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  • Nigeria's Islamic council urges end of violence in Egypt

    Nigeria's Islamic council urges end of violence in Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-19 08:52:23 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:8 - ID:248174

    Nigeria's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs urged an end to violence in Egypt and reaching a peaceful solution to the current crisis through dialogue among the conflicting parties. The statement by Secretary General of the council Professor ....

  • Hollande hopes Egypt will hold elections soon

    Hollande hopes Egypt will hold elections soon

    Date: 2013-08-19 08:16:55 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:248114

    French President Francois Hollande expressed his hope that elections will be held in Egypt “within a short period of time.” This remarks came after Hollande’s meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Sunday. Hollande ....

  • Egypt's FM congratulates Iran's new FM

    Egypt's FM congratulates Iran's new FM

    Date: 2013-08-18 19:40:47 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:38 - ID:247845

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy congratulated Iran's new Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on taking the post. Both Fahmy and Zarif have working relations as Fahmy was Egypt's ambassador to the US and Zarif was the head of his ....

  • Diana death: New information assessed by Scotland Yard

    Diana death: New information assessed by Scotland Yard

    Date: 2013-08-18 09:42:27 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:12 - ID:246912

    The Metropolitan Police is assessing new information it has recently received about the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed in 1997, the BBC reported. Scotland Yard said it was "scoping" the information and "assessing its relevance and ....

  • France advises nationals against all-but-necessary visits to Egypt

    France advises nationals against all-but-necessary visits to Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-17 13:10:28 GMT - France - International - SN:27 - ID:245875

    France has advised its citizens not to visit Egypt except for essential trips. The travel warning came in light of the increased acts of violence in the Arab country. Citizens planning to visit Egypt should delay their trips until further ....

  • Czech foreign ministry recommends Czechs not to travel to Egypt

    Czech foreign ministry recommends Czechs not to travel to Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-17 09:58:56 GMT - Czech - International - SN:12 - ID:245528

    The Czech Foreign Ministry has advised its nationals not to travel to Egypt, not even to Red Sea tourist resorts, over the worsening security situation all over the country, ministry spokeswoman Johana Grohova told Czech News Agency. The ....

  • Obama invites Nigerian president to visit US

    Obama invites Nigerian president to visit US

    Date: 2013-08-15 11:00:30 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:9 - ID:242467

    US President Barack Obama invited his Nigerian counterpart Goodluck Jonathan to visit the United States to discuss boosting bilateral relations In statements on Thursday, US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs said all was set for ....

  • Hand grenade attacks kill 2, wound 30 in Pakistan prayer houses

    Hand grenade attacks kill 2, wound 30 in Pakistan prayer houses

    Date: 2013-08-14 10:36:34 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:10 - ID:240610

    Pakistani police said Tuesday a pair of hand grenade attacks on minority Ismaili prayer houses in southern Pakistan have killed two people and wounded 30 others, Fox News reported. Police officer Amir Farooqi said the attacks occurred 30 ....

  • Indian Police hunt attacker of 7-year-old

    Indian Police hunt attacker of 7-year-old

    Date: 2013-08-14 10:20:33 GMT - India - International - SN:8 - ID:240579

    Indian police said Tuesday that they exert strenuous efforts to hunt a man who raped a 7-year-old girl in a train's toilet compartment in central India over the weekend, CNN reported. The incident comes amid widespread outrage in recent months ....

  • Regional threats minimal compared to nuclear Iran- Netanyahu

    Regional threats minimal compared to nuclear Iran- Netanyahu

    Date: 2013-08-14 09:57:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:240524

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the many threats in the region are minimal compared to the threat of a nuclear Iran, Ynetnews reported. Netanyahu remarks came during his meeting with Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of ....

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