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Former UN chief back home from Paris
Date: 2015-11-06 08:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:10 - ID:3676065
CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Former United Nations (UN) chief Boutros Boutros Ghali returned home on Friday coming from Paris, diplomatic sources said on Friday. He returned home on board an Egyptian flight coming from Paris and his arrival measures ....
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Abu Sayyaf militants demand dlrs 60m for 2 Canadians, Norwegian in southern Philippines
Date: 2015-11-04 08:45:38 GMT - Philippines - Miscellaneous - SN:21 - ID:3662449
MANILA, Nov 4 (MENA) - Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have demanded more than dlrs 60 million for two Canadians and a Norwegian they are holding in the jungles of the southern Philippines in the largest ransom the Muslim militants have sought, Sky News ....
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Iranians hold nationwide rallies to mark 1979 US embassy takeover
Date: 2015-11-04 08:00:07 GMT - Iran - Miscellaneous - SN:16 - ID:3662245
TEHRAN, Nov 4 (MENA) - Iranians are holding massive rallies across the country to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in the capital, Tehran, according to Iran's Press TV. Each year, demonstrators gather outside the ....
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6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off East Timor
Date: 2015-11-04 07:11:23 GMT - East Timor - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:3662061
DILI, Nov 4 (MENA) - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off East Timor on Wednesday , 77km northwest of the capital Dili, the US Geological Survey reported, according to Euronews. There was minor damage but no immediate report of casualties from the ....
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Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia; no Tsunami threat
Date: 2015-11-04 06:46:27 GMT - Indonesia - Miscellaneous - SN:6 - ID:3661877
JAKARTA, Nov 4 (MENA) - A strong earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, causing people to flee their homes in panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami, ....
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Volkswagen probe expands to larger diesel cars
Date: 2015-11-03 06:59:44 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:3654673
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - The US Environmental Protection Agency has told Volkswagen it is expanding its investigation into the emissions scandal, Sky News reported. According to the regulator, the German carmaker also installed defeat devices ....
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MBC Masr TV Network affirms full respect to ERTU
Date: 2015-11-01 13:33:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:63 - ID:3643797
CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - MBC Masr TV Network affirmed its full respect to the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) and all its employees and leaderships. Commenting on the ongoing debate in a number of media circles regarding the last episode ....
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US releases 7,000 more pages of Hillary Clinton e-mails
Date: 2015-10-31 07:38:35 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:10 - ID:3635269
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (MENA) - The US State Department has released 7,000 more pages of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's e-mails, the largest batch to date from a private server she used for official business during her 2009-2013 ....
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Women have to be on top of development agenda – UN official
Date: 2015-10-29 10:27:32 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:37 - ID:3626281
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) – Women have to be on top of the development agenda of all nations, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt Anita Nirody said. All nations have to admit that without empowering women, poverty cannot be curtailed and the ....
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Turkish plane makes emergency landing at Cairo airport after passenger death
Date: 2015-10-29 07:51:16 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:17 - ID:3625309
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Cairo airport on Thursday after a Swiss passenger died on board. The pilot of the plane, en route from Istanbul to Nairobi, asked Cairo Airport Control Tower for ....
