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Pope Tawadros receives phone call from Pope Francis
Date: 2015-05-10 17:21:17 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2558877
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received a phone call from Pope Francis, pope of Vatican, on the occasion of love and fraternity day between the two great Churches. Today marks two years since Pope Tawadros' ....
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FM praises relations between Egypt, Russia
Date: 2015-05-10 17:20:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2558869
Egypt’s Foreign Minister has praised bilateral relations binding Egypt and Russia. Egyptian-Russian relations are based on cooperation and the historical balance between the two countries, Shoukry said during annual conference of the Faculty of ....
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Egyptian scientists committee to draw up vision on national reclamation project
Date: 2015-05-10 17:19:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2558865
Agriculture Minister Salah Eddin Hilal on Sunday agreed with a host of Egyptian scholars and scientists to form a committee, drafting their ideas and recommendations about the national plan to reclaim one million feddans across the country. The ....
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Taliban attack gov't buildings in northwest Afghanistan
Date: 2015-05-10 14:27:45 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:48 - ID:2557725
Scores of Taliban fighters attacked local government buildings in a district of northwestern Afghanistan on Sunday and may have reportedly controlled the whole area, Afghan officials said. The attack is part of a wider offensive launched by the ....
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Jordan receives 153 Syrian refugees over past 72 hours
Date: 2015-05-10 14:07:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2557497
The Jordanian border guards received 153 Syrian refugees of various age groups over the past 72 hours. A statement released by the Jordanian Armed Forces on Sunday said the border guards provided the refugees with their basic needs and moved them ....
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Woman wounded in shooting in Arish
Date: 2015-05-10 13:56:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2557413
A woman was injured on Sunday when unidentified men opened fire at her in a district in central Sinai governorate. The 32-year-old woman, who sustained an injury to her left shoulder, was moved to Al Arish Public hospital for treatment. E ....
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New archive HQ fits size of Egypt's history - PM
Date: 2015-05-10 13:53:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2557401
The new HQ of the National Library and Archives (NLA), located in the early Islamic city of Fustat in Cairo, is an important edifice that fits the size of Egypt's history, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said. During the inauguration of the new HQ ....
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Egypt sends 18 tons of aid to Nepal quake victims
Date: 2015-05-10 13:24:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2557169
The Egyptian government dispatched humanitarian relief aid to Nepal to help its people overcome the impact of the earthquake which jolted the country last month. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Sunday said 18 tons of humanitarian ....
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Pharmacist accused of joining Daesh in Kafr El Sheikh held in custody
Date: 2015-05-10 13:23:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2557141
The public prosecution in Kafr El Sheikh renewed the detention of a pharmacist for 15 days pending investigations into charges of supporting the terrorist group of Daesh. The pharmacist was arrested upon his return from Turkey and authorities ....
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Abadi dismisses reports on resignation
Date: 2015-05-10 13:15:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2557037
A source close to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi denied reports that the prime minister had decided to resign. In press statements Sunday, the source described the reports as groundless, adding the prime minister is going ahead with efforts to ....