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UAE vice president receives Egypt's mufti
Date: 2015-03-24 13:30:55 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2233181
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashed al Maktoum received on Tuesday Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam. WAM news agency said the meeting dealt with issues discussed during a forum on the Islamic economic Fiqh ....
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Netanyahu apologizes; White House is unmoved
Date: 2015-03-24 13:01:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:2232909
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel apologized on Monday for making what were widely condemned as racist comments last week in saying that Arab citizens were voting in “droves.”, the New York Times reported. But even as he spoke with a ....
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35 ships cross Suez Canal
Date: 2015-03-24 12:56:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:2232873
Thirty-five vessels transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.279 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 21 ships, carrying 1.366 million tons and the north-bound convoy included 14 vessels with a combined cargo of ....
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China to take part in Syria conference in Kuwait
Date: 2015-03-24 12:52:20 GMT - China - International - SN:16 - ID:2232853
China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue Ambassador Gong Xiaosheng will attend the third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria will be held on March 31 in Kuwait, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a ....
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Forensic Medicine spokesman relieved of duty
Date: 2015-03-24 12:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2232745
Head of the Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority Mahmoud Ali on Tuesday relieved the authority's spokesman Hisham Abdel Hamid of his duty. The decision was taken following media statements by Abdel Hamid on a number of issues of public ....
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Houthis advance in southern Yemen
Date: 2015-03-24 12:39:43 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2232709
Houthi units on Tuesday entered Ad Dalei province, southern Yemen, and fought gun battles with tribesmen and militias loyal to President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi. The pro-Hadi popular committees accused Ad Dalei Governor Qasem Taleb of helping ....
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Mauritania's ousted president faints from fatigue
Date: 2015-03-24 12:25:05 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2232545
Ousted Mauritanian President Muawiya Ould Tayeh, who has been living in Qatar for a decade, fainted as a result of fatigue, a source told MENA on Tuesday. The source said Ould Tayeh, 80, is now being hospitalized in Doha. The source made no ....
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Sisi meets members of Egyptian Ethiopian Business Council
Date: 2015-03-24 12:14:37 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2232437
Currently visiting here, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Tuesday with members of the Egyptian-Ethiopian Business Council. Talks will focus on efforts exerted by the Egyptian government to encourage and lure investments. The meeting also ....
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Plane crashes in French Alps with 148 people on board
Date: 2015-03-24 12:13:07 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:2232421
A plane has crashed near the village of Digne-Les-Bains in the French Alps, Time reported Tuesday quoting the French Prime Minister. The Germanwings Airbus A320 was flying from Barcelona in Spain to Düsseldorf in Germany. Debris has been found ....
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Security measures tightened in Suez ahead of Arab Summit
Date: 2015-03-24 09:40:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2230805
A security plan has been laid to ensure that the Arab Summit goes smoothly with no disruptions, Suez Security Chief Maj. Gen. Tareq el Gazzar said Tuesday. Security forces were mopping up the areas east and west of the Suez Canal as part of the ....
