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Egypt FM receives phone call from Kerry
Date: 2016-03-27 07:22:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4594049
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a phone call from US Secretary of State John Kerry, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said Sunday. The contact tackled boosting political process in Syria, completing the constitutional and ....
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Education minister confers with education directors via video conference
Date: 2016-03-26 15:06:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:4591841
Education Minister Hilali el Sherbini held a meeting with directors of education directorates via video conference in the presence of a number of the ministry's top officials. In a statement released on Saturday, the Ministry said the minister ....
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Iraqi PM confers with UN chief, presidents of WB, IDB
Date: 2016-03-26 14:09:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:4591273
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon along with President of the World Bank (WB) Jim Yong Kim and President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani. The visit aims at ....
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Allawi slams Babel heinous crime
Date: 2016-03-26 13:06:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4590833
Ayad Allawi, the head of the National Coalition, condemned the heinous crime committed by Daesh in the football stadium in Iraq's Babel province. In statements on Saturday, he said terror seeks to harm the Iraqi people's unity, noting that Daesh ....
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Syrian army continues advance in Palmyra
Date: 2016-03-26 12:06:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4590269
Syrian army, backed by popular defense groups, continued military operations to tighten control over Palmyra city where fierce clashes are taking place in various areas causing heavy losses to Daesh terrorists. Field sources said that the army ....
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Reopening of Brussels Airport not before Tuesday
Date: 2016-03-26 11:05:58 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:4589765
Brussels Airport authorities said on Saturday that it will not reopen for passenger flights before Tuesday. Brussels Airport was closed to all flights in the wake of the terrorist attacks that targeted the airport as well as a metro station in ....
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Antiquities minister inspects Pyramids development project
Date: 2016-03-26 10:14:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4589385
Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani inspected on Saturday the Giza Pyramids archaeological area to stand on the progress realized so far in the development project launched by the ministry under directives of President Abdel Fattah El ....
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Dunford: More US troops may be needed in Iraq to support counter-Daesh efforts
Date: 2016-03-26 09:11:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:4588957
To accelerate operations against the Daesh terrorists in Iraq, it may be necessary to send more US service members to Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. According to a Pentagon's post on its website, Marine Corps Gen. Joe ....
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There is need to take serious steps toward Palestinian cause - foreign ministry
Date: 2016-03-26 09:07:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4588933
There is a need to take a step forward toward the Palestinian cause due to the persistent deadlock in the peace talks between the Palestinians and Israels and amid the continuation of the Israeli government's measures that aim to hamper the ....
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UN chief wraps up visit to Lebanon
Date: 2016-03-26 09:06:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4588917
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon left here Saturday en route to Baghdad, wrapping up a three-day visit to Lebanon. Besides meeting with Lebanese officials, the secretary general visited refugee camps of Syrians and Palestinians in ....