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Attempt by 31 people to infiltrate into Libya foiled
Date: 2017-10-26 21:50:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:7060547
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Oct 26 (MENA) - Matrouh boarder guards on Thursday thwarted an attempt by 31 people, including two Sudanese citizens, to infiltrate into Libya via Salloum crossing. The would-be illegal immigrants included Egyptians from ....
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Tanzania envoy in Cairo hails Azhar role in spreading true Islam in Africa
Date: 2017-10-23 20:00:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:89 - ID:7054980
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Tanzania's Ambassador in Cairo Mohamed Haji Hamzah on Monday hailed Al Azhar role in spreading the true Islam in Africa. The Tanzanian envoy made the remarks in a meeting with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. El ....
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Egypt hands over chairmanship of STC-EST to Senegal
Date: 2017-10-23 15:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7054404
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt has handed over the chairmanship of the coming session of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST) to Senegal. The AU’s education, science committee convened ....
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UNSC members wrap up visit in Sahel, Sahara region
Date: 2017-10-23 13:01:00 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:50 - ID:7053642
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 23 (MENA) - Ambassadors of the UN Security Council (UNSC) member-states wrapped up on Monday a four-day visit to the Sahel and Sahara region during which they assessed the security situation and the backing needed to face any ....
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Kenya's Kenyatta urges peace ahead of presidential elections
Date: 2017-10-22 21:45:52 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7053085
NAIROBI, Oct 22 (MENA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyans to maintain peace ahead of fresh presidential elections next week as at least one person was shot and wounded by police amid a rise in ethnic tensions in the capital, Fox News ....
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Death toll from Somalia bombings rises to 358
Date: 2017-10-21 18:23:30 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:83 - ID:7051437
MOGADISHU, Oct 21 (MENA) - The number killed in twin bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu last weekend has risen to 358, the Somali Internal Ministry was quoted by Russia Today on Saturday. As well as the confirmed death toll, 228 people ....
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US announces drone strikes against al Shabab movement after Mogadishu attack
Date: 2017-10-20 10:44:10 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:27 - ID:7048962
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The US military revealed on Friday that it has conducted a drone strike against the Somali al Shabab extremist movement after Mogadishu terror attack, that left 700 people dead and wounded. The air raid was carried ....
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Nigerian police arrest 4 after Britons kidnapped
Date: 2017-10-19 16:51:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:67 - ID:7048301
ABUJA, Oct 19 (MENA) – Four people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of four British nationals in southern Nigeria, the Daily Mail quoted the police as saying on Thursday. The Britons, including a husband and wife from a ....
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Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
Date: 2017-10-18 12:27:59 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:32 - ID:7045848
MOGADISHU, Oct 18 (MENA) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Somalia's capital Wednesday in a show of defiance after the country's deadliest attack, as officials shared a detailed account of how Saturday's truck bombing that killed more ....
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Pope Francis deplores Mogadishu terror attack
Date: 2017-10-18 12:03:43 GMT - Vatican - Africa - SN:30 - ID:7045916
VATICAN CITY, Oct 18 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis has condemned the terrorist attack that killed over 300 people, including children, in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Vatican Radio website reported Wednesday. “This terrorist act , he said ....
