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Constitutional change necessary to protect Japanese citizens: Abe
Date: 2015-02-03 17:41:58 GMT - Japan - International - SN:30 - ID:1886017
After being unable to save two Daesh-held hostages, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that constitutional amendment will be needed to protect the lives and assets of Japanese citizens, according to Kyodo news agency. Abe has said at ....
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China welcomes cease-fire agreement in South Sudan
Date: 2015-02-03 17:36:25 GMT - China - International - SN:69 - ID:1888317
China welcomed a cease-fire agreement signed between South Sudan's warring parties on Monday in Addis Ababa,. China appreciates great efforts made by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the process, said a Foreign Ministry ....
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France slams terror attack in Nigeria
Date: 2015-02-03 17:28:22 GMT - France - International - SN:68 - ID:1888277
France has condemned a bomb blast occurred on Monday in Gombe State, north-east region of Nigeria, said spokesman for French Foreign Ministry Roman Nadal. Nadal called for holding perpetrators accountable, voicing his country support for Nigeria ....
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UN ‘alarmed’ by photos of Daesh labels on its Syria food aid
Date: 2015-02-03 17:26:46 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1888269
The United Nations food agency expressed alarm over images circulating on social media showing its food aid being distributed from boxes bearing the logo of the Daesh terrorist group, Al Arabiya News reported on Tuesday. The World Food Programme ....
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Russian embassy seeks to release 2 kidnapped pilots in Darfur
Date: 2015-02-03 17:24:33 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1886289
The Russian embassy in Sudan is cooperating with the Sudanese government and the UN mission in the country "UNAMID" to seek the release of two Russian pilots kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region. The pair are employed by Russia's UTair company and ....
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Zaazou forms panel to oversee tourism federation polls
Date: 2015-02-03 17:22:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:1888249
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou decided on Tuesday to form a committee to supervise the elections of the board of the Egyptian Tourism Federation. The elections will be held on February 28. The panel will be chaired by the Tourism Ministry's ....
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Egypt urges EU states not to deal with terrorist MB entities
Date: 2015-02-03 17:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:1887365
Egypt urged on Tuesday the European countries not to deal with illegal entities affiliated to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. At a meeting with European ambassadors accredited here, Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs ....
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Egyptian customs to meet int'l standards, says finance minister
Date: 2015-02-03 17:17:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:65 - ID:1888221
Minister of Finance Hany Kadry Dimian has said Egyptian customs will meet international standards adopted by World Customs Organization (WCO) to facilitate trade exchange and combat smuggling. During a meeting with WCO Secretary General Kunio ....
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Court fines former lawmaker over insulting head of Judges' Club
Date: 2015-02-03 17:11:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:1888193
Giza Criminal Court ordered former lawmaker Essam Sultan to be fined 30,000 Egyptian pounds for publicly insulting head of Judges' Club Counselor Ahmed el Zend. The court also fined Al Masry Alyoum journalist Shereen Rabie and the daily's ....
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Sisi meets Lebanon mufti
Date: 2015-02-03 17:09:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:1888181
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Tuesday with Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, the mufti of Lebanon, presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said. Sheikh Derian praised steps taken by Sisi to achieve development in Egypt and meet aspirations of the ....
