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Congress cancels vote on bill to impose restrictions on Iraqi, Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-12-16 13:28:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:3940157
The US Congress decided on Wednesday not to vote on a bill to impose instant restrictions on the entry of Syrian and Iraqi refugees to the United States. The Congress added that it may not make major reforms to the Visa Waiver Program in response ....
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Russia FM: New Islamic anti-Daesh coalition may be starting point for UN conference
Date: 2015-12-16 12:32:02 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3939457
Russia is analyzing the importance of the Islamic military coalition established by Saudi Arabia and its place in the fight against terrorism, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying Wednesday. "We are examining the place of ....
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Defense minister opens door to new batch of army recruits
Date: 2015-12-16 10:57:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3938305
Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi has announced that enrollment of a new batch of recruits will start as of December 26. Recruits should have a high school degree, its equivalents or a technical education diploma, said Mohieldin Kamal Abdel Aleem, the ....
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Egypt's bourse gains 2 billion pounds in early trading
Date: 2015-12-16 09:58:05 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:3937785
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed an upward trend in the first minutes of trading on Wednesday, backed by intensive purchases by institutions and foreign and Arab investment funds. The market capital gained about 2 billion pounds to ....
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Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade exchange hit $3673 mn in 8 months
Date: 2015-12-16 08:42:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3937037
The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Saudi Arabia hit $3673 million in 8 months in 2015. Egypt's imports from the Saudi kingdom recorded $2195 million, while exports $1478 million in the 8 months. Saudi Ambassador here Ahmad Qattan ....
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Pentagon warns Daesh offshoot growing in Afghanistan, 'operationally active'
Date: 2015-12-16 07:42:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3936509
The Pentagon delivered a warning Tuesday about the growth of the Daesh offshoot in Afghanistan, saying the branch has become “more operationally active” there by carving out territory and openly fighting the Taliban, Fox News reported. The ....
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Transport Ministry cancels some train services over low occupancy
Date: 2015-12-16 07:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3936413
The Transport Ministry decided on Wednesday to cancel some railway lines due to low occupancy rates and weak profits coming from them. In a statement, ministry spokesman Ahmed Ibrahim said the timetable of canceled services will be used to boost ....
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Denmark Charges first Syria fighter over joining Daesh
Date: 2015-12-16 07:17:03 GMT - Denmark - International - SN:3 - ID:3936401
A Danish man who traveled to Syria in 2013 to join Daesh militant group was on Tuesday charged with breaching Denmark's anti-terrorism laws, in the country's first case of its kind, the BBC reported. Danish lawmakers meanwhile passed new ....
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Signing of Libyan political agreement postponed
Date: 2015-12-16 07:15:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3936389
The signing of a political agreement between Libyan partners was postponed till Thursday, member of the Libyan House of Representatives Abu Bakr Saeed said on Wednesday. The deal was scheduled to be inked in the Moroccan city of Skhirat on ....
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2 Palestinians killed by Israel in southern Ramallah
Date: 2015-12-16 07:13:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3936361
Two Palestinian youths were killed by Israeli forces during a storming operation of Qalandia camp in southern Ramallah at dawn of Wednesday, medical sources said. The forces, backed by a group of settlers, barged into the camp and were engaged in ....
