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UAE human rights association condemns Qatar's withdrawal of citizenship from 55 people
Date: 2017-09-17 14:52:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:6995669
The Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) has condemned the sudden withdrawal of citizenship from Sheikh Talib bin Mohammed bin Lahoum bin Shraim, along with 54 other members of his family, SPA reported Sunday. The move also affected the tribe ....
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Azhar asserts Palestinians’ right to establish independent state; urges serious stance to save Rohingya Muslims
Date: 2017-09-17 14:51:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:6995666
Al Azhar underlined on Sunday the Palestinians’ right to establish an independent state with al Quds as its capital. During a speech by Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman in a conference on “intercultural communication between the US and the ....
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Tunisia foils attempt by 4 persons to illegally migrate to Italy
Date: 2017-09-17 14:45:55 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6995646
Tunisian security authorities thwarted an attempt by four persons from Sousse and Kairouan cities to illegally migrate to Italy. In a press release on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said the forces seized amounts of money in possession of the ....
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London attack: Second man arrested in connection with Parsons Green Tube attack
Date: 2017-09-17 14:28:57 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:23 - ID:6995619
A second man has been arrested by detectives investigating the terrorist attack at Parsons Green station, the Metropolitan Police has said. The 21-year-old man was arrested in Hounslow around 11.50pm on Saturday under the Terrorism Act, The ....
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FM, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator discuss Africa, ME humanitarian situation
Date: 2017-09-17 14:17:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:6995565
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, on the sidelines of Egypt's participation in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly ....
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Interior minister grants Sudanese film director residency permit
Date: 2017-09-17 14:15:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:6995581
Minister of Interior General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar approved Saturday Sudanese Film Director Saeed Hamed's request of residency permit for non-tourism. Abdel Ghaffar's decision comes in light of Hamed's patriotic and supportive positions towards ....
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EGX makes slight gains, benchmark index up 0.01%
Date: 2017-09-17 14:01:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:6995589
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) made slight gains at the end of trading Sunday backed by purchase operations by local funds and foreign investors. The EGX 30 benchmark index upped by 0.01 percent to reach 13,612.51 points. The broader EGX 70 ....
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Muslim World League holds US conference on cross-cultural communication
Date: 2017-09-17 14:00:34 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:19 - ID:6995561
The Muslim World League is holding a conference on "Civilizational Communication between the United States of America and the Islamic World" on Saturday in New York City, Al Arabiya reported Saturday. Representatives of Islamic institutions from ....
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Ghani to meet Trump on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Date: 2017-09-17 13:50:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:18 - ID:6995479
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is expected to meet his US counterpart President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khaama Press reported Sunday. A spokesman for the Presidential Office, Dawa Khan ....
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President Sisi sends letter to his Togolese counterpart
Date: 2017-09-17 13:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:6995450
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé received on Sunday a letter from President Abdel Fatah El Sisi in which he expressed Egypt's appreciation of Lome's support for Moshira Khattab, the Egyptian candidate to the post of director general of the United ....