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Putin congratulates Bashir on new presidential term
Date: 2015-05-01 20:10:43 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2498893
Sudanese President Omar el Bashir received a cable Friday from Russian President Vladimir Putin, congratulating him on winning a new presidential term. Putin wished Bashir luck and asserted keenness on developing ties with Sudan. ....
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Abadi receives invitation from Merkel to attend G7 meeting in Germany
Date: 2015-05-01 20:09:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2498889
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi received Friday an invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend a meeting of the G7 to be hosted by Germany. In a telephone call, both leaders discussed the political and security situation in ....
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Pope Tawadros opens new church in Amsterdam
Date: 2015-05-01 20:09:02 GMT - Netherlands - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2498881
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Friday inaugurated the church of Great Martyr Mar Jirjis in the city of Utrecht in the central Netherlands. Pope Tawadros ordained priest Bishoy Kamel as archpriest. Pope ....
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Iraqi health ministry contacts 3 bodies to verify Douri body
Date: 2015-05-01 17:49:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2498445
The Iraqi Health Ministry has contacted three bodies to verify the death of Ezzat al Douri, the former right-hand man to late president Saddam Hussein. Spokesman for the Health Ministry Ahmed al Rodiny said on Friday that the contacted bodies are ....
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Abbas tours Jericho
Date: 2015-05-01 17:33:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2498421
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began on Friday an inspection tour of Jericho. Abbas inaugurated the mosque of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. Abbas performed Friday prayers at Yasser Arafat's Mosque with Prime Minister Rami ....
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Azhar grand imam returns home from UAE
Date: 2015-05-01 17:32:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2498417
Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb on Friday returned Cairo Friday after a visit to the United Arab Emirates. During the visit, el Tayyeb attended the second Annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies. The forum grouped 350 ....
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Mahlab appoints new secretary general of NCDA
Date: 2015-05-01 13:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2497037
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued a decision to appoint Heba Hagras Ahmed Hagras as secretary general of the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA). He also approved reforming the higher committee for human organ ....
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SCA says navigation movement in canal not affected by ship fire
Date: 2015-05-01 13:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2496997
The navigation movement in the Suez Canal has not been affected by a limited fire that erupted on a US vessel crossing the international waterway earlier on Friday, an official said. Spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Tareq Hassanein ....
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Palestinian FM in New Zealand to discuss going to UNSC
Date: 2015-05-01 13:23:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2496989
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh al Malki has started talks with a raft of New Zealander officials to discuss means of providing support for the Palestinians, who want to go to the UN Security Council to issue a resolution to establish their ....
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Adel Yassin Mahmoud named head of Maritime Transport Sector
Date: 2015-05-01 12:43:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2496761
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Friday issued a decree appointing Adel Yassin Mahmoud as head of the Maritime Transport Sector. Mahmoud was the head of the General Authority for Alexandria Port. ....
