...
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France hails release of Egyptian photojournalist, Mahmoud Abou Zeid
05 march 2019 - 20:56:33Paris, France (PANA) – France on Monday hailed the release by Egyptian authorities of photojournalist, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly called [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President Sisi emerges as AU Chairman, focuses on peacekeeping
10 february 2019 - 08:55:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emerged the new Chairman of the African Union (AU) on [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief says Egyptian death sentences I ‘gross miscarriage of justice'
10 september 2018 - 05:21:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Egyptian court’s confirmation of 75 death sentences on Saturday has been condemned by Michelle Bachelet, [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Egypt for indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners
07 may 2018 - 07:17:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Monday that its new research reveals that prisoners detained [...] Full text...
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2016 CAF Champions League: Zamalek beats Enyimba 1-0
19 june 2016 - 18:13:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Zamalek of Egypt on Sunday recorded a crucial away victory over Enyimba of Nigeria in their [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Rights group asks EU to halt arms transfers to Egypt
25 may 2016 - 07:57:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Almost half of European Union (EU) member states have flouted an EU-wide suspension on arms transfers [...] Full text...
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Egypt: List of players nominated for CAF African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
12 october 2015 - 11:36:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the list of 24 players nominated for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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Egypt: List of nominees for African Player of the Year
12 october 2015 - 11:22:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the list of players nominated for the African player of the Year by [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudanese dailies focus on protest march against death sentence on Egyptians
23 may 2015 - 12:22:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum dailies on Saturday dwelt on the protest march staged by Islamist leaders against the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Govt, opposition differ on Morsi death sentence
19 may 2015 - 10:47:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The government of Sudan and the country's opposition have disagreed on the death sentence recently passed [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights office raises alarm over increasing polarisation in Egypt
03 december 2014 - 08:12:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed great concern [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban, Security Council condemn deadly terrorist attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
25 october 2014 - 21:45:31New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council have strongly condemned two terrorist attacks [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Media group calls for release of Al Jazeera journalists
17 july 2014 - 08:45:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has called on the Egyptian government to [...] Full text...
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E. Guinea: Egyptian 'judicial gymnastics', test for AU democracy charter (A PANA news analysis by Kennedy Abwao)
14 july 2014 - 20:11:14Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The ink has not dried on paper since the African Union (AU) re-admitted Egypt, whose [...] Full text...
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UN: Experts urge Egypt to overturn largest confirmed mass death verdict
30 june 2014 - 21:24:11New York, US (PANA) - A group of UN human rights experts has said the credibility and integrity of the [...] Full text...
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E. Guinea: Egypt’s El-Sisi defends military takeover at AU Summit
26 june 2014 - 17:09:25Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Egypt’s newly-elected President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi defended the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban voices hopes for democracy, stability in Egypt
03 june 2014 - 22:23:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed his hope that Egypt's President-elect, Abdel Fattah [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban alarmed at mass death sentence in Egypt
28 april 2014 - 19:48:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced concern at more preliminary mass death sentences being [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU admits ‘big dilemma’ over El Sisi’s presidential bid in Egypt
17 april 2014 - 13:48:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has admitted “a serious dilemma” over the fate of Field Marshall [...] Full text...
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France: French media highlight sentencing of Egypt Muslim brothers
29 march 2014 - 11:30:12Paris, France (PANA) – Paris newspapers devoted a large part of their pages to news from Egypt, particularly the sentencing [...] Full text...
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US: UN human rights office condemns clampdown on media in Egypt
31 january 2014 - 18:57:25New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed deep [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban charges Egyptians on peaceful, inclusive referendum
15 january 2014 - 17:56:29New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called Egyptians to express their differences without violence and ensure [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Former Mauritian President leads Egypt referendum observers
09 january 2014 - 20:22:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Former Mauritian President Cassam Uteem will lead a team of international observers, working under the auspices [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Deposed president's trial fails to proceed
08 january 2014 - 14:16:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The trial of Egypt's deposed President, Mohammed Morsi, could not proceed on Wednesday (Jan. 8 ) [...] Full text...
