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Fahmy holds talks with S. Korean counterpart
Date: 2013-12-17 08:22:00 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:19 - ID:444021
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy held Tuesday talks with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung. The talks tackled ways to bolster bilateral relations in all fields, the FM said in statements. Some regional and ....
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Police raid KORAIL union offices
Date: 2013-12-17 07:59:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:443940
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) -- Police on Tuesday raided the offices of the state-run rail operator's labor union as part of their investigation into an ongoing strike by thousands of its members, Yonhap news agency reported. With a court-issued warrant, ....
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Kerry in Philippines to show US support
Date: 2013-12-17 07:19:29 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:15 - ID:443941
MANILA, Dec 17 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Tuesday in Philippines to show American backing for its longtime ally and inspect typhoon recovery efforts, ABC News reported. Kerry arrived in Manila from Hanoi, where a day ....
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UN chief deeply concerned about fighting in Juba
Date: 2013-12-17 05:22:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:3 - ID:443866
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern about reports on the outbreak of fighting among members of the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement in Juba and warned of the danger of violence ....
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Reporters Without Borders demands ICC to consider attacks on journalists war crimes
Date: 2013-12-16 22:47:28 GMT - France - World - SN:192 - ID:443795
PARIS, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Reporters Without Borders is proposing the International Criminal Court to consider attacks on journalists war crimes. The UN Security Council held informal talks three days ago on the protection of journalists amid ....
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David Cameron hails 'job well done' in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-12-16 19:27:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:174 - ID:443680
LONDON, Dec 16 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a pre-Christmas visit to British troops in Afghanistan on Monday and reiterated that no British forces will be in a combat role there by the end of 2014, The Telegraph reported. ....
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UN chief calls for holding accountable those responsible for using Chemical weapons in Syria
Date: 2013-12-16 19:21:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:172 - ID:443336
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for holding accountable those responsible for using Chemical weapons in Syria. In statements on Monday, Ban said “We should all be deeply concerned by findings that chemical ....
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Harvard orders evacuations after unconfirmed reports of explosives
Date: 2013-12-16 18:56:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:166 - ID:443650
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - A bomb threat prompted officials to evacuate four Harvard University buildings Monday morning on a day of final exams, the Boston-area school said. No explosions were reported, and law enforcement personnel were ....
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Egypt's consul organizes symposium by Bibliotheca Alexandrina director in Sydney
Date: 2013-12-16 18:28:24 GMT - Australia - World - SN:157 - ID:443371
SYDNEY, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Consul in Sydney Ayman Ali organized a symposium by Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina Dr. Ismail Serageddin at the New South Wales Library, one of the most prominent Australian cultural institutions, in the presence ....
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Russia to provide ships to escort vessels with Syrian chemical weapons
Date: 2013-12-16 18:02:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:149 - ID:443536
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (MENA) - Russia will provide warships to escort vessels carrying Syrian chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with his EU colleagues in Brussels on Monday, Itar Tass reported. “Practical steps are ....
