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100,000 feddans to be allocated to junior Egyptian farmers in Sudan: Sudanese official
Date: 2014-12-07 10:40:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1486357
KHARTOUM, Dec 7 (MENA) - Sudanese Investment Minister Mostafa Osman Ismail said that 100,000 feddans will be allocated to junior Egyptian farmers in Sudan. Ismail was speaking in a reception for a visiting Egyptian delegation Sunday. Each ....
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Egypt, Iraq discuss political process
Date: 2014-12-07 07:54:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1485201
MANAMA, Dec 7 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Sunday with Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiar Zebari for talks on the latest developments in Iraq. The talks tackled the importance of engaging all political parties in the ....
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EU calls on Libya's conflicting parties to resort to dialogue
Date: 2014-12-06 22:22:33 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:1484617
TRIPOLI, Dec 6 (MENA) - The EU on Saturday called on all Libya's conflicting parties to accept dialogue as a solution to the ongoing conflict. Spokesperson for the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ray said the EU once again urged ....
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Algeria withdraws amb. from Iraq -- paper
Date: 2014-12-06 22:11:04 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:1484625
ALGIERS, Dec 6 (MENA) – The Algerian Foreign Ministry withdrew on Saturday its ambassador to Iraq Abdel Kader bin Shaah over the deteriorating security situation in the capital Baghdad. The move is a precautionary measure to avoid any undesirable ....
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Hamas accuses PA of detaining members in WB
Date: 2014-12-06 21:46:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:1484529
GAZA CITY, Dec 6 (MENA) – Hamas Movement blamed Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces of arresting a number of its leaderships and members in West Bank ahead of the celebrations for the 27th anniversary of the movement's founding. In a press ....
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UAE congratulated over re-electing Al-Jarwan as speaker Arab Parl't
Date: 2014-12-06 19:46:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:1483833
CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments Saturday congratulated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday on re-electing Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan as speaker of the Arab Parliament. In a statement Saturday, the ....
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Palestine PM lights Christmas tree in Bethlehem
Date: 2014-12-06 19:39:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:1483821
RAMALLAH, Dec 6 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ramy al-Hamdallah attended a ceremony to mark the launch of Christmas festivities in Bethlehem, lighting a Christmas tree. The tree is located in a square outside the Church of the ....
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Israeli forces detain 2 Gaza fishermen
Date: 2014-12-06 18:13:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:1483825
GAZA CITY, Dec 6 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Saturday detained two Gaza fishermen, local sources reported. The sources added that the two fishermen were arrested off the coast of northern Gaza Strip, within the six nautical mile-fishing zone where ....
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Calm prevails around Libya-Tunisia border crossing
Date: 2014-12-06 17:51:47 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:1483757
TUNIS, Dec 6 (MENA) - Calm has prevailed in Ras Adjir border crossing between Tunisia and Libya one day after shelling that targeted the terminal. Travel across the terminal is normal now, said Tunisian sources.(MENA) AH/RG ....
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Yemeni FM heads for Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-12-06 17:45:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:1483745
SANAA, Dec 6 (MENA) - Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Sayadi, accompanied by a delegation, left here on Saturday heading for Saudi Arabia on a several days' visit. During the visit, he is planned to hold talks with a number of Saudi officials ....