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Ban Ki-moon, Pope Francis to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
Date: 2015-04-23 08:13:26 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:4 - ID:2438777
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that he will discuss the illegal immigrant crisis in his meeting with Pope Francis on Tuesday. He added that the get-together will discuss also ways to find a solution to this humanitarian crisis. ....
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5 terrorist attacks foiled in France, says PM
Date: 2015-04-23 08:12:55 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:2438773
French police have foiled five terrorist attacks in recent months, the BBC quoted Prime Minister Manuel Valls as saying on Thursday. He told the French radio that the latest was a planned attack on churches in the Paris suburb of Villejuif. A ....
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Palestinian embassy mourns renowned Egyptian poet Abnoudi
Date: 2015-04-23 08:12:09 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:2438761
The Palestinian embassy in Cairo on Thursday mourned the death of Egypt's renowned poet Abdel Rahman el Abnoudi who passed away on Tuesday at 76. A well-placed official with the embassy has handed over a condolence cable from Palestinian ....
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RPG hits house in N. Sinai, one killed, 4 injured
Date: 2015-04-23 08:11:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2438741
One person was killed and four others were injured on Thursday after their home was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in North Sinai. The destroyed home is located in the North Sinai city of Sheikh Zuweid. Medics said that the ....
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Bomb went off, 2 defused in Beheira
Date: 2015-04-22 18:40:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2437201
A home-made bomb went off Wednesday in the branch of the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) in Beheira's district of Edco. Another two bombs were defused, said a security source. No fatalities or injuries were reported, the source added. ....
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Henidi: We have not received updated voters database
Date: 2015-04-22 18:28:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2437129
Minister of Transitional Justice and House of Representatives Affairs Ibrahim El Henidi said the committee entrusted with amending elections laws has not yet received the updates of the voters database from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization ....
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President Sisi reviews number of economic projects
Date: 2015-04-22 18:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2437113
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting Wednesday with the members of the Specialized Council for Development to review a number of economic projects. The meeting tackled the activities and assignments of the council, said Alaa Yousef, ....
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Arab armies' chiefs of staff stress importance of joint military force
Date: 2015-04-22 18:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:2437069
Arab armies' chiefs of staff underlined the importance of forming joint military force in order to enable the Arab countries in dealing effectively with the current challenges. At the end of their first meeting held on Wednesday at the Arab ....
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EGX gains EGP 3.9 billion
Date: 2015-04-22 17:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:47 - ID:2436865
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) earned profits at the end of Wednesday's trading on the back of purchases by Arab and foreign investment funds. The capital market gained about 3.9 billion pounds to stand at 503.8 billion pounds after transactions ....
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Egypt warships arrive in Bahrain for military drill
Date: 2015-04-22 17:37:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2436853
CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Egyptian warships and fighter jets arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday to take part in the joint military exercise 'Hamad 1', the Egyptian Armed Forces said. The Egyptian-Bahraini military exercise aims to exchange expertise ....