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared ''terrorist group''
26 december 2013 - 14:38:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Egyptian government on Wednesday declared the Muslim Brotherhood a ''terrorist group'', following a deadly bomb [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack in Egypt
25 december 2013 - 16:10:23New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the deadly terrorist attack that took place on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Muslim Brotherhood denies link to Egypt's bomb blast
25 december 2013 - 15:10:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has denied any link to Tuesday's bomb blast that killed 15 people and [...] Full text...
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UN rights office tasks Egypt on human rights defenders
20 december 2013 - 17:10:44New York, US (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Friday called on [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief wants new anti-demonstration law in Egypt amended
26 november 2013 - 16:49:27New York, US (PANA) – Ms. Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Tuesday warned that a [...] Full text...
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AU explains sanctions against Egypt
20 november 2013 - 07:45:21Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has explained that the sanctions against Egypt were imposed following the [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Ban stresses respect for freedom of assembly
13 november 2013 - 15:51:35New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of respecting the right to freedom of [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC Playoff: Ghana seeks details of security guarantees for Egypt match
04 november 2013 - 20:42:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has asked world football governing body, FIFA, for details of security guarantees for the crucial [...] Full text...
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Egyptians in Khartoum protest trial of deposed President Morsi
04 november 2013 - 18:58:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of Egyptians resident in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, have protested against the trial of the [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC Playoff: Ghana requests venue change for Egypt clash
08 october 2013 - 11:43:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has written to world football governing body FIFA requesting for the return leg of the [...] Full text...
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Ban condemns Egypt violence
08 october 2013 - 07:21:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the violence in Egypt that left over 50 [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s unrest dampens mood of investors in petroleum industry
05 october 2013 - 11:20:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The revival of unrest in Egypt that pushed former President Mohammed Morsi out of [...] Full text...
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Ban appeals for peace, non-violence in Egypt
05 october 2013 - 07:48:33New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of peaceful protest, respect for freedom of [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s transitional government ends next spring - Foreign Minister
28 september 2013 - 22:18:21New York, US (PANA) - Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on Saturday in New York said the country's transitional government, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian leader says "Arab Spring" helped build democracy
27 september 2013 - 15:30:13New York, US (PANA) - The President of Tunisia, Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, whose country was the first to experience the [...] Full text...
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UNESCO mission confirms Egypt’s Mallawi museum ransacked
18 september 2013 - 22:58:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has confirmed that nearly all the [...] Full text...
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Egypt seeks support of friendly countries for its transition
30 august 2013 - 17:53:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Egyptian government has urged Nigeria and other countries to support its current effort towards a [...] Full text...
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Mauritians warned against travelling to Egypt
30 august 2013 - 14:25:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritians intending to travel to Egypt have been advised to suspend such trips, according to a [...] Full text...
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EU ready to provide humanitarian aid to Egyptians
28 august 2013 - 18:37:43Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU), which has been following developments in Egypt, has said it is ready [...] Full text...
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AU panel for Egypt on second mission to Cairo
28 august 2013 - 12:45:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union (AU) High-Level Panel for Egypt Wednesday embarked on a week-long mission to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt., opposition to help resolve Egypt crisis
28 august 2013 - 11:43:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and opposition have agreed to play a role in restoring calm to Egypt, [...] Full text...
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Ousted Egyptian President Mubarak leaves prison
22 august 2013 - 16:49:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison, following a court order. Egypt’s state TV [...] Full text...
