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Libyan command forces seize key oil ports
Date: 2016-09-13 06:01:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5591421
Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the UN-backed government. Ahmed al Mismari, a spokesman for Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), said its ....
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Sisi greets Kuwait emir on Eid al Adha
Date: 2016-09-13 05:59:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5591413
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi made a phone call Monday with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah to greet him on the advent of Eid al Adha. During the phone conversation, the Egyptian leader wished more progress and success to ....
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Arab coalition jets pound sites of Houthi militias
Date: 2016-09-10 10:06:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5579001
Arab coalition jets pounded on Saturday sties of Houthi militias and destroyed a tank in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah. The jets also targeted a warehouse affiliated to the militias in Midi district, located on the Red Sea coast in ....
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5 killed, 23 injured in twin attacks in eastern Baghdad, says Interior Ministry
Date: 2016-09-10 08:40:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5579053
At least five people were killed and 23 others injured on Friday in twin attacks outside "Nakheel" mall in eastern Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The first explosion took place when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew ....
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$500 in immediate reward for Egypt's first gold medal winner in Rio Paralympics
Date: 2016-09-10 08:38:00 GMT - Brazil - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5579041
The Egyptian Paralympic Committee decided to immediately pay 500 dollars for weightlifter Sherif Osman, who secured Egypt’s first gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, board member Mohamed Yehia said Friday. In statements to MENA on ....
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Yemen UN envoy says militias stalling to gain int'l recognition
Date: 2016-09-10 08:03:49 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:5578865
Yemen's envoy to the UN Khaled al Yamani has accused a delegation of the militias of acting to gain more time in the hope of having international recognition. Negotiations alone can solve the Yemeni crisis, Yamani told Al Arabiya Al Hadath TV ....
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UN rights chief warns of rise of populist politics
Date: 2016-09-06 07:52:04 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:2 - ID:5554965
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad al Hussein warned of a rise of populist politics that could turn violent. The BBC quoted Zeid as saying that Donald Trump and Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders are among the "populists and ....
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Sisi leaves China after attending G20
Date: 2016-09-06 07:26:27 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5554813
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left this eastern Chinese city on Tuesday after attending the G20 summit as a special guest. The Egyptian president participated in all activities of the two-day economic summit and held important talks on its ....
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Luxor governor meets Indian media delegation
Date: 2016-08-30 07:34:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5513969
Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr met on Monday with a media delegation from major Indian newspapers. The Indian delegation is on a two-day visit to tour the tourist and archaeological sites in the city. During the meeting, the governor reviewed the ....
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IMF welcomes Egypt's VAT law
Date: 2016-08-30 07:31:37 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5513961
The International Monetary Fund has welcomed a law on value-added tax passed by Egypt's House of Representatives on Monday as a historic achievement. Chief of the IMF mission to Egypt Christopher Jarvis said in a statement released last night ....
