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Tripoli airport closure prevents FM from attending Tunisia meeting
Date: 2014-07-13 14:55:50 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:53 - ID:825371
TRIPOLI, July 13 (MENA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdulaziz will not attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of Libya's neighboring countries, which convenes today in the Tunisian city of Hammamet, due to the closure of Tripoli airport, a ....
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Afriqiyah airways transfer flights temporarily to Mirata airport over security conditions
Date: 2014-07-13 11:42:10 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:30 - ID:824926
TRIPOLI, July 13 (MENA) - Afriqiyah Airways decided Sunday to transfer domestic and foreign trips temporarily to Misrata International Airport due to security conditions, a well-placed source at the airlines. In statements Sunday, the source ....
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19 people died of cholera in S.Sudan's state: health min.
Date: 2014-07-11 15:45:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:59 - ID:822691
KHARTOUM, July 11 (MENA) - An outbreak of cholera claimed the lives of 19 people in the border state of Upper Nile in South Sudan, said the province's Health Minister Opal Adwok. Nearly 567 persons have been infected with the fatao disease , ....
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Scores of militants, 3 soldiers killed in battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria
Date: 2014-07-10 21:44:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:152 - ID:821698
ABUJA, July 10 (MENA) - Scores of militants were killed on Thursday as Nigeria military troops patrolled areas round Delwa and neighboring communities in Maiduguri. According to Nigerian media outlets, the troops successfully broke through ....
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South Sudan president sets conditions for Ugandan military withdrawal
Date: 2014-07-10 08:58:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:820327
KHARTOUM, July 10 (MENA) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has set conditions for the withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the country, saying the latter will only leave if a permanent peace agreement is attained. President Kiir made the remarks ....
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Libya PM-designate meets AL envoy to Libya
Date: 2014-07-09 13:40:33 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:74 - ID:819238
TRIPOLI, July 9 (MENA) - Libya's Prime Minister-designate, Abdullah al-Thini discussed here Wednesday with the Arab League Special Envoy to Libya Nasser el-Qodwa cooperation between Libya and the AL along with a host of issues of mutual ....
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Somali president's palace under attack from al-Shabab
Date: 2014-07-08 20:14:11 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:145 - ID:818309
MOGADISHU, July 8 (MENA) - Islamist al-Shabab militants have attacked the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and entered the heavily fortified compound, the BBC reported Tuesday. An al-Shabab spokesman said fighting was ....
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MoU inked between Egypt, FAO on agriculture, food security in Africa
Date: 2014-07-08 19:18:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:131 - ID:818241
CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri inked a memorandum of understanding with director general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to establish cooperation in the field of agriculture and food security in ....
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NCW secretary-general calls for containing African issues
Date: 2014-07-08 10:54:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:54 - ID:817225
CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - National Council for Women (NCW) Secretary-General Mona Omar has said that her campaign dubbed "Who Loves Egypt?" has provided the foreign ministry with a three-language copy of an initiative to eliminate slums in Africa. In ....
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EgyptAir operates new air route to N'Djamena
Date: 2014-07-07 22:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:170 - ID:816696
CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - EgyptAir, the national flag carrier, will operate a new line to the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, as of August 2. The move is part of the government's policy to consolidate relations with the African continent, said head of ....
