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Tripartite summit between Egypt, Greece, Cyprus discuss ME developments
Date: 2015-12-06 08:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3870173
President Adel Fattah El Sisi's scheduled visit to Athens on Tuesday acquires special importance in view of the ongoing developments in the Middle East region, especially in Syria, as well as the escalating terrorist threats, a matter which required ....
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Partial collapse in Qalyub bridge, material damage reported
Date: 2015-12-06 08:53:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3870141
Qalyub pedestrian bridge on Sunday partially collapsed with some of its steel barriers falling on the road, with no casualties reported. Qalubiya Security Driector General Saeed Chalabi received a report on the partial collapse of the bridge on ....
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PM back home after FOCAC forum
Date: 2015-12-06 08:50:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3870085
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned home on Sunday after taking part in the second Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that was held in South Africa with the participation of African leaders and senior ....
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Jewish calls to storm Al Aqsa Mosque staring Sunday
Date: 2015-12-05 13:31:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3866509
Jewish organizations urged settlers to storm Al Aqsa Mosque starting from Sunday and until Thursday at the same time of Jewish feasts. Settlers' groups called for organizing a huge march to storm the holy mosque on Tuesday at 9:00 am. ....
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Egypt wins presidency of 3 main committees in UNSC - foreign ministry
Date: 2015-12-05 13:11:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:3866309
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zaid said on Saturday that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to choose Egypt to head three committees on combating terrorism, following up sanctions on Iraq and Congo. Choosing Egypt to head ....
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Egyptian PM meets with Niger president on sidelines of FOCAC
Date: 2015-12-05 11:40:01 GMT - South Africa - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3865449
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail conferred with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou on means to boost African-African cooperation. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attended the meeting which is held on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa ....
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Iraq demands withdrawal of Turkish troops near Mosul
Date: 2015-12-05 09:51:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3864557
The Iraqi government has demanded that Turkey withdraw troops it sent to an area near the northern city of Mosul. About 150 Turkish soldiers have been deployed near in the town of Bashiqa to train Iraqi Kurdish forces, earlier reports ....
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Shoukry receives phone call from Kerry
Date: 2015-12-05 08:17:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:3863925
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a phone call Friday from US Secretary of State John Kerry. During the phone conversation, they discussed the outcomes of talks held on the sidelines of United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris, ....
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Port Said security chief meets new MPs
Date: 2015-12-05 08:15:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:3863913
Port Said Security Chief Mahmoud el Deeb has met with new MPs, who were elected as part of the second phase of the parliamentary polls. During the meeting, el Deeb urged the new MPs to support security in the country through confronting ....
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No link between California shooting, refugee program -- US official
Date: 2015-12-05 08:14:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:3863905
The US State Department has denied any link between a recent California shooting that killed 14 people and a program to resettle Syrian refugees. "The US has made very clear its position on the resettlement of Syrian refugees, that we would take ....