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UN allocates USD 15 millions in aid for S. Sudan
Date: 2014-01-09 17:28:40 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:161 - ID:489119
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (MENA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos has announced the allocation of USD15 millions from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support relief efforts in South Sudan. As the conflict deepens and aid ....
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35 Eritreans to be deported
Date: 2014-01-09 15:30:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:136 - ID:488459
CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) - As many as 35 Eritreans arrived at Cairo International Airport escorted by security officers to be deported for entering the country illegally. They were arrested on the borders while trying to illegally migrate to Europe. ....
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Juba FM hands over message to Bashir
Date: 2014-01-09 13:24:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:97 - ID:488333
KHARTOUM, Jan 9 (MENA) – South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the message he delivered from President Salva Kiir to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was related to the progress in implementing agreements signed between the ....
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Sudanese MP accuses gov't of giving short shrift to Halayyeb issue
Date: 2014-01-09 12:01:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:78 - ID:487888
KHARTOUM, Jan 9 (MENA) – Sudanese MP Ahmed Eissa accused the Khartoum government of giving short shrift to the Egyptian-Sudanese protracted issue of Halayyeb and Shalatin. In statements to the Sudanese newspaper Al-Taghier, out Thursday, Eissa ....
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Juba's FM arrives in Khartoum
Date: 2014-01-09 10:52:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:57 - ID:488077
KHARTOUM, Jan 9 (MENA) - South Sudan's Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin arrived here on Thursday leading a high-level delegation. Benjamin will hand over a message from South Sudan's President Salva Kiir to his Sudanese counterpart Omar ....
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Coptic priest in Ethiopia: Feasts reflect real Egyptian character
Date: 2014-01-09 09:02:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:487687
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Father Siderak, the representative of the Egyptian Coptic Church in Ethiopia urged Egyptians to join hands for peace which is a bedrock of Islam and Christianity. During a ceremony at the Egyptian embassy in Ethiopia ....
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UN warns of "humanitarian disaster" in Central African Republic
Date: 2014-01-09 07:22:44 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:13 - ID:487592
NEW YORK, Jan 9 (MENA) - The UN has warned that the Central African Republic is heading toward a humanitarian disaster, as people fleeing conflict pack into overcrowded camps with poor sanitation, BBC reported Thursday. It says measles has broken ....
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15 killed in tank truck blast in Lagos
Date: 2014-01-09 06:01:19 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:4 - ID:487512
ABUJA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Fifteen people were killed in the explosion of an oil tanker carrying 33,000 liters of gasoline in the Kirikiri area of Lagos State late on Tuesday, according to a statement by the National Emergency Management Agency ....
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South Sudan FM in Khartoum Thursday
Date: 2014-01-08 15:24:07 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:130 - ID:486691
KHARTOUM, Jan 8 (MENA) - South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin will arrive in Khartoum on Thursday as a special envoy for the South Sudan leader. Benjamin will hold talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his Sudanese ....
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Shortage of petroleum products in Sudan forces cancellation of number of flights
Date: 2014-01-08 11:53:50 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:68 - ID:486079
KHARTOUM, Jan 8 (MENA) - The administration of Khartoum airport issued a bulletin, which was distributed to all aviation companies, acknowledging shortage of fuel for airplanes. The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, was hit by a sudden crisis in fuel, ....
