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Egyptian, Somali ministers discuss ways to promote aviation security in Africa
Date: 2017-08-23 10:21:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:6957598
Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fat'hi conferred Tuesday with Somali Minister of Transport Mohammed Abdullahi Salah on ways to promote aviation security in Africa. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the regional ministerial conference on ....
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Former Libyan prime minister released after being 'kidnapped in Tripoli'
Date: 2017-08-23 10:18:04 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6957587
Former prime minister of Libya has been released after being held for a week by an armed group linked to the country’s UN-backed government, sources said. Ali Zeidan, 61, had not been seen since the evening of August 13 as he was detained by ....
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Iraqi forces tell Daesh militants to choose either surrender or die
Date: 2017-08-23 09:28:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6957655
Iraqi government forces used loudspeakers to tell Daesh militants in Iraq's Tal Afar city to choose either to surrender or die. Iraqi field sources said on Wednesday that Daesh militants are panicked and fled to the city's center. On Tuesday, ....
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UAE allocates AED8 million to support, develop date palm industry in Egypt
Date: 2017-08-23 09:04:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6957627
Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, UAE Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative at the Arab League, has announced the planning of the 3rd Egyptian Date Palm Festival, which will be held in Siwa, Marsa Matrouh Governorate, from 8th to 10th ....
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Fierce clashes renew between SDF, Daesh militants in Raqqa
Date: 2017-08-23 08:58:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6957700
Fierce clashes renewed on Wednesday between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Daesh militants in Raqqa, the main stronghold of the militant group in Syria, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The clashes erupted after ....
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Bahrain calls for filing international lawsuit against Qatar
Date: 2017-08-23 07:25:54 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6957531
A call to file an international lawsuit against the Government of Qatar for its subversive role in Bahrain has resonated with the country's lawmakers, BNA reported Tuesday. MPs have announced a parliamentary and official action to prepare a ....
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UK ambassador says Cairo, London confront terrorism together
Date: 2017-08-23 07:14:31 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:2 - ID:6957520
British Ambassador to Cairo John Cassen said Tuesday that his country had never tolerated terrorism. In an interview with a limited number of journalists, Cassen told MENA that London, alongside Cairo, faced the same challenge and continued to ....
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ICAO chief hails Sharm el Sheikh as qualified to be int'l tourism destination
Date: 2017-08-23 07:12:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:6957518
President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu hailed Sharm el Sheikh city as qualified to be an international tourism destination. Aliu visited on Tuesday the Old Market and Sahaba Mosque in Sharm ....
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Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2017-08-22 11:13:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6956361
Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday the precincts of Al Aqsa Mosque under strict security by Israeli elite forces. The Awqaf Ministry in Al Quds said that the storming operations took place from Al Maghareba Gate where the settlers conducted ....
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AL chief lauds Cairo statement on activating Arab peace initiative
Date: 2017-08-22 10:22:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:6956215
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday welcomed a statement issued by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine after a Cairo meeting earlier this week. The statement by the three top diplomats called for activating ....