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Brahimi: Bouteflika's health not in danger
Date: 2019-03-13 16:05:11 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7846897
Prominent Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi said Wednesday Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika summoned him for the speech that was read on his behalf on Monday, asserting that the president's health is not in danger. In statements to the ....
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Bouteflika delays presidential polls; says not to run for 5th term
Date: 2019-03-12 06:33:27 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7843932
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika decided on Monday to postpone the presidential polls, which were scheduled to be held on April 18. In a message to the Algerian people, Bouteflika said that he will not run for a fifth presidential term and ....
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Algerian cabinet tenders resignation to Bouteflika
Date: 2019-03-12 06:22:59 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7843919
Algeria's Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced his resignation Monday. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who accepted the resignation, thanked Ouyahia for efforts exerted during his tenure. Earlier in the day, Bouteflika announced that he had ....
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Algeria's Bouteflika back home after medical checks
Date: 2019-03-10 18:30:37 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7841834
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned home Sunday afternoon after a private visit to Switzerland, where he underwent "periodic medical checks," the Algerian Presidency announced. Bouteflika's plane landed at Boufarik Airport in the ....
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19 Syrians killed, injured in landmine blast in Palmyra
Date: 2019-03-09 23:24:50 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7840460
Eight civilians were killed and 11 others were injured in a blast of landmines left behind by Daesh terrorists in Palmyra in Aleppo province, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday. The victims were transported by a truck with ....
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Saudi CP, Japanese PM discuss boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2019-03-08 22:49:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7839286
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on means of strengthening bilateral ties. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that the two sides ....
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Iraqi, Jordanian FMs discuss latest regional developments
Date: 2019-03-08 22:48:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7839285
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi discussed Friday the latest regional developments and bilateral ties. In a phone call initiated by al-Hakim, the two ministers stressed the importance of ....
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AP speaker lauds women's broad role
Date: 2019-03-08 15:07:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7838936
Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami greeted the Arab women on the International Women's Day, marked annually on March 8, hailing their effective roles at the political, economic, social and cultural levels. In a statement on ....
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Saudi Air Defense forces shoot down Houthi drone, 5 civilians injured
Date: 2019-03-08 14:42:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7838904
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Air Defense Force shot down a Houthi drone that was flying toward Saudi Arabia, Saudi State TV reported. The spokesperson for the Saudi-led Arab coalition, Col. Turki al-Maliki, said that the drone was targeting civilians in ....
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Bashir appoints new Central Bank of Sudan governor
Date: 2019-03-06 23:12:16 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7836526
President Omar al Bashir relieved Central Bank of Sudan Governor Mohamed al Zubair of his post on Wednesday. According to a presidential decree to this effect, the deputy governor of the bank, Hussein Yehia Janqool, was announced as Zubair’s ....