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Egypt ranked 138th out of 162 in “peacefulness”
Date: 2014-01-05 13:05:09 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:68 - ID:480368
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) – Egypt was ranked the 138th out of a total of 162 countries in the 2013 Global Peace Index (GPI). The GPI measures peace in 162 countries according to 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators of the absence of violence and ....
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Pope Francis to visit Holy Land in May
Date: 2014-01-05 12:50:15 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:63 - ID:480430
THE VATICAN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Pope Francis has announced his first trip as pontiff to the Holy Land, from 24 May to 26 May, the BBC reported on Sunday. He will visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem in the West Bank, and the Jordanian capital, Amman. He ....
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Peres: Arabs know Israel is not the problem anymore
Date: 2014-01-05 12:05:21 GMT - Israel - World - SN:56 - ID:480437
GAZA CITY, Jan 5 (MENA) - Israeli President Shimon Peres said in a Foreign Ministry representatives meeting that "when we were being established, the Arab world wanted to annihilate us. Today the Arab world doesn't think that we're its ....
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FM: Majed's death will not derail Iran from Beirut embassy probe
Date: 2014-01-05 08:25:11 GMT - Iran - World - SN:21 - ID:479917
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham underlined that Tehran will continue its probe into the November bombing that targeted the Islamic Republics embassy in Beirut despite the death of al-Qaeda-linked Saudi ....
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Bangladesh votes amid violence and boycott
Date: 2014-01-05 07:24:52 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:14 - ID:479800
DHAKA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Violent clashes have erupted between opposition activists and police as Bangladesh holds a general election boycotted by the opposition, the BBC reported. At least four people were killed in unrest on Sunday. Scores have ....
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U.S. to support fight on al Qaeda in Iraq without troops: Kerry
Date: 2014-01-05 06:33:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:479748
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced confidence on Sunday the Iraqi government and tribes would be successful in their fight against al Qaeda, and said Washington was not considering sending troops back to ....
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Washington strongly supports efforts to end violence in S.Sudan - US State Department
Date: 2014-01-04 22:52:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:171 - ID:479684
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said Saturday Washington continues to be engaged in and strongly support regional and international efforts to bring the violence in South Sudan to an end. The US State ....
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Belarus says received 1st part of Russia’s $2bln loan
Date: 2014-01-04 22:23:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:167 - ID:479685
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) – Belarusian National Bank said Saturday that Minsk has received the first part of a $2 billion Russian loan, RIA Novosti reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the ....
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14 killed in India building collapse
Date: 2014-01-04 20:56:48 GMT - India - World - SN:151 - ID:479631
NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (MENA) - At least 14 people were killed when a building under construction at India's seaside tourist resort of Goa caved in on Saturday, authorities said. Most of the dead were construction workers, according to Goa's police ....
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US Senator Rand Paul to Sue Obama Over NSA Spying
Date: 2014-01-04 19:32:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:137 - ID:479480
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - Republican senator Rand Paul announced Saturday plans to sue US President Barack Obama over Edward Snowden's revelations of unlawful spying by the National Security Agency (NSA). Speaking on the Fox News television show ....
