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GDP expected to hit 3.246 trillion in 2016/2017 budget - ministry
Date: 2016-05-25 07:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:4976101
The Finance Ministry expected that Egypt's Gross Domestic Product in fiscal 2016/2017 to hit 3.246 trillion pounds against the current 2.772 trillion in fiscal 2015/2016. The 2016/2017 budget seeks to achieve a 5.2 percent growth rate to rise up ....
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US special commercial representative to visit Cairo Wednesday
Date: 2016-05-25 07:24:18 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4976093
Ziad Haider, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the US Department of State, will pay a visit to Egypt next Wednesday to promote the 7th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (June 22-24) in Silicon Valley, CA. Haider ....
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Erdoğan calls on Europe to take in more Syrian refugees
Date: 2016-05-24 07:17:14 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4969137
The Turkish president has asked Europe to welcome more of the three million refugees currently living in Turkey, as the main group campaigning to take Britain out of the EU suggested that higher levels of immigration from Turkey could pose a ....
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Netanyahu renews refusal of French peace initiative
Date: 2016-05-24 07:02:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4969077
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed rejection of a French peace initiative to revive the stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. The remarks were made during a meeting with his French counterpart on ....
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Van der Bellen elected Austrian president
Date: 2016-05-24 07:01:14 GMT - Austria - International - SN:3 - ID:4969073
Alexander Van der Bellen has won Austria's presidential election, preventing Norbert Hofer from becoming the EU's first far-right head of state. Van der Bellen, a pro-EU independent backed by the Greens, beat Hofer by just 31,000 votes among the ....
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UN slams attacks in Syria's Tartus, Jableh
Date: 2016-05-24 06:55:56 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4969037
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks on civilians in Tartus and Jableh. Ban was also concerned by escalating military activity in and around Damascus and Homs, which is causing a rising number of civilian casualties, his ....
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Big explosion shakes hotel in Casablanca, two critically injured
Date: 2016-05-24 06:50:00 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4969021
A big explosion shook Hotel "Majestic" in Casablanca city, Morocco, in the wee hours of Tuesday, leaving two people in critical condition. "Russia Today" channel reported that the blast has reportedly occurred when a big water heater ....
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43 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2016-05-23 13:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:4965481
Forty-three ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, with a total cargo of 2.7 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 25 vessels carrying 1.5 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ships carrying 1.2 million tons, ....
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Iran denies killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour visited Tehran
Date: 2016-05-23 13:02:53 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:4965197
Iran on Monday denied reports that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour entered Pakistan from the Islamic republic before being killed in a United States (US) drone strike, Russian Today reported. Pakistani security officials on Sunday ....
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Saudi King receives Canadian top diplomat
Date: 2016-05-23 11:52:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4964469
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Monday Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Maurice Dion. During the reception, bilateral relations between the two countries and latest regional and international developments were ....
