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Arabi: Joint Arab force formation still under consultation
Date: 2015-12-08 08:38:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3883233
Forming a joint Arab force for protecting Arab national security is still under consultation, the Arab League chief said. In statements to the Saudi newspaper Okaz out Tuesday, Nabil el Arabi said Arab foreign ministers have prepared an all-out ....
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Leaked documents show how Daesh is building its state
Date: 2015-12-08 08:04:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3882993
A leaked internal Daesh manual shows how the terrorist group has set about building a state in Iraq and Syria complete with government departments, a treasury and an economic programme for self-sufficiency, the Guardian said on Monday. The ....
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Cabinet denies resignation of parliamentary affairs minister
Date: 2015-12-08 08:01:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3882973
Cabinet denied on Monday news claiming that Mohamed el Agaty has resigned from his post as a minister of legal and parliamentary affairs. Earlier, a news website claimed that Agaty has submitted his resignation to the cabinet. ....
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20 tunnels unearthed, destroyed on Rafah-Gaza border - army
Date: 2015-12-07 11:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:3878181
Twenty new underground tunnels have been uncovered and destroyed on the borderline of Rafah-Gaza on Monday, military spokesman Mohamed Samir said. Armed Forces' efforts throughout November have led to seizing 478 pieces of different weapons and ....
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Jordanian king condemns California terrorist attack
Date: 2015-12-07 11:00:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3877601
Jordanian King Abdullah II condemned the terrorist attack in California which claimed the lives of 14 people and left 21 others injured, a statement released by the Hashemite Royal Court said. The Jordanian monarch sent a cable of condolences to ....
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Afghan official: Suicide bombing in east wounds 9 people
Date: 2015-12-07 10:03:05 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:3877025
An Afghan official says a suicide car bombing in the country's east has wounded nine people, including six policemen, ABC News reported. The provincial governor's spokesman, Attaullah Khugyani, says the bomber targeted a police compound early on ....
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Egypt govt not party in gas conflict with Israel -- spokesman
Date: 2015-12-07 10:01:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:3877009
Cabinet spokesman Hossam Qaweesh has said that the Egyptian government in not party in the conflict between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the Holding Company for Natural Gas (EGAS) on one hand and the East Mediterranean Gas ....
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12% turnout in 1st day in re-elections of parl't polls in Damanhour
Date: 2015-12-07 08:16:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3876009
The turnout on the first day of the re-elections of the first stage of parliamentary polls in Damanhour reached, media spokesman of Beheira governorate Wahdan el Sayed said. The number of voters who are eligible to cast their ballots in Damanhour ....
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Ban lauds Egypt efforts to unify African stance on climate -- Minister
Date: 2015-12-07 08:12:49 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3875981
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said that UN Chief Ban Ki-moon is pleased with the role played by Egypt to unify the African stance in order to reach a world agreement to face climate change. During a meeting with the African ministers on ....
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Egypt's Olympic team returns home
Date: 2015-12-07 08:10:35 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:4 - ID:3875969
Egypt's U-23 football team returned home on Monday after losing in the group stage of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. The Young Pharaohs experienced a 1-0 loss to already-eliminated Mali Saturday that left them at the bottom of their ....