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Egypt officially applies for COMESA secretary general post, says min.
Date: 2018-01-11 11:00:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:7185328
Egypt has officially applied for the secretary general post of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil said on Thursday. The move comes as part of Egypt's keenness on boosting its role ....
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Army destroys large number of terrorist strongholds in central Sinai
Date: 2018-01-11 10:59:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7185303
The army's law enforcement troops destroyed a large number of terrorist strongholds and warehouses in central Sinai, the military spokesman said. The forces defused two explosive charges and destroyed a pick-up truck and five motorbikes belonging ....
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Sisi issues three decrees on land reallocation, new appointments
Date: 2018-01-11 10:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7185278
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree reallocating 525 feddans of state-owned lands to be used for urban extension in New Cairo city. Sisi issued another decree appointing Egyptian Ambassador in Riyadh Nasser Zaghloul as a non-resident ....
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UAE FM urges Qatar to change pro-terror policy
Date: 2018-01-11 10:56:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7185234
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has called on Qatar to change its pro-terror policy as a precondition to solve its issue with the Arab countries fighting terrorism. The Qatari crisis will not be settled before it first ....
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UN welcomes Korea talks which can build confidence, trust
Date: 2018-01-11 10:43:49 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:14 - ID:7185212
The United Nations Security Council is welcoming talks between the two Koreas saying they can open "possibilities for confidence building and trust building on the Korean peninsula," Fox News reported on Thursday. The council expressed hope in a ....
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Kuwait’s deputy FM, Egypt’s amb. discuss regional, int’l developments
Date: 2018-01-11 10:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7185179
Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al Jarallah discussed in a meeting on Wednesday with Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait Tareq Elqouny ways of boosting bilateral ties and the latest developments on the regional and international arenas. The ....
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EU to meet Iran to back nuclear deal in message to Trump
Date: 2018-01-11 10:36:57 GMT - France - International - SN:12 - ID:7185138
European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats said, on the eve of a deadline for the US president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions lifted under the ....
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Russia, US chiefs of staff discusses conditions in Syria
Date: 2018-01-11 09:19:18 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7185086
Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov discussed Syria and some other issues of mutual interest with US Marine Corps Gen Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a phone conversation on Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry ....
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Nearly 100,000 displaced by fighting in northwest Syria: UN
Date: 2018-01-11 09:11:00 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7185073
Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since early December by fighting in northwestern Syria, where the regime is waging an offensive against jihadists, the United Nations said on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail. Russian-backed regime ....
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UN says USD 1.7 bn raised to help people in Syria
Date: 2018-01-11 09:02:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7185023
UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) Mark Lowcock announced on Wednesday that a sum of 1.7 billion dollars was raised to help meet the needs of people all over Syria. On his three-day visit ....
