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Pope Tawadros chairs St. Mark anniversary celebrations
Date: 2015-02-07 06:27:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:1910773
Pope Tawadros II on Friday chaired celebrations of St. Mark the Apostle's anniversary. St. Mark was the founder of Christianity in Egypt and the first pope for the Coptic Church. The Pope said St. Mark was the author of the initial image of ....
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9 MB members nabbed in Damietta
Date: 2015-02-06 19:03:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1909957
Damietta police on Friday arrested nine members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. Six of the arrestees are wanted by the prosecution while the three others were nabbed in possession of slogans that instigate violence and riots. The ....
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Merkel pledges economic aid for Iraq alongside military aid
Date: 2015-02-06 19:01:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1909949
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged greater support for Iraq and Turkey in the fight against Daesh as the Iraqi prime minister announced that the liberation of his country’s second-largest city would come “soon.” “We have decided to support a ....
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Turkey pulls out of Munich defense conference because of Israel
Date: 2015-02-06 18:58:08 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:1909941
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has decided not to attend the 51st Munich Security Conference because of Israeli participation at a session on the Middle East, TRT reported. Cavusoglu made the announcement at a press conference in ....
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Kuwaiti interior min. urges ruling family members to hand in unlicensed firearms
Date: 2015-02-06 18:51:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1909913
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent a written invitation to the Amiri Diwan to ask members of the ruling family to hand in any unlicensed firearms or ammunition in their possession ....
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Sisi's visit to Beijing gave strong impetus to bilateral cooperation - Chinese ambassador
Date: 2015-02-06 18:48:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:1909901
Chinese Ambassador in Cairo Song Aiguo on Friday said the visit, paid by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Beijing, has given a strong impetus to the bilateral cooperation. During a Chinese spring festival, the ambassador added that these ....
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Morocco, Egypt tension chance to 'better future' -- FM
Date: 2015-02-06 18:46:52 GMT - Morocco - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:1909897
The recent disagreement between Egypt and Morocco was a chance to build better ties between the two countries, said Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. In a parliament session, Salaheddine Mezouar asserted that a visit by ....
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Tunisian president receives US congressional delegation
Date: 2015-02-06 18:45:08 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1909889
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi held a meeting Friday with a visiting US congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain. The US congressman voiced optimism of Tunisia's transition to democracy, saying that Tunisia will be a good ....
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Shoukry briefs Norwegian lawmakers on Egypt parl't polls, economic reform plans
Date: 2015-02-06 13:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:1908361
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry held a meeting with deputy speaker of the Norwegian Parliament to discuss the coming parliamentary elections in Egypt. During the meeting, Shoukry reviewed the latest developments in Egypt and ....
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Egypt's Mufti condemns Jordan's pilot killing
Date: 2015-02-06 13:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:1908353
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam condemned on Friday the killing of Jordanian pilot Moaz al Kasasbeh by Daesh militants as heinous and atrocity act that goes against all religion principles. In interview with CNN, Allam said that the battle is ....