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  • Pope Tawadros chairs St. Mark anniversary celebrations

    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 ....

  • 9 MB members nabbed in Damietta

    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 ....

  • Merkel pledges economic aid for Iraq alongside military aid

    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 ....

  • Turkey pulls out of Munich defense conference because of Israel

    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 ....

  • Kuwaiti interior min. urges ruling family members to hand in unlicensed firearms

    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 ....

  • Sisi's visit to Beijing gave strong impetus to bilateral cooperation - Chinese ambassador

    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 ....

  • Morocco, Egypt tension chance to 'better future' -- FM

    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 ....

  • Tunisian president receives US congressional delegation

    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 ....

  • Shoukry briefs Norwegian lawmakers on Egypt parl't polls, economic reform plans

    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 ....

  • Egypt's Mufti condemns Jordan's pilot killing

    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 ....

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