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Sunday marks 1st day of Ramadan in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-27 20:31:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:801364
BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) - The Sunni Endowment Diwan of Iraq announced on Friday that Sunday will mark the first day of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan in Iraq and Saturday is the last day of Shaaban. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from ....
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Egypt to participate in US-African Leaders Summit
Date: 2014-06-27 19:52:38 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Egypt - SN:117 - ID:801330
MALABO, June 27 (MENA) – Egypt will participate in US-African Leaders Summit, which is scheduled to take place on August 5-6 in the United States of America. The African Union Summit expressed satisfaction over resuming Egypt's activities in ....
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Sunday marks 1st day of Ramadan in Kuwait
Date: 2014-06-27 19:51:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:801331
KUWAIT, June 27 (MENA) – Kuwait's moon-sighting committee announced that Saturday will be the last day of the lunar Hijri month of Sha'aban, and that, therefore, the holy month of Ramadan begins on Sunday. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from food ....
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Juncker is wrong person for European commission job, says David Cameron
Date: 2014-06-27 19:50:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:115 - ID:801303
LONDON, June 27 (MENA) – British prime minister David Cameron has launched a strong personal attack on Jean-Claude Juncker, declaring that the former prime minister of Luxembourg is the wrong person to lead the European commission, The Guardian ....
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Sudan announces Ramadan to start on Sunday
Date: 2014-06-27 19:50:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:801329
KHARTOUM, June 27 (MENA) - Head of the Sudanese Islamic Fiqh Council Essam ben Ahmed al-Bashir has announced that the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will be Sunday June 29. The beginning of the month depends on the first ....
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South Korea counters Japan's relook at Kono with films, articles
Date: 2014-06-27 19:46:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:113 - ID:801293
SEOUL, June 27 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday it has posted news articles and videos related to Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II in response to Japan's reexamination of its 1993 apology, ....
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AU satisfied over Egypt's return
Date: 2014-06-27 19:45:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:112 - ID:801285
MALABO, June 27 (MENA) – The African Union Summit expressed satisfaction over resuming Egypt's activities in the African Union. The summit welcomed the restoration of the constitutional order in Egypt after carrying out the constitutional ....
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Awqaf min. greets Sisi, Egyptians over Ramadan
Date: 2014-06-27 19:28:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:801306
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) – Egypt's Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Egyptians and Arab and Islamic peoples over the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a press release on Friday, Gomaa urged Egyptians ....
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Sisi returns to Cairo from Khartoum after African tour
Date: 2014-06-27 19:27:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:801301
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi returned home on Friday from the Sudanese capital of Khartoum wrapping up an African tour of Algeria, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan, the first since taking office. The president began his ....
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Saudi king, Kerry discuss regional developments
Date: 2014-06-27 19:26:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:801286
RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received on Sunday US Secretary of State John Kerry who is on a multi-stop trip in the region. The Saudi King and Kerry discussed latest developments in the region. The meeting was ....