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Cargo plane with Russian crew crash-lands in S. Sudan, up to 40 reported dead
Date: 2015-11-04 09:16:55 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:25 - ID:3662761
JUBA, Nov 4 (MENA) - A Russian plane has crash-landed near South Sudan’s airport shortly after taking off, Russian Today reported. Conflicting reports suggest that up to 40 people have been killed on board and on the ground. The crashed plane may ....
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Egypt, Ethiopia discuss boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2015-11-02 14:40:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:60 - ID:3651053
CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Egypt is keen on boosting scientific and education relations with Ethiopia, given the historic ties binding the two countries, said Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Ashraf el Sheihy. He, meanwhile, ....
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UN hostages freed in South Sudan
Date: 2015-11-02 12:30:35 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:41 - ID:3650249
JUBA, Nov 2 (MENA) - Thirteen United Nations workers in South Sudan kidnapped by rebels have been safely freed a week after their abduction, the UN said Monday. Around 100 rebel fighters, who have been battling the government for almost two ....
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Egypt supports UN efforts on Libya - FM
Date: 2015-11-02 12:30:32 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:40 - ID:3649989
ALGIERS, Nov 2 (MENA) – Egypt supports efforts exerted by the United Nations in Libya through its envoy Bernardino Leon to form a national unity government, visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. During the opening of the ....
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Egypt's ties with Nile basin states Sisi's top priority – min.
Date: 2015-11-02 11:25:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:3649361
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Nov 2 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi puts Egypt's relationship with Nile basin countries on top of his priorities, Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazi said. Egypt's water share of the Nile is undebatable and ....
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UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack against Somali hotel
Date: 2015-11-02 11:07:00 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:27 - ID:3649517
NEW YORK, Nov 2 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks carried out today against the Sahafi hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia by Al-Shabaab, resulting in a number of deaths and injuries, the UN ....
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Lake Chad clashes leave 14 Boko Haram members dead: government
Date: 2015-11-01 13:27:00 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:60 - ID:3644397
N'DJAMENA, Nov 1 (MENA) - The Chadian government said Sunday that soldiers repelled two attacks by Boko Haram on army posts around Lake Chad, leaving 14 militants dead, according to Daily Mail. "Two members of Boko Haram were neutralised and a ....
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Sudan, Ethiopia discuss security conditions in neighboring countries
Date: 2015-10-30 16:23:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:58 - ID:3633521
KHARTOUM, Oct 30 (MENA) – Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir discussed with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn the security conditions in the neighboring countries. The two leaders met at the Sudanese embassy in New Delhi. Sudan said ....
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US ready to cooperate with Sudan in anti-terror fight
Date: 2015-10-30 13:05:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:39 - ID:3632237
KHARTOUM, Oct 30 (MENA) - The US government said on Friday that it is ready to cooperate with Sudan in the field of combating terrorism and stemming the flow of extremist groups into the Arab country. In a press statement, the US Embassy in ....
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Higher education min. heads for Addis Ababa
Date: 2015-10-30 06:58:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:10 - ID:3630793
CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf el Sheihi left Cairo on Thursday evening heading for Addis Ababa on a two-day visit to Ethiopia. During the visit, Sheihi will attend the meeting of African Union ....
