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Egyptian voters intensively cast ballots on 3rd voting day in Italy
Date: 2014-05-17 21:04:25 GMT - Italy - World - SN:124 - ID:727371
ROME, May 17 (MENA) - For the third day running, Egyptian voters were intensively casting their ballots in Egypt's consulates in Rome and Milan in record turnout. The total number of voters who cast their ballots on Saturday was 520. ....
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High turnout in Egypt presidential polls in Washington
Date: 2014-05-17 17:02:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:727097
WASHINGTON, May 17 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy in Washington has witnessed an unprecedented turnout of voters to cast their ballots on the third day of the country's presidential polls. The voters stressed their keenness to support efforts of ....
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Russia insists on immediate ending of combat actions in southeastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-05-17 15:12:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:726969
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Russia insists on an immediate ending of Kiev-led combat actions in southeastern Ukraine, Itar-tass news agency reported quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry statement released on Saturday. Moscow hopes that the West will ....
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Egyptians in Austria praises high turnout in presidential elections
Date: 2014-05-17 14:47:58 GMT - Austria - World - SN:76 - ID:726879
VIENNA, May 17 (MENA) – Head of the Egyptian community in Austria Ibrahim Ezzat praised Saturday the high turnout of Egyptian expats on balloting in the presidential elections. He hailed Egyptian expatriates who were keen on coming from remote ....
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Electoral process in London goes smoothly- presidential candidates' delegates
Date: 2014-05-17 14:11:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:726745
LONDON, May 17 (MENA) – The electoral process in London is going smoothly, with high turnout, delegates of the two presidential candidates told MENA Saturday. The presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi's delegate Shadi Gamil stressed that the ....
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Ukraine crisis threat to EU & NATO security - Czech Defense Minister
Date: 2014-05-16 21:11:43 GMT - Slovakia - World - SN:142 - ID:725679
PRAGUE, May 16 (MENA) - Czech Defense Minister Martin Stopnický said Friday the current crisis in Ukraine represents a serious security risk for both the European Union and NATO, Radio Prague reported. Speaking at a meeting in Bratislava, he ....
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Obama congratulates India newly appointed PM
Date: 2014-05-16 21:06:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:140 - ID:725675
WASHIGTON, May 16 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama made a phone call on Friday to congratulate India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House said in a statement. "The President noted he looks forward to working closely with Mr. Modi ....
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Too many British women are touched, grabbed and groped without consent -- The Guardian
Date: 2014-05-16 20:46:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:137 - ID:725632
LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - Within a few hours the hashtag #Grabbed, on Twitter to document experiences of being touched and groped without consent, had been used more than 6,000 times. By that evening it was the top trending topic in the UK, The ....
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US ready to work with India "newly elected" PM: White House
Date: 2014-05-16 19:52:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:127 - ID:725589
WASHINGTON, May 16 (MENA) - Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi "will be welcomed" to the United States, the White House said on Friday. Spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama "does plan to reach out" to him soon. Earlier, ....
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Nuclear discussions between Iran, G6 are going complicated -- Iranian diplomat
Date: 2014-05-16 19:42:54 GMT - Iran - World - SN:124 - ID:725601
TEHRAN, May 16 (MENA) - Nuclear discussions between Iran and G6 are going complicated, ISNA news agency of Iran quoted the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi as saying on Friday. Therefore, he noted that the atmosphere of the ....