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Mali announces state of emergency in wake of hotel attack
Date: 2015-11-21 07:50:17 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:2 - ID:3772141
Mali's government has declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency following an armed attack on a hotel in the capital Bamako that left least 27 people dead. People of 14 different nationalities were held hostage during the armed attack on the ....
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Interior Ministry on high alert ahead of 2nd phase of parliamentary polls
Date: 2015-11-21 07:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3772133
The Interior Ministry is on high alert ahead of the second phase of parliamentary elections, which will start in 13 governorates on Sunday. All vacations have been cancelled, a well-placed security source told MENA on Saturday. Interior ....
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Obama arrives in Malaysia for ASEAN-related Summits
Date: 2015-11-20 11:33:57 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:4 - ID:3768441
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Malaysia for ASEAN-related summits in conjunction with the 27th ASEAN Summit hosted by Malaysia as the 2015 ASEAN chair, the Bernama reported Friday. Obama's Air Force One plane touched down at the Royal ....
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Egypt under Sisi main factor of stability in region: Cypriot govt spokesman
Date: 2015-11-20 07:35:48 GMT - Cyprus - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3766925
Cypriot government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides asserted the importance of Egypt's role in the region under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a meeting with a visiting Egyptian journalists delegation, Christodoulides said that he delivers a ....
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EgyptAir suspends carrying goods on passenger planes
Date: 2015-11-20 07:34:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3766921
EgyptAir has suspended carrying goods shipments on its passengers flights to the US and Canada as of Thursday, an official said. Egypt’s national carrier took the decision upon request from a US delegation that visited Cairo last week, the ....
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US House votes to restrict Iraqi and Syrian refugees entry
Date: 2015-11-20 07:34:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3766917
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that tightens restrictions on the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, amid security concerns, the BBC News reported. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans as the House passed the measure ....
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Hollande urges UNSC resolution on combating terror
Date: 2015-11-19 08:42:24 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:3760769
French President Francois Hollande had a phone call on Wednesday with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to call for a UN Security Council resolution on fighting terror as soon as possible, the Elysee said. Hollande voiced hope ....
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France deplores attacks on Muslims, Jews in Marseille
Date: 2015-11-19 08:41:42 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:3760749
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve condemned two attacks in the southern city of Marseille within tensions running high across France, the CNN reported on Thursday. A veiled Muslim woman was hit and stabbed at the exit of a metro station ....
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U.N. spokesman: 'Discussions are ongoing' about Ban's trip to N. Korea
Date: 2015-11-19 08:41:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:3760733
Discussions are under way about U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's willingness to play a constructive role on the Korean Peninsula situation, "including traveling there," his spokesman said Wednesday, according to Yonhap News Agency. The ....
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CAPMAS: Children account for 36.6% of Egypt's population in 2015
Date: 2015-11-19 08:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3760717
The total number of Egyptian children under the age of 18 hit 32.5 million as they account for 36.6% of Egypt's population until mid-2015, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement on Thursday. The ....
