Miscellaneous
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South Korea to buy 40 F-35A fighter jets
Date: 2014-09-24 12:14:02 GMT - south korea - Miscellaneous - SN:93 - ID:1003449
SEOUL, Sept 24 (MENA) - South Korea will buy 40 F-35A fighter jets from Lockheed Martin for about $7 billion in the country's biggest-ever weapons purchase aimed at coping with North Korea's military threats, the ABC News quoted officials as saying ....
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India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit
Date: 2014-09-24 07:14:14 GMT - India - Miscellaneous - SN:35 - ID:1001141
NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (MENA) - India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars, becoming the fourth country to do so, the BBC reported. The Mangalyaan robotic probe, one of the cheapest interplanetary missions ever, will soon begin ....
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Egyptian press adviser in French embassy decorated with France's 2nd highest medal
Date: 2014-09-23 17:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:134 - ID:998481
CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) – Egyptian press adviser in the French embassy in Cairo Ahmed Fadel was decorated with the second highest medal in France on Tuesday. France's Ambassador to Egypt Nicolas Galey granted Fadel the medal during a reception held ....
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Police launch campaign against encroachments in Zamalek area
Date: 2014-09-23 11:21:04 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:61 - ID:996037
CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) - Cairo police are launching a campaign to clear the streets of Zamalek of encroachments. The campaign targeted a number of coffee shops and cafeterias that have no permits on Tuesday, said chairman of Western Cairo ....
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Baklava Festival kicks off in Istanbul
Date: 2014-09-22 13:33:26 GMT - Turkey - Miscellaneous - SN:85 - ID:989033
ANKARA, Sept 22 (MENA) - The 9th annual festival of baklava kicked off in Istanbul's historical square of Eminönü. Nine tons of 60 varieties of the famous Turkish baklava were distributed to pedestrians. The first place winner received 10 ....
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Seoul vows to boost medical cooperation with Mideast
Date: 2014-09-22 07:59:09 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Miscellaneous - SN:28 - ID:986093
DUBAI, Sept 22 (MENA) - South Korean Health Minister Moon Hyung-pyo has vowed to boost medical cooperation with the Middle East region; the UAE for starters. Moon, currently on a visit to the UAE, said Monday he acted to have a number of South ....
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Attempt to sell 38 kilos of bango drug foiled in Safaga
Date: 2014-09-21 12:48:16 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:75 - ID:981605
HURGHADA, Sept 21 (MENA) - Red Sea security forces under Major General Hamdi el-Gazar thwarted on Sunday an attempt to sell 38 kilos of bango drug in Safaga town of the Red Sea province. Acting upon a tip-off, the Red Sea security forces ....
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3,685 passengers cross Safaga harbor
Date: 2014-09-19 14:55:40 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:59 - ID:971009
HURGHADA, Egypt, Sept 19 (MENA) - Some 3,685 travelers, mostly Egyptians working in Gulf countries, crossed Safaga harbor on Friday, said a well-placed official with the harbor. Yousefiya ferry boat with 1,405 Egyptian passengers on board, ....
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Vessel from Turkey sails into Alex port
Date: 2014-09-17 08:18:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:22 - ID:955409
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 17 (MENA) - A vessel sailed into Alexandria Port on Wednesday from Turkey carrying 500 vehicles of various brands on board. The shipment was unloaded and all relevant procedures were completed smoothly.(MENA) DA ....
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Italian health min. rules out Ebola risk from migrants
Date: 2014-09-16 11:40:40 GMT - Italy - Miscellaneous - SN:58 - ID:949809
ROME, Sept 16 (MENA) - Italy's Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin has dismissed that illegal African migrants coming to Italy could be carrying Ebola risk. In statements on Tuesday, Lorenzin said: "Ebola is a virus limited to some ....