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Egypt's Crisis: Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested
22 august 2013 - 15:35:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood by the Egyptian military continued Thursday when the group's spokesman, [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: EU suspends arms sales to Egypt
21 august 2013 - 21:16:38Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has decided to suspend the sale of arms to Egypt, which is [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Ousted Egyptian President Mubarak freed on bail
21 august 2013 - 18:26:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption, was on [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International seeks halt to arms transfers to Egypt
21 august 2013 - 14:31:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the recent clampdown on protesters in Egypt by the authorities that led to hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Former interim VP ElBaradei charged, MB leader arrested
20 august 2013 - 16:39:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s military-backed interim government on Tuesday charged former interim vice president Mohamed ElBaradei with breaching national [...] Full text...
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UNESCO chief deplores damage to cultural heritage sites in Egypt
19 august 2013 - 22:37:49New York, US (PANA) – The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova on [...] Full text...
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EU threatens Egypt with restrictive measures
19 august 2013 - 18:41:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – An extraordinary meeting of ambassadors from EU member countries began here Monday to explore ways of [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: More bloodshed as police officers, protesters die
19 august 2013 - 11:18:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The bloodshed in Egypt has continued with more policemen and protesters killed in the escalating crisis [...] Full text...
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Ban condemns attacks on churches, mosques, public facilities in Egypt
18 august 2013 - 16:01:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attacks on churches, mosques, hospitals and public [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns attack on Egyptian Consulate in Benghazi
18 august 2013 - 12:25:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has condemned Saturday's bomb attack on the Egyptian Consulate in Benghazi, Libya's second city, saying [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Fateh mosque finally cleared of protesters
17 august 2013 - 15:52:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The standoff between security forces and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood at the Fateh Mosque in [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Security forces lay siege at Cairo mosque Saturday
17 august 2013 - 08:21:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Security forces Saturday laid siege at a mosque in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, where supporters of [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Death toll in Friday protests rises above 60
16 august 2013 - 22:26:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The death toll in Friday’s “March of Anger” called by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: US agency condemns violence in Egypt
16 august 2013 - 20:18:25New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) says it is deeply concerned by the [...] Full text...
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Angolan embassy in Cairo attacked Wednesday
16 august 2013 - 18:24:58Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Hundreds of protesters Wednesday attacked the Angolan Embassy in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, the Angolan newspaper, [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Dozens die in “March of Anger’
16 august 2013 - 18:09:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – At least 30 people died across Egypt when thousands of people heeded the Muslim Brotherhood's call [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian govt calls for cessation of violence in Egypt
16 august 2013 - 15:57:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has called on Egyptian security forces and pro-Mohamed Morsi demonstrators to end their [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Thousands join "March of Anger"
16 august 2013 - 13:47:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of Egyptians have heeded the Muslim Brotherhood's call to join a “March of Anger” after [...] Full text...
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Egypt Crisis: Fears of more violence as Muslim Brotherhood calls for “March of Anger”
16 august 2013 - 09:01:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, which organised the sit-ins in the capital, Cairo, that were broken up by [...] Full text...
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Egypt sees more violence; death toll climbs
15 august 2013 - 20:13:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt recorded more violence on Thursday as angry supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, who were [...] Full text...
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EU condemns violence in Egypt
15 august 2013 - 17:46:59Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has condemned the recent violence in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, and other parts [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition party condemns massacre of peaceful protesters in Egypt
15 august 2013 - 17:39:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian opposition party, Rally of the Democratic Forces (RFD), Thursday condemned the massacre of hundreds [...] Full text...
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UN Rights chief urges restraint in Egypt crisis
15 august 2013 - 16:13:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations human rights chief has appealed to all parties in Egypt to act with [...] Full text...
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Pretoria condemns Cairo bloodbath
15 august 2013 - 12:19:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Government Thursday condemned the violence used by the security forces to [...] Full text...
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Egypt counts its dead as security forces take control of sit-in sites
15 august 2013 - 08:46:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian security forces have taken control of the two sites in the capital, Cairo, where supporters [...] Full text...
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Egypt interim V-P, Elbaradei, resigns, death toll from violence climbs
14 august 2013 - 17:26:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Vice President Mohamed El-Baradei, on Wednesday resigned from the interim government, as the death toll [...] Full text...
