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Sisi greets Pope Tawadros on Easter
Date: 2016-04-30 11:45:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4820025
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent on Saturday a cable of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria on Easter. Sisi also sent a cable of greetings to Egyptian Copts abroad on the occasion. Sisi delegated Chief of Presidential Staff Moustafa ....
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SOHR: 224 civilians killed in Aleppo in 8 days
Date: 2016-04-30 10:36:34 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4819553
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday the number of civilians who were killed raised to 224 in the escalated bombing on the city of Aleppo for the 8th day in-a-row, and in the successive massacres carried out ....
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Culture minister denis sacking writers' union chief
Date: 2016-04-30 09:33:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4819097
Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam denied issuing a decision to sack head of the Writers' Union. Speaking to MENA, Namnam said that the Culture Ministry was keen from the beginning not to interfere in the crisis in the Writers' Union. The ....
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Yemeni govt keen on working with UN for sustainable peace -- Hadi
Date: 2016-04-30 09:32:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4819081
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi underscored his government's keenness on continuing work with UN special envoy to the conflict-torn country with a view to attaining sustainable peace, in line with UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2216 ....
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Defense minister greets Pope Tawadros on Easter
Date: 2016-04-30 09:30:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4819065
Defence and Military Production Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi sent a cable of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark's Diocese on the occasion of Easter. In the cable, Sobhi reiterated that Muslims and Copts ....
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Top Daesh leader killed in Afghan Air Force raid in Nangarhar province
Date: 2016-04-30 09:29:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:4819061
A top leader of the Daesh terrorist group was killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province, the Khaama Press reported Saturday. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the airstrike was carried out by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Achin ....
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Argentine's president reforms denounced by protesters
Date: 2016-04-30 09:27:14 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:2 - ID:4819057
Thousands of Argentines have staged a noisy protest against job cuts imposed under President Mauricio Macri's economic reforms, according to the BBC. The demonstration was organized by two major labor unions, the CGT and CTA, who united against ....
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California protesters force Trump to abandon convoy, delay speech
Date: 2016-04-30 09:24:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4819045
Hundreds of protesters in California forced Republican front-runner Donald Trump to abandon his convoy and delay his speech for 40 minutes. The billionaire businessman was forced to enter the hotel, where he will address his Republican ....
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Cabinet okays providing treatment fo Gaucher’s disease
Date: 2016-04-28 17:06:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4812549
The Cabinet, under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, agreed on Thursday to offer the treatment of Gaucher’s disease. The move came on back of reports that several children were now suffering from this rare disease. EGP 45.1 million was allocated ....
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PM says we follow up case of killing 30 Egyptians in Libya
Date: 2016-04-28 16:30:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4812317
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail underlined that the Foreign Ministry and the state agencies follow up the case of killing 30 Egyptians in the Libyan territories. In press statements after the cabinet's meeting, the premier said that the government ....