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  • Spy-leaker Edward Snowden asks Ecuador for asylum

    Date: 2013-06-24 00:17:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:169654

    UK-Snowden Spy-leaker Edward Snowden asks Ecuador for asylum LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who leaked classified documents revealing US internet and phone surveillance, has asked Ecuador for ....

  • Tayyeb calls UN to tackle issues of Arab society's concern

    Date: 2013-06-23 17:33:15 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:66 - ID:168947

    Egypt/Azhar/World Tayyeb calls UN to tackle issues of Arab society's concern CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb called on the UN to adopt and tackle real issues that concern the Arab societies. This came ....

  • Egypt, Japan cooperate in financing Borg El-Arab Airport's new terminal

    Date: 2013-06-23 16:17:53 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:58 - ID:168886

    Egypt/Aviation/World Egypt, Japan cooperate in financing Borg El-Arab Airport's new terminal CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - President of the Egyptian Airports Company Gad El-Karim Nasser said the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ....

  • Poll: Hollande's popularity down

    Date: 2013-06-23 14:27:56 GMT - France - World - SN:33 - ID:168593

    France/Poll Poll: Hollande's popularity down PARIS, June 23 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande's popularity receded in June after inching up in May, according to an Ifop poll carried out for French newspaper Journal du Dimanche. ....

  • SIS launches initiative for raising voters' awareness

    Date: 2013-06-23 14:24:49 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:31 - ID:168634

    Egypt/SIS SIS launches initiative for raising voters' awareness CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Chairman of the State Information Service (SIS) Mohamed Badr el-Din Zayed on Sunday inaugurated an initiative for raising awareness of voters. ....

  • Hollande hails ties with Qatar

    Date: 2013-06-23 12:54:32 GMT - Qatar - World - SN:23 - ID:168583

    Qatar/France/World Hollande hails ties with Qatar DOHA, June 23 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande hailed ties binding his country and Qatar. In an interview with Qatar News Agency, Hollande, who is currently visiting here, ....

  • CAPMAS: Number of Egyptians approved for immigration dropped by 4.9% in 2012

    Date: 2013-06-23 12:03:00 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:16 - ID:168524

    Egypt/CAPMAS CAPMAS: Number of Egyptians approved for immigration dropped by 4.9% in 2012 CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - The number of Egyptians who were approved for immigration stood at 510 in 2012 at a 4.9 percent drop in comparison with ....

  • SouthKorea/Nuclear/World

    Date: 2013-06-23 09:57:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:168382

    SouthKorea/Nuclear/World N. Korea denuclearization talks gain speed among six-party member countries: sources SEOUL, June 23 (MENA) - International efforts to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons are gaining speed as countries ....

  • John Kerry cautious on Taliban talks in Qatar

    Date: 2013-06-22 20:14:37 GMT - Qatar - World - SN:60 - ID:167984

    Qatar/US/World John Kerry cautious on Taliban talks in Qatar DOHA, June 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed caution over whether peace talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban can take place, the BBC News reported on ....

  • What next for the Gulf's rulers-for-life? -- The Guardian

    Date: 2013-06-22 19:40:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:167749

    Britain/Gulf/World What next for the Gulf's rulers-for-life? -- The Guardian LONDON, June 22 (MENA) - If the emir of Qatar decides to hand over power at the age of 61, it would have a profound psychological effect on the Arab world, an ....

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