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UN strongly condemns use of force against protesters in Cairo
14 august 2013 - 16:01:42New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned, in the strongest terms, the violence that occurred on [...] Full text...
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State of emergency in Egypt as security forces clear pro-Morsi sit-ins
14 august 2013 - 14:26:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian authorities have declared a state of emergency in the north African country as security forces [...] Full text...
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Chaos as defiant pro-Morsi supporters insist on staying put
14 august 2013 - 08:42:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There is chaos in Nasr city in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as defiant supporters of ousted [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Egypt security moves to clear pro-Morsi sit-ins
14 august 2013 - 07:06:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's security forces have moved in to clear two sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohammed [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges Egyptians to consider new approaches to reconciliation
10 august 2013 - 18:47:31New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has again voiced deep concern at the continuing political stalemate in [...] Full text...
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Ban urges launch of reconciliation process in Egypt
06 august 2013 - 21:59:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the need to end all violence in Egypt [...] Full text...
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OIF decides not to suspend Egypt
05 august 2013 - 21:24:59Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The International Francophonie Organisation (OIF) has decided not to suspend Egypt because of the "extreme complexity [...] Full text...
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Ban discusses Egypt with EU foreign policy chief
01 august 2013 - 07:23:28New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has again expressed his deep concern about the crisis in [...] Full text...
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UNICEF urges protection for Egyptian children
31 july 2013 - 20:30:41New York, US (PANA) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday voiced deep concern at reports that children have [...] Full text...
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EU foreign affairs official meets Egypt's toppled President
30 july 2013 - 12:41:46Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) foreign affairs representative, Ms. Catherine Ashton, who arrived in Cairo Monday, has [...] Full text...
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EU top official visits Egypt, takes stock of latest development
29 july 2013 - 15:32:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Commissioner, Catherine Ashton, on Monday began a visit to Egypt [...] Full text...
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Crisis in Egypt: Ban speaks with Egypt's interim VP
29 july 2013 - 07:35:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed ''profound concern'' about the direction in which the transition [...] Full text...
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Rival mass rallies rock Egypt
26 july 2013 - 20:15:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Huge rival mass rallies are underway in Egypt on Friday as the standoff between supporters and [...] Full text...
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UN officials task Egyptian authorities on rule of law, human rights
26 july 2013 - 18:56:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International tasks Egyptian police on security
26 july 2013 - 12:19:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Global rights group Amnesty International has challenged security forces in Egypt to do more to protect [...] Full text...
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Jonathan: Only voters can remove elected leaders
20 july 2013 - 15:49:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday in Lagos restated the opposition of Nigeria and the African Union to [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief seeks details from Egypt on recent developments
19 july 2013 - 20:16:59New York, US (PANA) - The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has requested detailed information from the [...] Full text...
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UNESCO condemns killing of Egyptian photojournalist
17 july 2013 - 19:09:52New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency, tasked with defending press freedom, on Wednesday denounced the killing of Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Egypt's interim cabinet sworn in
16 july 2013 - 20:59:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s interim cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday at the Presidential palace as the military continues [...] Full text...
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Ban speaks with Egypt's foreign minister
11 july 2013 - 21:06:35New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed deep concern about the ongoing political crisis in [...] Full text...
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UN official says Egyptian women’s voices must be heard
10 july 2013 - 17:32:56New York, US (PANA) - The acting head of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women [...] Full text...
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Former finance minister Beblawi nominated Egypt interim PM
09 july 2013 - 20:03:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour on Tuesday nominated former finance minister Hazem el Beblawi as the [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde solicits respect for democratic rule in Egypt
09 july 2013 - 18:33:28Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Cape Verdean government has called for respect for democratic principles in Egypt where the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office expresses concern over violent clashes in Egypt
09 july 2013 - 18:25:44New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Tuesday said it [...] Full text...
