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Egyptian hijacker remanded in custody for 8 days
Date: 2016-03-30 08:40:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4616333
A 59-year-old man arrested after he hijacked an EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Larnaca was on Wednesday remanded in custody for eight days, Cyprus Mail reported on Wednesday. Amidst tight security and a courtroom buzzing with foreign ....
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Myanmar swears in first elected civilian president
Date: 2016-03-30 07:41:30 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:3 - ID:4615837
Myanmar's new president has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years. Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes over from Thein Sein, who introduced wide-ranging reforms during his five years in ....
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US says it is keen on working with Egypt to render ME free of WMD
Date: 2016-03-30 07:40:12 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4615817
US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller voiced her country's keenness on working with Egypt and other countries to render the Middle East region free of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). In ....
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Egyptian anti-terror elements return back from Cyprus
Date: 2016-03-30 07:22:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4615729
Anti-terror elements of the Egyptian Special Forces and the negotiating team returned back from Cyprus after the release of all passengers and crew of EgyptAir plane that was hijacked on Tuesday morning. President Abdel Fatah El Sisi gave ....
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Cyprus FM says hijacker was clearly 'unstable'
Date: 2016-03-29 18:07:15 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:13 - ID:4614333
Cyprus' foreign minister said on Tuesday that the Egyptian who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and diverted it to the island nation appeared to be "psychologically unstable," ABC News reported. Ioannis Kasoulides told reporters it was clear ....
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Sisi appreciates Cypriot cooperation to end plane's hijacking
Date: 2016-03-29 17:07:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:4614061
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday phoned his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades. During the phone call, Sisi expressed sincere thanks and appreciation for the leadership and the Government of Cyprus for providing full support and ....
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Azhar imam: Islam rejects hideous crimes committed against women
Date: 2016-03-29 16:22:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:4613781
Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday that Islam rejects all types of slavery and does not approve girls’ abduction and other hideous crimes committed against women. This came during meeting with visiting Special Representative of UN ....
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AL calls for immediate action for Fallujah relief
Date: 2016-03-29 15:19:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4613321
The Arab League (AL) General Secretariat said that it is closely following up the developments of the tragic situation in Iraq, especially in Fallujah and Anbar where residents suffer from shortage of food and medical supplies. The AL has been in ....
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Cypriot president congratulates police, foreign ministry on ending Egyptian plane's hijacking
Date: 2016-03-29 15:02:06 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:9 - ID:4612897
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday congratulated the country's police and foreign ministry for their efforts to end the hijacking of an Egyptian plane at the Cypriot Larnaca airport. "Congratulations to the Cyprus Police and the ....
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Plane hijack crisis ends well - PM
Date: 2016-03-29 13:51:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4612209
The plane hijack crisis has ended safely and the government is following up the developments closely, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said. The plane’s Egyptian passengers will be brought back home from Cyprus as soon as possible, the prime minister ....
