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  • Kerry defends Bergdahl-for-Taliban exchange

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:50:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:129 - ID:767861

    WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry defended the release of five Taliban figures in exchange for US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in his first public comments on the issue. Kerry told CNN in an interview that aired Sunday, "I'm ....

  • Egypt, Jordan leaders affirm keenness on maintaining coordination, consultation

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:128 - ID:767852

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II affirmed their keenness on maintaining coordination and consultation, in a way which would serve the two countries' interests and Arab causes. This came ....

  • Zamalek lose at Mazembe to go bottom

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:31:17 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Sports - SN:127 - ID:767837

    KINSHASA, June 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Zamalek lost by a goal to nil at DR Congo's Mazembe in the CAF Champions League Group A, FilGoal.com reported Sunday. A 13th minute strike by Zambia forward Rainford Kalaba downed the Egyptians in ....

  • Sisi meets Kuwait emir

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:767853

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - New President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at the presidential palace on Sunday. The meeting took up the two countries' relations and regional and international ....

  • Colombia rebel group FARC agrees election ceasefire

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:28:10 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:125 - ID:767836

    BOGOTA, June 8 (MENA)- Colombia's leftist FARC rebels declared a ceasefire from June 9 to 30, a period that will cover a run-off presidential election being contested mainly over how to end five decades of war with the guerrillas, Telegraph reported ....

  • Sisi, Saudi CP probe bilateral relations

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:24:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:767834

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - New President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi discussed with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud means of promoting bilateral relations. The Saudi prince conveyed Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's congratulations ....

  • Jordan, Italy urge resuming Middle East peace talks

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:23:49 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:767797

    AMMAN, June 8 (MENA) – Jordan and Italy asserted on Sunday the importance of resuming the peace talks between Israel and Palestine. They also emphasized the necessity to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel so that security, peace and ....

  • Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners suffer severe stomach bleeding

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:19:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:122 - ID:767824

    RAMALLAH, June 8 (MENA) - As many as 13 Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners in an Israeli hospital in Tel Aviv suffered severe stomach bleeding. Two of the hunger strikers were transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. Palestinian ....

  • Report: 12,000 potential terrorists from 81 nations got combat training in Syria

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:18:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:121 - ID:767820

    WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - The West faces an Al Qaeda blowback based on Sunni foreign fighters in Syria, a report said. The Soufan Group has warned that Al Qaeda could use any of thousands of foreign fighters in Syria to attack the West, The ....

  • Egypt expats in Austria celebrate Sisi inauguration

    Date: 2014-06-08 15:13:25 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:120 - ID:767796

    VIENNA, June 8 (MENA) - The general union of Egyptians in Austria has celebrated the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. A lot of Egyptian figures in Austria took part in the celebrations. They chanted the Egyptian anthem and ....

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