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26 ships cross Suez Canal
Date: 2015-04-22 12:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:30 - ID:2434241
Thirty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 1.538 million tons. The south-bound convoy included two vessels carrying 2,600 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 24 ships carrying 1.536 tons. ....
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Soldier wounded in attack on Arish checkpoint
Date: 2015-04-22 12:30:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:2434229
A number of gunmen opened fire at a checkpoint in southern Rafah Wednesday, wounding one soldier. Khaled el Badri Khalifa, 22, received a shot to his right shoulder. He was moved to Al Arish Military Hospital. ....
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Indonesia president calls for new global economic order
Date: 2015-04-22 12:29:21 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:28 - ID:2434201
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday called for a new global economic order that isn’t reliant on the world’s three main multilateral lending institutions. The remark was made at the opening session of a conference of Asian and African ....
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13 Iraqis killed, wounded in car blast in Baghdad
Date: 2015-04-22 11:08:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2433157
At least two Iraqis were killed and 11 more wounded in a car blast in Jamila neighborhood in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday. Spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry Saad Maan told MENA correspondent in Baghdad a booby-trapped car went off in al ....
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Lebanon's parliament fails to elect president
Date: 2015-04-22 10:51:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2432945
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Wednesday adjourned until May 13 the presidential elections session due to lack of quorum. Two thirds of the 128-member Parliament must be present during the session to meet the quorum. ....
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Hegazi: Joint Arab Force is to fight terrorism, protect Arab national security
Date: 2015-04-22 10:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:2432925
Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi stressed on Wednesday that the Joint Arab Force aims at fighting terrorism and protecting Arab national security. This force is not directed against any side and that's why it is highly appreciated at the ....
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Interior Ministry mourns Arish police station victim
Date: 2015-04-22 10:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2432817
The Interior Ministry mourned on Wednesday Major Mohamed Khaled Abdel Latif who succumbed to wounds he sustained during a terrorist attack on Arish police station earlier the month. In a statement, the ministry stressed that such heinous acts ....
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Palestinian writers union mourns death of Egypt's renowned poet Abnoudi
Date: 2015-04-22 10:44:41 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2431801
The Palestinian Writers Union (PWU) has mourned the death of Egypt's renowned poet Abdel Rahman al Abnoudi who breathed his last on Tuesday after long illness at the age of 76. PWU Secretary General Murad al Sudani said Abnoudi's death is a big ....
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PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit
Date: 2015-04-22 10:42:17 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2432769
Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to promote this approach, Mahlab ....
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Armenian president addresses forum on genocide
Date: 2015-04-22 10:40:48 GMT - Armenia - International - SN:22 - ID:2432761
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan addressed the International Social and Political Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide. "The impressive and venerable list of this forum’s participants gives us hope that the forum will become an important ....
