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Egypt auctions T-bonds
Date: 2016-06-13 14:09:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:5091417
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Monday treasury bonds at a total value of EGP 4.75 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 3 billion of 3-year, EGP 500 million of 7-year and EGP 1.25 billion of zero-coupon treasury ....
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AL chief's visit to Ramallah cancelled
Date: 2016-06-13 14:08:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:5091405
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el Araby said Monday he cancelled a visit, was scheduled to kick off Tuesday, to Ramallah. The visit was cancelled due to scheduling difficulties on el Araby part, a statement said Monday. The AL chief was ....
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Agriculture minister receives new FAO representative in Egypt
Date: 2016-06-13 10:21:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5089129
Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed met Monday with newly appointed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Egypt Hussein Gadain, who submitted a copy of his credentials to the minister. Gadain had served as a civil engineer before ....
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Hariri: Beirut terror blast aims at destabilizing banking sector in Lebanon
Date: 2016-06-13 09:22:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5088649
Head of the Lebanese "Future" Bloc Saad el Hariri condemned the terror attack outside the headquarters of Lebanese Blom Bank in central Beirut on Sunday, noting that it aimed at destabilizing the country. In statements on Sunday night, Hariri ....
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UNICEF decries killing of children in recent attacks on Syria
Date: 2016-06-13 08:46:13 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:3 - ID:5088361
The UN Children's Rights & Emergency Relief Organization (UNICEF) condemned the killing of a number of children in recent attacks on Syria. In a press release on Sunday, UNICEF Representative in Syria Hanaa Singer said according to reports, one ....
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Orlando shooter has valid firearms licenses as security guard
Date: 2016-06-13 08:14:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5088161
Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old US-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in today’s mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Officials said Mateen ....
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Shoukry to meet Portuguese counterpart later Monday
Date: 2016-06-13 06:22:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5087593
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to meet with his visiting Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva later Monday. The two top diplomats will hold a joint press conference after the meeting, the Foreign Ministry said. Talks are likely ....
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Syrian army foils Daesh attack in Rif Damascus
Date: 2016-06-12 11:15:21 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:5083361
The Syrian army has foiled a Daesh attack on an army outpost in Rif Damascus. According to Syria's state news agency, a number of militants were killed and injured while seven of their vehicles were destroyed in the clashes. The other ....
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Israel arrests 9 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2016-06-12 10:30:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:5082921
Israeli forces arrested on Saturday evening nine Palestinians in several provinces in the West Bank. In a press release on Sunday, the Palestinian prisoners' club said the forces arrested three Palestinians in al Quds, four others in Hebron, one ....
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UK Muslim officer receives MBE from Prince Charles
Date: 2016-06-12 09:36:24 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:8 - ID:5082553
British Captain Naveed Muhammad received an MBE from Prince Charles for his work with ethnic minorities, The Daily Mail reported. Capt Muhammad, 47, of the Royal Signals, Army Reserve, who was born in Kenya but now lives in Birmingham, has been ....