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Egypt opens nominations for president March 10 |
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CAIRO: Nominations for Egypt's presidential election will be accepted from March 10, officials said, signaling the military rulers have accelerated their plan for handing power to civilians.
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, a member of the supreme committee for presidential elections, told Al Ahram online the preparations would start once elections for the Shoura council, or upper house of parliament,....
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| EFG Hermes shares slide after CEO's travel ban |
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CAIRO: Conflicting reports surrounded the reasons behind a travel ban on Yasser El-Mallawany, CEO of Cairo-based regional investment bank EFG Hermes, as shares in the firm fell 4.5 percent on Monday.
The stock’s closing price reached LE 11.01 after hitting a low of LE 10.87 earlier in the trading session.
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| Blatter wants to reinstate Egypt football leaders |
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ASUNCION, Paraguay: FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he will seek to reinstate fired Egypt football federation leaders, calling their dismissal "direct interference" by the Cairo government.
Blatter spoke Sunday in the Paraguay capital, where he attended a special congress of South American football
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| Campaign calls on Egyptians to boycott army products |
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CAIRO: In protest of the ongoing clashes between security forces and protesters, which have intensified demands for an immediate end to military rule, Egyptian activists have called for a national boycott of army-produced goods and services.
The latest clashes, which left at least 12 dead and over 2,000 injured,
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| US women call Egypt captors 'kind' |
CAIRO: Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out his cigarette in
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CAIRO: The People’s Assembly’s general session Monday saw heated debate over a proposition by several MPs to allow security forces to use “lawful means” to disperse protesters around the Ministry of Interior as well as police stations and government buildings.
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