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood rejects interim president's election road map
09 july 2013 - 16:47:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Expectedly, Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday rejected a road map for the return to constitutional rule [...] Full text...
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SA group outraged over Egypt killings
09 july 2013 - 12:02:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South Africa-based Global Civil Society Alliance on Tuesday expressed its outrage at the [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns Egypt killings
09 july 2013 - 08:23:08New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the reported killing of dozens of people at a [...] Full text...
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Egypt interim president issues decree on timetable
08 july 2013 - 22:26:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour on Monday announced a timetable for a return to constitutional rule [...] Full text...
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Anger, uncertainty, tension as night falls in Egypt
08 july 2013 - 20:23:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egyptians are bracing themselves for another tense night as angry supporters of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood [...] Full text...
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'51 killed, over 400 injured in Egypt violence'
08 july 2013 - 18:21:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fears of violence in the wake of last week's deposition of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi by [...] Full text...
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Egypt's interim President nominates VP, PM
08 july 2013 - 00:15:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel Laureate Mohamed El Baradei has [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition group condemns coup in Egypt
07 july 2013 - 15:55:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Coordination of Democratic Opposition (COD), an umbrella of a dozen political parties in Mauritania, Saturday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's main opposition party calls Egypt coup 'blow to democracy'
07 july 2013 - 14:53:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), on Sunday described as ''a blow to [...] Full text...
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Egyptian interim president denies ElBaradei appointment
07 july 2013 - 06:04:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has denied that the former head of the United Nations International [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Mohammed ElBaradei named Egypt Interim Prime Minister
06 july 2013 - 18:27:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The former head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, was on [...] Full text...
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Ban urges security forces in Egypt to protect protesters
06 july 2013 - 14:42:23New York, US (PANA) - With massive protests in Egypt reportedly sparking violent clashes across the country, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Islamists back Morsi; at least 20 killed in clashes
06 july 2013 - 14:30:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Islamists on Saturday threw their weight behind ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi saying the army [...] Full text...
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UN official tasks Egyptians on rule of law, protection of human rights
05 july 2013 - 19:37:26New York, US (PANA) – Ms. Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Friday urged all parties [...] Full text...
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AU suspends Egypt following military's removal of President
05 july 2013 - 12:07:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday suspended Egypt's membership of the 54-member bloc, saying the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria demands immediate restoration of democracy in Egypt
04 july 2013 - 21:16:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has demanded the immediate restoration of democracy in Egypt, following Wednesday's removal of the North [...] Full text...
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Mauritania urges Egyptians to go for dialogue
04 july 2013 - 19:12:54Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government, saying that it has "duly noted" the change of government in Egypt, Thursday [...] Full text...
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Washington issues travel alert, warns Americans to defer visits to Egypt
04 july 2013 - 18:34:04New York, US (PANA) - The US government has raised the threat level in its travel advisory to Egypt, warning [...] Full text...
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Amnesty urges ''extreme caution, restraint'' in Egypt
04 july 2013 - 12:25:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi in Egypt, Amnesty International (AI) has urged the security [...] Full text...
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Egypt's interim president Adli Mansour sworn in
04 july 2013 - 09:11:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s interim president Adli Mansour was sworn in on Thursday as the North African country begins [...] Full text...
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Situation in Egypt, country's internal affairs - Sudan
04 july 2013 - 07:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday described the recent political developments in Egypt as the country's internal matter concerning [...] Full text...
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AU offers help in search for solution to Egypt crisis
03 july 2013 - 22:36:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on [...] Full text...
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Update: Egyptian military ousts president Morsi
03 july 2013 - 21:10:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian military on Wednesday removed President Mohammed Morsi from power and suspended the constitution and [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Egyptian military ousts President Morsi
03 july 2013 - 19:32:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian military on Wednesday ousted President Mohammed Morsi and suspended the constitution. Egyptian military chief General [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office urges Egyptian leader to listen to people’s demands
03 july 2013 - 18:30:03New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Wednesday called on [...] Full text...
