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Egypt, Portugal agree on resuming executive cultural progam
Date: 2014-05-14 12:30:11 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:90 - ID:721138
LISBON, May 14 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Amr Ramadan met on Wednesday with the chairman of Camões Institute, which operates under the supervision of the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, as part of efforts to boost cooperation between ....
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Kuwaiti FM receives 2 messages from Yemeni, Slovenian counterparts
Date: 2014-05-14 12:12:56 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:85 - ID:720779
KUWAIT CITY, May 14 (MENA) – Acting Kuwaiti Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received two messages Wednesday from Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr Al-Qirbi and Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec. The ....
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Iran condoles with Turkey over coal mineˈs explosion
Date: 2014-05-14 12:06:45 GMT - Iran - World - SN:82 - ID:721137
TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Wednesday offered Iranˈs sincere condolences to Turkish nation and government over an explosion at a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa, IRNA news agency ....
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Brahimi's resignation should not slow down inter-Syrian talks: Russian Deputy FM
Date: 2014-05-14 12:01:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:720862
MOSCOW, May 14 (MENA) - UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi's resignation was not unexpected for Russia, but it believes that this should not slow down the Geneva process of inter-Syrian negotiations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister ....
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Team of Israeli advisors to aid in search for kidnapped Nigerian school-girls
Date: 2014-05-14 10:31:29 GMT - Israel - World - SN:51 - ID:720780
GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - An Israeli team of security officials are expected to arrive in Nigeria within a few days' time to aid the country's security forces in their fight against the Islamic terrorist organization Boko Haram, which kidnapped ....
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Death toll of Turkey mine blast rises to 205
Date: 2014-05-14 09:00:54 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:36 - ID:720465
ANKARA, May 14 (MENA) - Rescuers desperately raced against time to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground Wednesday after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 205 workers, authorities said as quoted by the ....
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Velayati: Syria victorious in international war against it
Date: 2014-05-14 08:57:22 GMT - Iran - World - SN:35 - ID:720380
TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati stressed that Syria has become victorious in the international war waged against it by some Arab and neighboring countries, IRNA news agency ....
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Israeli minister Tzipi Livni given diplomatic immunity for UK visit
Date: 2014-05-14 07:37:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:720283
LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - The British government has granted temporary diplomatic immunity to a prominent Israeli politician ahead of a visit to the UK this week to protect her against arrest and potential prosecution for alleged breaches of ....
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Turkish PM cancels foreign visits over mine explosion
Date: 2014-05-14 06:42:58 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:14 - ID:720250
ANKARA, May 14 (MENA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled his visit to Albania and Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz cancelled a visit to Azerbaijan due to an explosion in a mine in Manisa Province, the BBC reported. Over 201 ....
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Bomb in Kabul kills 1 Afghan soldier
Date: 2014-05-14 06:28:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:720206
KABUL, May 14 (MENA) - A bomb stuck onto a military vehicle exploded in the capital, Kabul, killing one soldier and wounding two civilians, ABC news reported quoting an Afghan official. The city's police chief, Gen. Mohammad Zahir Zahir, said the ....