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  • Amnesty urges African peacekeeper deployment in Central African Republic

    Date: 2014-01-29 16:14:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:117 - ID:527366

    LONDON, Jan 29 (MENA) - Amnesty International said the African Union (AU) Heads of State meeting starting on Thursday must address the growing crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). "They must ensure they complete the full and rapid ....

  • Eilat airport project violates peace agreement - Jordan

    Date: 2014-01-29 15:33:54 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:112 - ID:527364

    Amman, Jan 29 (MENA) - Jordanian Transportation Minister Lina Shabib affirmed Wednesday that the Israeli Eilat airport project is violating the peace treaty with Israel. Considering it a sovereign decision, the Israeli Prime Minister has ....

  • MB youth movement claims responsibility for torching police officer's car

    Date: 2014-01-29 15:27:18 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:110 - ID:527363

    ASSIUT, Upper Egypt, Jan 29 (MENA) - A Muslim Brotherhood (MB) self-styled youth movement has claimed responsibility for burning a car owned by a security officer here. In a statement on its Facebook page, the movement which calls itself ....

  • Putin urges government to fulfill all financial, energy deals with Ukraine

    Date: 2014-01-29 14:51:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:104 - ID:527126

    MOSCOW, Jan 29 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the country’s government to completely fulfill all agreements in financial and energy spheres with Ukraine, the Russian Itar-Tass news agency reported Wednesday. "I would like ....

  • Antiquities minister discusses development of Graeco-Roman museum with Italian university delegation

    Date: 2014-01-29 14:23:40 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:93 - ID:527135

    CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - State Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has discussed with a delegation from Italy's Universita' della Tuscia the development project of the Graeco-Roman Museum. The project includes restoration of the building itself, the ....

  • British spy chief will step down at year end

    Date: 2014-01-29 14:13:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:527228

    LONDON, Jan 29 (MENA) - The British spy chief whose agency was accused in documents leaked by former US intelligence operative Edward Snowden of playing a principal role in mass Anglo-US surveillance will step down at year end, Britain's Foreign ....

  • No breakthrough achieved in morning session of Geneva 2 conf. - Syrian opposition member

    Date: 2014-01-29 12:31:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:69 - ID:526927

    GENEVA, Jan 29 (MENA) - The morning session between the delegations of the Syrian government and the opposition under the mediation of Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy, during the Geneva 2 Conference on the Syrian crisis, did not yield any ....

  • 3 new resignations from Turkish JDP in Erzurum

    Date: 2014-01-29 12:09:28 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:61 - ID:526625

    ANKARA, Jan 29 (MENA) - Assistant Chief of the Turkish Justice and Development Party "JDP" Nihat Aslan and two members of the governing body submitted their resignations from the ruling party to protest the speech by Interior Minister Avkan Aalo in ....

  • UK confirms it will provide refugee for most vulnerable Syrian refugees: Deputy Premier

    Date: 2014-01-29 10:30:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:526475

    LONDON, Jan 29 (MENA) - British Deputy Premier Nick Clegg has confirmed that the UK will be providing refuge to some of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees, according to the Deputy Prime Minister's Office website. Announcing the plans, the Deputy ....

  • UNESCO: Global learning crisis is costing dlrs 129 billion a year

    Date: 2014-01-29 09:45:53 GMT - France - World - SN:39 - ID:526596

    PARIS, Jan 29 (MENA) - The UN Education, Science and Culture Organizations (UNESCO) revealed in an annual report released on Wednesday that the global learning crisis is costing the governments dlrs 129 billion annually. The UNESCO 11th ....

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