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Egypt officially approves nomination of new Sudanese ambassador
Date: 2014-06-03 14:14:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:758603
KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) - Egypt has officially approved the nomination of Abdel Mahmoud Abdel Halim as Sudanese extraordinary ambassador in Cairo. According to the Sundanese news agency, Abdel Halim will also double as his country's chief ....
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Berri receives invitation to attend inauguration of Sisi as president of Egypt
Date: 2014-06-03 14:08:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:758746
BEIRUT, June 3 (MENA) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has received an invitation from Egyptian President Ahdly Mansour to attend the inauguration ceremony of presidential race winner Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as president of Egypt on ....
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7 soldiers killed, injured in Iraq's Fallujah
Date: 2014-06-03 14:05:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:758586
BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) - Seven soldiers of the Iraqi army have been killed and injured in an armed attack in the city of Fallujah, western Anbar province, a security source said. Militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group ....
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OAPP welcomes formation of new Palestinian unity govt
Date: 2014-06-03 13:01:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:758541
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - The Organization of Arab Parliaments and Peoples (OAPP) welcomed on Tuesday the formation of a new Palestinian unity government under Rami Al-Hamdallah. In a statement, the OAPP voiced hope that the new Cabinet would bring ....
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Terrorists killed, arrested in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-03 12:59:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:758544
BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) – Iraqi security forces killed 17 terrorists and arrested dozens others in separate crackdowns in Baghdad during the past 24 hours. Baghdad is witnessing large-scale military operations to uproot terrorism in the state. ....
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60 killed, injured in Fallujah mortar attacks
Date: 2014-06-03 12:31:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:758417
BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) - At least 60 people were killed or injured in mortar attacks on different parts of Fallujah, including an emergency hospital. Two medics were reportedly killed and another eight injured in the attack on the hospital that ....
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Fahmy heads for Beijing to attend Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum
Date: 2014-06-03 11:00:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:758295
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy left here on Tuesday for Beijing leading a delegation to the sixth ministerial meeting of Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati. He added that ....
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35 infiltrators arrested before entering Libya illegally
Date: 2014-06-03 10:36:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:758209
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, June 3 (MENA) - Security men in the northwestern area of Marsa Matrouh on Tuesday arrested 35 infiltrators who were seeking to enter into Libya illegally. The infiltrators include eight Sudanese and three Palestinians. ....
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Lebanese PM invited to Sisi's inauguration ceremony
Date: 2014-06-03 10:34:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:758210
BEIRUT, June 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Ashraf Hamdy on Tuesday handed over an invitation to Prime Minister Tamam Salam to attend a ceremony marking the inauguration of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as president of Egypt on Sunday. The invitation ....
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Syrian president casts vote in pres.polls
Date: 2014-06-03 10:06:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:758131
DAMASCUS, June 3 (MENA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday cast his ballot in Syria's presidential election, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported. Assad cast his ballot in a polling station in Maliki neighborhood, central ....