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Sudan VP says Egyptians free to choose their leaders
Date: 2013-11-29 11:51:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:413292
KHARTOUM, Nov 29 (MENA) - Sudanese Vice President Haj Adam said that Sudan respects the Egyptian people's will in choosing their leaders. Adam, in an interview with Asharq Alawsat newspaper, praised ties between the Egyptian and Sudanese ....
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Angola accused of 'banning' Islam as mosques closed
Date: 2013-11-29 09:05:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:18 - ID:413027
LONDON, Nov 29 (MENA) - Angola has been accused of "banning" Islam after shutting down most of the country's mosques amid reports of violence and intimidation against women who wear the veil, The Guardian reported. The Islamic Community of Angola ....
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Sudan's realtions with Saudi Arabia, Iran needs clarification - FM
Date: 2013-11-28 09:26:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:411101
KHARTOUM, Nov 28 (MENA) - Sudan's stance towards the Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, and Iran should be more clarified, referring that sensitive issues concerning Sudan's foreign policy should be discussed in closed sessions at the Sudanese ....
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Central African Republic 'descending into chaos' – UN
Date: 2013-11-27 22:27:13 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:195 - ID:410810
NEW YORK, Nov 27 (MENA) - The UN deputy secretary general warned Wednesday that the Central African Republic (CAR) is descending into "complete chaos", calling for urgent action, the BBC News reported. Jan Eliasson urged the Security Council to ....
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Army kills over 40 suspected Boko Haram members
Date: 2013-11-27 18:54:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:152 - ID:410511
Abuja, Nov 27 (MENA) - Over 40 terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram Islamist sect members were killed Wednesday in a military raid, Daily Times Nigeria reported. The raid involved air strikes and ground troops in Bita village area along ....
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Angolan officials say reports on their country's banning Islam are groundless and bare of truth
Date: 2013-11-27 16:13:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:122 - ID:410127
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) – Angolan officials said that reports on their country's banning Islam are groundless and bare of truth. An official with the Angolan Ministry of Culture indicated that local authorities have only banned an Islamic ....
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Syrian engineer abducted in Nigeria
Date: 2013-11-27 15:00:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:101 - ID:409536
ABUJA, Nov 27 (MENA) - The government of the southern Nigerian state of Delta has confirmed the kidnap of an expatriate engineer, Haitham Jamarkami, a Syrian working for Palmyra Construction Company. The Commissioner for Works, Chief Funkekeme ....
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Egyptian expats in Khartoum urged to register data to vote on constitution referendum
Date: 2013-11-27 12:27:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:60 - ID:409586
KHARTOUM, Nov 27 (MENA) -The Egyptian Embassy in Sudan renewed its call to the Egyptian expatriates here to register on the Supreme Electoral Commission's (www.elections.eg) page or go to the embassy so they can vote in the referendum on the ....
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Algeria FLN: Bouteflika to present medical file if he run for fourth term
Date: 2013-11-27 08:21:23 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:18 - ID:409023
ALGIERS, Nov 27 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Algerian National Liberation Front for Algeria’s National Liberation Front (FLN) Said Bouhedja said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will present his medical file if he decides to run for office for a fourth ....
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Nigeria: 45 dead, 10 injured as gunmen invade Plateau villages
Date: 2013-11-27 07:47:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:12 - ID:408965
ABUJA, Nov 27 (MENA) - As many as 45 people were killed when gunmen attacked four villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, The Nation newspaper reported Wednesday. Among those killed were children and women. Ten persons ....
