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Lebanese PM to deliver speech amid protests over proposed taxes
Date: 2019-10-18 22:14:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8151244
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is set to deliver a speech at 6:00 p.m.(local time) on Friday from his office in central Beirut, Hariri's media office said in a statement on Friday. This came amid anti-government protests staged on ....
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France: One person arrested in Sept. 11-style attack threat
Date: 2019-10-18 22:11:30 GMT - France - International - SN:2 - ID:8151243
One person is in French custody on preliminary terrorism charges after threatening a Sept. 11-style plane hijacking and attack, ABC News reported Friday. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on France-2 television Thursday night that ....
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Egypt decries deadly Afghanistan mosque bombing
Date: 2019-10-18 22:07:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8151242
Egypt condemned in the strongest possible terms a terrorist bombing that targeted a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers leaving 62 worshipers killed and scores more wounded. In a press release issued Friday night, the Foreign ....
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US vice president says ceasefire agreed in Syria
Date: 2019-10-17 22:15:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8150052
US Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that he and President Erdogan of Turkey agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, CNN reported. The deal appears to secure Turkey most of its military objectives and ....
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Al Azhar imam: World needs interfaith dialogue centers
Date: 2019-10-17 22:09:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:8150051
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb on Thursday said the world is in dire need of interfaith dialogue centers, especially in light of the surge in hatred and violence speeches in the East, as well as disputes of right-wing extremism in the ....
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World Bank praises legislative, institutional reforms in Egypt
Date: 2019-10-17 22:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:8150047
World Bank officials lauded on Thursday legislative and institutional reforms carried out by the Egyptian government to improve investment climate, a step that helped Egypt maintain its status as the first investment-magnet country in Africa for ....
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Hariri appreciates Egypt's support for Lebanon
Date: 2019-10-17 22:05:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8150046
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has appreciated the support of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Egypt for Lebanon. Hariri's statements came during a meeting on Thursday with Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Nazi Najari on the occasion of the ....
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Parlt's committee of tourism welcomes 1st flight coming from Geneva to Marsa Alam airport
Date: 2019-10-17 22:04:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8150044
The committee of tourism and aviation at the parliament welcomed the first flight coming from Geneva to Marsa Alam Airport on Thursday. As many as 121 passengers were on the flight which aims at promoting tourism in south of the Red Sea. In ....
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EU calls for sanctions against Turkey over incursion into Syria
Date: 2019-10-17 18:58:32 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:3 - ID:8149940
President of the European Union Parliament David Sassoli suggested that the EU should enforce stricter sanctions to include existing arms deals, and should suspend all talks with Turkey about potential membership to the bloc over the Turkish ....
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Shoukry asserts Egypt's keenness on boosting ties with Baltic countries
Date: 2019-10-17 15:57:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8149741
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted on Thursday Egypt's keenness on boosting ties with Baltic countries. This came during a meeting with Latvian President Egils Levits during Shoukri's current visit to Riga. In a statement, Spokesman for ....
