Africa
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No Iranian military experts in Sudan - spokesman
Date: 2014-05-10 10:00:11 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:713099
KHARTOUM, May 10 (MENA) - There are no Iranian military experts in Sudan, said Sudanese Army Spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad. Reports about military ties binding Sudan and Iran are baseless, he added according to the Khartoum Newspaper on ....
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Egypt not to be lenient while dealing with Nile Basin file - FM
Date: 2014-05-10 08:30:29 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:14 - ID:712910
MALABO, May 10 (MENA) - Egypt will not be lenient while dealing with the Nile Basin file, affirmed Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. Egypt benefits from all diplomatic chances to explain stances and cooperate with friends to push parties ....
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US hails South Sudan peace agreement
Date: 2014-05-10 07:59:46 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:12 - ID:712838
WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser Susan Rice welcomed a cease-fire agreement reached between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar . In a statement, Rice said the agreement “holds the promise of ....
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2 main master-minders of Abuja explosions arrested - Nigerian president
Date: 2014-05-10 07:55:34 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:11 - ID:712862
ABUJA, May 10 (MENA) - Two main suspected master-minders of the explosions which hit Nyanya area in Abuja and claimed the lives of 100 people and injured dozens were arrested, announced Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathanan. In statements on the ....
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US hails South Sudan peace agreement
Date: 2014-05-10 07:31:13 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:7 - ID:712824
WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - The US has hailed the peace deal between South Sudan’s president and rebel chief, noting that the agreement could bring an end to the nearly five-month-old civil war that has claimed thousands of lives and forced over 1.2 ....
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4 dead, 1 missing after Ghana helicopter crash
Date: 2014-05-09 12:30:24 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:57 - ID:711938
ACCRA, May 9 (MENA) - An aviation official in the West African nation of Ghana said at least four people were dead after a helicopter crash, Fox News reported on Friday. Albert Taylor with the Civil Aviation Authority told journalists that the ....
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12 shipments of natural gas to be exported to Egypt- min
Date: 2014-05-09 10:59:48 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:46 - ID:711630
MALABO, May 9 (MENA) – Egypt has signed a contract to export 12 shipments of natural gas from different global companies, to meet part of the country's needs from September to December, Egyptian minister of petroleum mineral resources told MENA on ....
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PM Mahlab inspects Arab Contractors' housing project in Equatorial Guinea
Date: 2014-05-09 10:43:04 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:43 - ID:711707
MALABO, May 9 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab hailed the role of Egyptian companies working in African nations as they are boosting ties between Egypt and these nations. He paid tribute to major African projects set up by the Arab ....
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UN report documents massive human rights violations in South Sudan- Pillay
Date: 2014-05-09 10:24:59 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:41 - ID:711622
GENEVA, May 9 (MENA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that a detailed new UN report describing gross violations of human rights in South Sudan "on a massive scale," the The Office of the United Nations High ....
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PM visits site of new Egyptian embassy in Malabo
Date: 2014-05-09 09:53:22 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:39 - ID:711623
MALABO, May 9 (MENA) - Visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his accompanying delegation inspected the location of the new Egyptian embassy that will be built here. During the visit, Mahlab called for setting a time frame for the ....