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Civil political parties widen electoral bloc
Date: 2014-06-19 17:44:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:787303
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) – The Civil Political Party Alliance held a meeting Thursday to discuss plans of expanding the electoral bloc before the parliamentary vote. According to a statement, the bloc took a decision to widen the alliance to overcome ....
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Essex PhD Saudi female student 'murdered for being Muslim', police fear
Date: 2014-06-19 17:39:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:787295
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - A Saudi Arabian female student stabbed to death in Essex may have been targeted because she was a Muslim, local police have confirmed. Nahid Almanea, 31, was wearing a dark blue full-length robe and a patterned head-scarf ....
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Hague: Iraq faces severe challenge to its existence
Date: 2014-06-19 17:36:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:787326
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday that Iraq faced a "severe challenge to its existence as a state" and the current conflict would be a "decisive moment in its history." Hague told ITV News that under ....
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UK gov't lists advantages of Scotland as part of UK
Date: 2014-06-19 17:29:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:787305
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) – The UK government on Thursday listed nine reasons for Scotland to remain as part of the United Kingdom and rejecting independence in coming September's referendum. The first reason was security, according to the government. ....
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Culture Ministry to engage in fight for innovation in books, art, paintings -- Minister
Date: 2014-06-19 17:18:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:95 - ID:787300
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) – Egypt's Culture Minister Gaber Asfour asserted on Thursday that "the ministry is considering a fight for innovation in books, art and paintings." During his first meeting with heads of the ministry staff, Asfour said that ....
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6 terror MB members sentenced to 8 years in prison
Date: 2014-06-19 17:11:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:94 - ID:787261
FAYYOUM, June 19 (MENA) - Fayyoum Criminal court has sentenced six of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in absentia to eight years in prison. They are charged with joining a terrorist organization and illegal assembly. Meanwhile, ....
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Attempt to sell drugs in Suez thwarted
Date: 2014-06-19 17:09:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:93 - ID:787239
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) – Suez security bodies foiled on Thursday an attempt to sell a ton and a half of cannabis in Suez province. Investigations showed a number of drug smugglers intended to sell a large amount of cannabis. The security bodies ....
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47 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-06-19 17:03:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:787231
ISMAILIA, June 19 (MENA) - Forty-seven vessels transited the Suez Canal in two convoys on Thursday carrying a total cargo of 3.378 million tons. The north-bound convoy comprised 19 ships, carrying a cargo of 1.272 tons, while the south-bound ....
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OIC deplores UNGA on Israel election as vice-chair of fourth committee
Date: 2014-06-19 16:58:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:787151
JEDDAH, June 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani has denounced the decision of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) to elect Israel as Vice-chairman of the fourth committee tasked ....
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Salman inspects services complex at GAFI
Date: 2014-06-19 16:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:787246
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Minister of Investment Ashraf Abdel-Tawab Salman inspected Thursday the services complex at the General Authority for Investment (GAFI). The minister spoke with some investors present at the complex to get familiar with ....
