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Jordan closes border crossing with Syria temporarily - minister
Date: 2015-04-01 14:31:55 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2292677
The northern border crossing with Syria has been closed temporarily for passengers and transport of goods, according to Petra News Agency. Interior Minister Hussein Majali decided to close border crossing of Jaber with Syria as a precaution to ....
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Azhar Imam: US double standard-policies destabilize whole region
Date: 2015-04-01 14:29:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2292649
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb criticized the US policies towards the Middle East. Washington's double standard policies contribute to destabilizing the whole region, the Grand Imam told a US Congress delegation on Wednesday. While the US ....
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Tourism Ministry hosts ceremony at pyramids plateau
Date: 2015-04-01 11:43:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2291165
The Ministry of Tourism hosted a ceremony to promote for tourism at the Giza pyramids plateau in the presence of Bollywood star Amitab Bachchan as part of activities of the "India by the Nile 2015" Festival in its third round. Minister of Tourism ....
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SCA: Current events in Bab el-Mandeb strait did not affect navigation in Suez Canal
Date: 2015-04-01 11:39:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2291133
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) on Wednesday asserted that the current events taking place in Bab el Mandeb strait did not affect navigation in the Suez Canal. In statements during a visit by sports reporters to the canal, board member of the SCA ....
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Palestinians officially join ICC
Date: 2015-04-01 11:35:33 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2291077
Palestine formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, opening the door to the prosecution of Israelis for war crimes amid a stalled peace process, according to France 24. The accession was marked at a behind-closed doors ....
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Defense minister approves new batch of army volunteers
Date: 2015-04-01 11:26:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2290961
Minister of Defense General Sedqi Sobhi on Wednesday agreed to accept a new batch of volunteers who wish to join the Armed Forces as of April 4 this year. Applicants should be holders of preparatory school degree or its equivalents or having a ....
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Foreign Ministry: Request to join AIIB aims at attracting more investments in infrastructure
Date: 2015-04-01 11:19:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2290845
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that a request by Egypt to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) comes within the framework of efforts by the Egyptian government to attract more foreign investments in the sector of ....
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Egypt seeks Ghana support for UN non-permanent seat
Date: 2015-04-01 11:13:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2290781
Egypt seeks to get Ghana's support for its UN non-permanent seat bid for 2016/2017. This was made clear during a meeting between Egyptian Ambassador in Accra Mohamed Haider and Ghanaian Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur on Wednesday. The ....
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Chinese president's visit to Egypt postponed
Date: 2015-04-01 10:40:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2290401
Chinese President Xi Jinping postponed his visit to Egypt that was scheduled to take place mid April, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said Wednesday. The Cairo visit was part of a tour to include other countries, the spokesman added. ....
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Yemen's central bank suspends dealings in hard currency
Date: 2015-04-01 10:22:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2290185
In a bid to save the Yemeni currency from collapsing, the country's Central Bank suspended any dealing in hard currency. The move comes after Yemenis started to withdraw their savings from banks in hard currency immediately after the launching of ....
