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Families of Gaza prisoner visit their relatives in Nafha jail
Date: 2016-04-11 07:50:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4695357
Israeli forces allowed Monday scores of the families of the Gaza prisoners to visit their relatives in the Israeli prison of Nafha. As many as 66 of the families of the prisoners including 16 children headed for the Gaza Strip via Erez crossing ....
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Yemen ceasefire deal comes into effect ahead of round of talks in Kuwait
Date: 2016-04-11 07:18:03 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4695133
A ceasefire deal between the Yemeni government troops and Houthi militias has come into effect ahead of a third round of consultations that will be held in Kuwait following UN Security Resolution 2216 to achieve peace in Yemen. There are ....
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Culture min. attends diamond jubilee of Journalists' Syndicate
Date: 2016-04-11 07:13:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4695093
Culture Minister Helmi el Namnam attended on Sunday evening a ceremony organized by the Syndicate of Journalists to mark its diamond jubilee. The ceremony was attended by the ministers of youth and sports, social solidarity, supply and finance, ....
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Finance Ministry auctions EGP 9.5 bln T-bonds
Date: 2016-04-10 13:20:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:10 - ID:4690985
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of EGP 9.5 billion. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold EGP 4.5 billion of 91-day T-bills with an average yield of 12.77%, adding it accepted bids at rates ....
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Saudi king stresses importance of close cooperation with Egypt
Date: 2016-04-10 12:30:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4690357
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud stressed the importance of close cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in order to strike a balance in the region and serve Arab causes, topped by the Palestinian cause. He also said that the close ....
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Palestinian FM denies distributing draft on settlements at Security Council
Date: 2016-04-10 11:37:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4689765
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh Malaki denied on Sunday media reports that the Palestinian Authority distributed a draft resolution on Israeli settlements among UN Security Council members. The Palestinian mission in New York only handed a ....
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Tight security around parliament HQ ahead of King Salman arrival
Date: 2016-04-10 09:26:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4688621
Security was beefed up around the headquarters of the House of Representatives on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Saudi King Salman ben Abdel Aziz who will address the parliament in an unprecedented move. The king's speech is the first of its kind ....
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US advises of threats to Istanbul and Antalya
Date: 2016-04-10 07:52:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:4688029
The US has warned its citizens of "credible threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul and the southern resort city of Antalya, the BBC reported on Saturday. Both Daesh and Kurdish militants have claimed a number of attacks in ....
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Russia's foreign ministry working out new view on foreign policy - Lavrov
Date: 2016-04-10 07:49:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:4688013
Russia's Foreign Ministry is working out a new concept of Russia's foreign policy at the president's instruction, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policies on Saturday, TASS reported. ....
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Cameron releases tax returns information amid row
Date: 2016-04-10 07:47:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:4687997
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday took the unusual step of releasing some of his income tax information in an effort to answer persistent questions about his financial affairs, after admitting earlier that his handling of the disclosure of ....