Africa
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Morocco dismantles terrorist cell
Date: 2015-06-03 11:01:27 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:44 - ID:2720913
RABAT, June 3 (MENA) - The Moroccan Interior Ministry announced dismantling another terrorist cell of four terrorists in a crackdown operation. The nine terrorists were active in Sidi Momen, Wadi Zam, Bujneiba and other districts in Casablanca, ....
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95 illegal immigrants arrest on Egyptian-Libyan borders
Date: 2015-06-03 09:35:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:30 - ID:2720261
MERSA MATROUH, Egypt, June 3 (MENA) - About 95 illegal immigrants were arrested on the Egyptian-Libyan borders while trying to sneak via Salloum to the Libyan lands. Investigations are underway with the infiltrators who included four Sudanese ....
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29 illegal immigrants arrested in Libya
Date: 2015-06-03 08:15:51 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:20 - ID:2719693
TRIPOLI, June 3 (MENA) - The Libyan authorities arrested 29 illegal immigrants of various African nationalities who were planning to sail from eastern Tripoli to Europe, a security source said Wednesday. The African nationals were hiding in a ....
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US condemns expulsion of UN official from South Sudan
Date: 2015-06-03 06:02:44 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:3 - ID:2719021
WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) - The United States condemns the Government of South Sudan’s decision to expel the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Toby ....
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Abbas to act as 'main guest' at African Summit
Date: 2015-06-02 15:21:47 GMT - palestine - Africa - SN:77 - ID:2716145
RAMALLAH, June 2 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will act as a main guest at the 25th session of the African Summit, due to be held in Johannesburg on June 14-15. Abbas will deliver a speech at the opening session of the summit, ....
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20 people killed in market bombing in Nigeria
Date: 2015-06-02 15:10:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:76 - ID:2716133
ABUJA, June 2 (MENA) - A bomb blast struck a busy market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing about 20 people. Local residents said a man blew himself up at Gamboru cattle market, killing 20 at ....
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South Sudan fighting triggers new displacement - UNHCR
Date: 2015-06-02 13:55:37 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:60 - ID:2715425
GENEVA, June 2 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Adrian Edwards on Tuesday said that heavy fighting in South Sudan over the last two months has displaced more than 100,000 people. The fighting there also blocked ....
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Egyptians advised to obtain visas to Ghana from embassy in Cairo
Date: 2015-06-02 13:33:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:2715277
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Accra has urged citizens wishing to travel to Ghana to obtain visas from Ghana's embassy in Cairo. The authorities in Ghana have cancelled airport visas for Egyptians, the embassy in Accra said, ....
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Higher education min. meets Guinean amb.
Date: 2015-06-02 13:25:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:54 - ID:2715149
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Higher Education el Sayyed Abdel Khaleq met on Tuesday with Guinean Ambassador in Cairo Soriba Camara. During the meeting, they discussed ways of bolstering cooperation between the two countries in the ....
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Gunmen assault airport in east Congo; at least 6 dead
Date: 2015-06-02 12:38:49 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:43 - ID:2714485
KINSHASA, June 2 (MENA) - Officials say at least six people are dead following an attack on the largest airport in eastern Congo, according to ABC News. Government spokesman Lambert Mende says that heavily armed gunmen broke into the Goma airport ....