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    Egypt's Mufti: "International Fatwa" conference launches multilingual e-platform

    Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7025485

    Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam said Thursday that the international fatwa conference, which will be held in Cairo on October 17, will launch five initiatives to support the role of fatwa in establishing and stabilizing societies . In a statement ....

  • British writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

    British writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

    Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:33 GMT - Sweden - Culture - SN:10 - ID:7025459

    The Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, the awarding Swedish Academy said as quoted by the BBC . Ishiguro, 62, who is known for novels such as A Pale View of Hills (1982), The Remains ....

  • Iraqi construction min. urges Egyptian companies to help reconstruct Iraq

    Iraqi construction min. urges Egyptian companies to help reconstruct Iraq

    Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7025444

    Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities Ann Nafie Osei called Thursday on Egyptian companies to participate in reconstructing Iraq. In statements at the conclusion of the 82nd session of the executive office of the Arab ....

  • FM in Paris to support Khattab's nomination for top UNESCO post

    FM in Paris to support Khattab's nomination for top UNESCO post

    Date: 2017-10-05 15:23:44 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7025423

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived Paris on Thursday to hold a number of meetings within the framework of backing Egypt's candidate for the UNESCO Director-General post Moushira Khattab . Shoukry is planned to meet with the permanent ....

  • President Sisi condoles with Iraq’s counterpart over death of Talabani

    President Sisi condoles with Iraq’s counterpart over death of Talabani

    Date: 2017-10-05 15:23:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7025400

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Masum over the demise of former Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 83 . In the cable, President Sisi ....

  • Tarek Amer named best Arab Central Bank Governor for 2017

    Tarek Amer named best Arab Central Bank Governor for 2017

    Date: 2017-10-05 15:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7025391

    Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer was named as the best Arab governor for 2017 by the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) . In a statement released on Thursday, the UAB said Amer will be honored on the fringe of its annual Banking ....

  • Spain's Constitutional Court suspended session of Catalan parliament

    Spain's Constitutional Court suspended session of Catalan parliament

    Date: 2017-10-05 14:57:26 GMT - Spain - International - SN:5 - ID:7025375

    Spain's Constitutional Court suspended next Monday's session of Catalan parliament, BBC reported Thursday . Spanish Prime Minister Mario Rajoy warned Catalonia's regional government against declaring independence after a disputed vote last ....

  • No evidence to indicate terrorism in Las Vegas shooting: FBI

    No evidence to indicate terrorism in Las Vegas shooting: FBI

    Date: 2017-10-05 09:51:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7024502

    There was no evidence at this point to indicate that the mass shooting in Las Vegas this week was terrorism, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent told a news conference on Wednesday. FBI Special Agent in Charge Aaron Rouse also said federal ....

  • Russian airstrike in Syria leaves Al Nusra 'emir' in coma, 49 terrorists dead

    Russian airstrike in Syria leaves Al Nusra 'emir' in coma, 49 terrorists dead

    Date: 2017-10-05 08:34:21 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7024478

    Russia's Aerospace Forces killed 49 militants, including seven Nusra Front terrorist group leaders, in a precision strike in Syria, Sputnik quoted Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov as saying Thursday. "As a result of a ....

  • Iraqi PM arrives in Paris

    Iraqi PM arrives in Paris

    Date: 2017-10-05 08:13:07 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7024467

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi arrived in France on Wednesday, leading a high-level delegation for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on efforts exerted to fight terrorism and boost economic cooperation between the two ....

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