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Trial of Morsi in espionage case adjourned until tomorrow
Date: 2016-01-05 16:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4057369
Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until Wednesday the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group on charges of leaking classified documents on Egypt's national security and the Armed Forces to ....
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AL chief slams terrorist attacks in Iraq
Date: 2016-01-05 15:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4056897
Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby condemned on Tuesday the terrorist bombings that targeted three mosques in Iraq. Such terrorist attacks aim at breaking the unity of the Iraqi people and undermining social peace there, he said. Araby ....
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EGX gains EGP 2.1bn
Date: 2016-01-05 14:27:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:4056289
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained 2.1 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading after the government announced it would restructure public and business sector companies, many of which are listed on the EGX. The EGX 30 benchmark index went ....
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Daesh uses chemical weapons in Syria with 'very high' probability - Moscow
Date: 2016-01-05 13:28:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:4055809
Moscow believes the probability that militants from Daesh have used chemical weapons in Syria to be “very high,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s department for issues on the nonproliferation and control over weapons said ....
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41 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2016-01-05 13:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:4055461
Forty-one ships transited the Suez Canal in both directions on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.445 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 23 vessels, carrying about 1.605 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ships, ....
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China: Current situation in Middle East became so complicated
Date: 2016-01-05 12:30:19 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:4055205
China on Tuesday said that the current situation in the Middle East became so complicated and ambiguous after Bahrain and Sudan severed relations with Iran while the UAE has downgraded its diplomatic representation with Tehran, over a dispute that ....
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Egypt's Mufti condemns bombing of three Sunni mosques in Iraq, urges Iraqis to unite
Date: 2016-01-05 12:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4055009
Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned the bombing of three Sunni mosques in Babel governorate in Iraq late Monday. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Mufti asserted that these attacks are carried out by extremist elements who are seeking to ....
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Obama administration keeps its distance from Saudi Arabia-Iran fight Resize Text
Date: 2016-01-05 12:06:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4054993
The Obama administration’s cautious approach to the latest eruption in tensions between two major Middle Eastern powers reflects a reluctance to take sides in a dispute where it believes both are at fault, and a sense that a strong US intervention ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for shooting down military helicopter in Libya
Date: 2016-01-05 07:22:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4052441
The terrorist Daesh group has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Helicopter belonged to the Libyan Air Force. The group wrote on Facebook on Monday that its elements shot down a military plane belonged by the Libyan army. Earlier in ....
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FM to meet with PLO official, China's deputy FM
Date: 2016-01-05 07:03:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4052377
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will meet on Tuesday with visiting Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat. The meeting is scheduled to tackle the latest Palestinian developments and efforts to ....