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EU urges peaceful protests in Egypt
02 july 2013 - 13:03:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for calm following the ongoing crisis in Egypt, urging the [...] Full text...
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UN urges Egyptians to resolve current crisis peacefully
02 july 2013 - 06:12:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN has urged Egyptians to find a way to resolve their differences peacefully and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian weekly focuses on Egypt-Ethiopia tension over Nile waters
15 june 2013 - 06:59:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “Clouds over the Nile waters have become denser,” Ethiopia’s weekly Fortune wrote this week, referring [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President visits Sudan
04 april 2013 - 19:14:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has started a two-day state visit to the Sudan, his first to [...] Full text...
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Botswana sends mixed signals to Kenyan President-elect
13 march 2013 - 18:09:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Botswana, whose former President, Festus Mogae, observed the Kenyan elections, has become the first nation to [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President cancels visit to France
30 january 2013 - 11:54:52Paris, France (PANA) - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, billed to visit France Friday, has canceled his trip to deal with [...] Full text...
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Egypt, Libya to set up joint commission to boost relations
24 january 2013 - 13:32:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt and Libya are to set up a joint commission to enhance the political and economical [...] Full text...
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French calls president Morsi to 'listen' to Egyptians
12 december 2012 - 21:53:00Paris, France (PANA) – Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi should listen to the legitimate questions being raised by many Egyptians about [...] Full text...
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Women’s rights groups call for delay of Egypt constitution referendum
12 december 2012 - 07:37:00Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Equality Now, a global women’s rights organisation, Wednesday made an urgent appeal to Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Egyptian prime minister arrives in Khartoum
19 september 2012 - 20:50:20Khartoum, Sudan, (PANA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Hisham Gundeel, arrived in Sudan on Wednesday at the head of a [...] Full text...
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Sudanese, Egyptians who trespass territories freed
18 september 2012 - 07:41:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and Egyptians detained for illegally entering into both countries have been freed to coincide with [...] Full text...
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Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, due in Brussels Thursday
10 september 2012 - 14:46:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, is expected Thursday in Brussels for a working visit during which he [...] Full text...
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IMF pledges to support Egypt's economic transformation
22 august 2012 - 21:37:46New York, US (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde, has said that [...] Full text...
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Conflicts in Africa dominate talks as AU Summit opens
15 july 2012 - 13:57:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday to discuss [...] Full text...
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IMF chief congratulates Egypt's president-elect
30 june 2012 - 16:32:35New York, US (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde has congratulated Dr. Muhammed Morsi on his [...] Full text...
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Ban congratulates Egypt's Morsi on presidential victory
30 june 2012 - 09:31:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Muhammad Morsi on his victory in Egypt’s presidential election, [...] Full text...
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President Jonathan congratulates Egypt's President-elect
26 june 2012 - 19:47:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Dr. Mohamed Morsi on his emergence as Egypt’s President–Elect following [...] Full text...
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EU congratulates newly-elected Egyptian president
26 june 2012 - 14:05:46Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Monday congratulated the new Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi, and welcomed his [...] Full text...
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AU praises Egyptians for peaceful presidential run-off vote
25 june 2012 - 19:20:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the election, in a peaceful exercise, of Dr. Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Libya congratulates Egypt's president-elect
25 june 2012 - 11:22:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Transition Council (NTC) President Mustapha Abdeljalil on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Mr. [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Muslim Brotherhood candidate Morsi wins Egypt presidential vote
24 june 2012 - 15:04:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mohammed Morsi, candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood, was on Sunday declared winner of Egypt's presidential runoff. The [...] Full text...
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Egypt to stop military trial of civilians
07 september 2011 - 09:34:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Head of the Egyptian Military Judicial Authority, Gen. Adel Al-Morsi, has said civilians will no longer [...] Full text...
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