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Sudan to host Arab, African culture ministers' conf. in March
Date: 2015-01-16 12:19:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:55 - ID:1754965
KHARTOUM, Jan 16 (MENA) – Sudan will host a conference of Arab and African culture ministers mid March, the Sudanese culture minister said Friday. Speaking after he took part in the 19th session of Arab culture ministers held in Riyadh, Hassan ....
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Carter Center not to monitor Sudan elections, says commission
Date: 2015-01-16 11:03:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:37 - ID:1754005
KHARTOUM, Jan 16 (MENA) - Sudan's election commission said the Carter Center will not monitor the country's elections scheduled for April 13. The center did not work in Sudan so far, the commission chairman said. He added that some opposition ....
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Kenya's paper apologizes for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon
Date: 2015-01-15 18:56:09 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:94 - ID:1751873
NAIROBI, Jan 15 (MENA) - A Kenyan newspaper has apologized for reproducing a caricature of Prophet Muhammad featured in the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine in its first issue since it was attacked by Islamic extremists, Fox News reported. The ....
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Uganda water min. invited to visit Egypt
Date: 2015-01-15 15:41:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:70 - ID:1750409
KAMPALA, Jan 15 (MENA) - Ugandan Water and Environment Minister Ephraim Kamuntu has received an invitation to visit Cairo from his Egyptian counterpart Hossam el Moghazy. The invitation was conveyed Thursday by head of the Egyptian technical ....
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Libya warns of fake official statements on Facebook
Date: 2015-01-14 20:37:06 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:171 - ID:1744577
TRIPOLI, Jan 14 (MENA) – Libya warned Wednesday of fake official statements posted on Facebook, saying such posts aim to foment tension, sedition, and causing chaos in the country. Calls for countering the Libyan army in Benghazi on January 15, ....
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Ugandan water minister underlines close ties with Egypt
Date: 2015-01-14 17:39:51 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:132 - ID:1743921
KAMPALA, Jan 14 (MENA) - Ugandan Water and Environment Minister Ephraim Kamuntu underlined the close ties binding his country and Egypt. During his meeting with the Egyptian delegation taking part in the technical committee meetings for ....
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Sisi invites Kenyan president to visit Egypt - FM
Date: 2015-01-14 16:16:12 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:121 - ID:1743481
NAIROBI, Jan 14 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received a message from his Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in which he invited him to visit Egypt. In pre-departure statements, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that he ....
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Egypt, Kenya sign framework agreement for commercial cooperation
Date: 2015-01-14 15:19:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:112 - ID:1742293
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egypt and Kenya have signed a framework agreement for commercial and economic cooperation, a statement by the industry ministry reads. Industry and Trade Minister Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour said the new agreement aims at ....
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Egypt slams Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Date: 2015-01-14 15:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:111 - ID:1743009
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egypt slammed on Wednesday a terrorist attack committed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, which left 2,000 people dead, mostly women and children. Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Aati offered Egypt's ....
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Egypt's FM concludes visit to Kenya
Date: 2015-01-14 14:46:09 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:103 - ID:1742693
NAIROBI, Jan 14 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left here on Wednesday after a three-day visit. During his visit, Shoukry led the Egyptian delegation to the sixth round of the Egyptian-Kenyan committee talks. The Egyptian top ....
