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Shoukry, Sarraj discuss Libya's latest developments
Date: 2016-05-01 09:52:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4825505
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri phoned head of Libya's national accord government Fayez Mustafa al Sarraj to discuss the latest developments on the Libyan arena. In statements on Sunday, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said that ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Coptic diaspora on Easter
Date: 2016-05-01 08:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4825025
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese sent greetings to the Coptic diaspora on the occasion of Easter. The papal message was recorded by video and translated to 19 languages. ....
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Priest & peace activist Daniel Berrigan dies
Date: 2016-05-01 07:45:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:4824693
Daniel Berrigan, a Catholic priest and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files in a protest against the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 94, Sky News reported Sunday. Berrigan died on Saturday at Murray-Weigel Hall, a Jesuit ....
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South Korean president leaves for Iran
Date: 2016-05-01 07:44:37 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:4824681
South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Tehran on Sunday on a historic trip meant to boost political and economic relations between the two countries, Yonhap news agency reported. Park is set to meet with her Iranian counterpart, Hassan ....
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Yemeni FM condemns seizure of camp in Omran province by Houthi militias
Date: 2016-05-01 07:43:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4824669
Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al Mekhlafi has condemned the seizure of a camp in Omran province in northern Yemen by Houthi militias and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Mekhlafi, who is ....
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Venezuela hikes minimum wage 30% amid economic crunch
Date: 2016-05-01 07:42:38 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:3 - ID:4824657
Venezuela's president is ordering a 30 percent increase in the minimum wage, the latest move by the socialist government to grapple with high inflation and economic stagnation, Belleville News Democrat (BND) reported. The boost announced Saturday ....
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Military source denies firing rockets by Houthi militants at Al Anad base
Date: 2016-05-01 07:41:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4824645
A military source at Yemen's Al Anad Air Base refuted on Sunday as baseless the news of firing rockets by Houthi militants at the military base in Lahij governorate. In press statements to Aden Alghad newspaper, Spokesman for Al Anad Air Base ....
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Parliamentary delegation heads for Johannesburg to attend African parlaiment meeting
Date: 2016-05-01 07:40:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4824637
A parliamentary delegation, led by MP Hatem Bashat, the chairman of the African Affairs Committee at the House of Representatives, left on Sunday morning for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend a meeting of the African Union's Pan-African ....
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Public prosecutor orders launching investigation into killing of Egyptians in Libya
Date: 2016-04-30 15:22:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4821925
Public Prosecutor Councilor Nabil Sadeq issued a decision to launch an investigation into the killing and injuring of a number of Egyptians in the Libyan city of Bani Walid. As many as 21 Egyptians were killed and injured in the Libyan city after ....
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Environment ministry: Preparations underway to receive 60,000 visiters to nature reserves during Spring feasts
Date: 2016-04-30 13:18:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4820905
Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy has ordered taking all necessary measures to open the nature reserves for visitors willing to spend Sham El Nesseim (or spring) vacations. In statements on Saturday, the minister asserted that environment ....