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2 killed in suicide attack near Benghazi port
Date: 2015-03-04 07:53:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2085909
Two guards of oil facilities were killed in a suicide attack near Benghazi port on Wednesday, a field commander said. The guards managed to repel an attack by extremists near the port and many of them were arrested, Colonel Farg Boraasi told AL ....
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China to boost military budget by 10 percent in 2015
Date: 2015-03-04 07:51:28 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:2085901
China's defense spending will increase by 10 percent this year, the latest double-digit increase for the world's largest standing military. The figure announced Wednesday by National People's Congress spokeswoman Fu Ying means China's officially ....
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Bahraini FM to visit Moscow on March 16
Date: 2015-03-04 07:41:11 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2085797
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa embarks on an official visit to Russia with the aim of developing political relations between the two countries, Russia Today reported. Russian Ambassador to Manama Victor Yurievich Smirnov ....
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L’Oréal Foundation to award five exceptional women scientists
Date: 2015-03-04 07:30:21 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2085733
L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO will award five outstanding women scientists for their ground-breaking finds in physical science domain during a ceremony at the Paris-based Sorbonne University on March 18. The five, one per continent, were picked ....
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Michelle Obama to Visit Japan
Date: 2015-03-04 07:20:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2085673
US First lady Michelle Obama will visit Japan later this month, the White House said Tuesday. Mrs. Obama will promote girls’ education on the trip, the White House said. She will spend March 18-19 in Tokyo and March 20 in Japan’s ancient capital ....
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2 killed, 4 wounded in car accident on Sohag/Red Sea road
Date: 2015-03-04 07:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2085613
Two women were killed and four injured in a car accident on Sohag-Red Sea road early Wednesday. The accident took place when a private car overturned on the road after the 47-year-old driver lost control over the steering wheel. All the ....
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Egyptian bodies working hard to push state forward, says Consul
Date: 2015-03-03 18:25:28 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:2084089
Egypt's Consul-General in Britain Hisham Khalil said on Tuesday that the Egyptian bodies are working in full swing to push forward the state development. Khalil made the statement during his meeting with the Egyptian community members in ....
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Tourist delegation visits museum of Egyptian civilization
Date: 2015-03-03 18:14:30 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:80 - ID:2084049
A delegation of tourism experts and tour guides Tuesday visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. The visit aimed at promoting the museum at the local and international levels, said Motaz el Hosseini, the media official at ....
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Ahram institution to receive EGP 2.6mn
Date: 2015-03-03 18:07:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:2084021
An investigative judge mandated by the Cairo Appeals Court to consider the irregularities of Al Ahram Press Institution ordered on Tuesday the return of 2.6 million pounds to the institution. The funds were illegally seized by some Mubarak-era ....
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Erdogan supports extremism in Mideast- Syrian president
Date: 2015-03-03 18:06:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:2084013
The Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is providing support to extremist and Takfiri forces, the Syrian News Agency cited Syria's President Bashar al-Assad as saying Tuesday. Al-Assad's remarks came during a meeting with a ....