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King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia of Spain visit Pope
Date: 2014-06-30 20:07:28 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:134 - ID:805719
VATICAN CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Spain's new king and queen met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday on their first foreign trip as monarchs, and invited the pontiff to visit Spain, reported ABC News. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, ....
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Entertainer Rolf Harris convicted of indecent assault
Date: 2014-06-30 20:03:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:133 - ID:805724
LONDON, June 30 (MENA) - A British court on Monday convicted veteran entertainer Rolf Harris of 12 counts of indecent assaults on four female victims between 1968 and 1986, one of whom had been as young as seven or eight when she was abused, France ....
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Nigeria: Ban strongly condemns ongoing ‘horrific attacks’ by Boko Haram
Date: 2014-06-30 19:16:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:128 - ID:805691
NEW YORK, June 30 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Strongly has condemned the ongoing “horrific attacks” being carried out by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, reiterating the readiness of the United Nations to support the country, the UN ....
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Republican People's Party in Turkey announces presidential candidate
Date: 2014-06-30 19:01:58 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:123 - ID:805669
ANKARA, June 30 (MENA) - The Republican People's Party and Nationalist Movement Party have already announced their candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in Turkey, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation reported on Monday. The ....
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Russia confirms delivery of 1st batch of fighter jets to Iraq
Date: 2014-06-30 18:48:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:805621
MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukasheviche affirmed on Monday that the first delivery of Russian Sukhoi fighter jets arrived in Iraq. "We delivered the Sukhoi-25 to Iraq," he said in statements ....
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Pope Francis condemns continuous oppression against Christians in ME
Date: 2014-06-30 15:51:36 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:97 - ID:805411
VATICAN CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Pope Francis condemned continuous oppression and racism against Christians in the Middle East. This came during the regular morning mass of the pope. (MENA) MHK/DA ....
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FAO issues new roadmap for boosting small-scale and family forest producers
Date: 2014-06-30 14:59:45 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:84 - ID:805271
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Indigenous peoples, local communities and private smallholders own or manage a growing proportion of the world's forests and can play a significant role in tackling deforestation and reducing poverty - especially if they band ....
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Hamas calls on Iran to join struggle against Israel
Date: 2014-06-30 11:47:27 GMT - Iran - World - SN:45 - ID:804847
TEHRAN, June 30 (MENA) - Hamas's political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal, currently living in Qatar, sent a letter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, calling on him to join the "struggle" against Israel in light of Operation Brother's Keeper, ....
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Sisi greets Canada, Vatican, Congo on national day
Date: 2014-06-30 11:39:44 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:43 - ID:804796
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated Presidential Secretary Tarek Afifi to visit the Canadian Embassy here to offer greetings on the occasion of the country's national day. He also sent Presidential Secretary ....
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Egypt succeeded to protect 'the family' at UN human rights council: diplomat
Date: 2014-06-30 11:36:33 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:804812
GENEVA, June 30 (MENA) - The Permanent Delegation of Egypt at the UN seat in Geneva has succeeded to lead the Arab, Islamic, African and developed countries in a bid to protect "the family", Egypt's delegate Walid Mahmoud Abdel-Nasser has said. The ....
