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Sisi reallocates lands for petroleum, electricity ministries
Date: 2014-08-28 10:50:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:895360
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday two presidential decrees reallocating state-owned lands to the ministries of petroleum and electricity. Under Decree number 273, 45 feddans near Ras Shukheir are to be used by the Petroleum ....
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Assad cannot be partner in fight against terrorism, says Hollande
Date: 2014-08-28 09:49:35 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:895229
French President François Hollande said Thursday that the West should not consider Syria’s Bashar al-Assad as a partner in the fight against terrorism but as an ally of extremists wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria, France 24 reported. "Assad ....
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Increasing lanes, making special roads for heavy-duty vehicles to limit accidents - minister
Date: 2014-08-28 09:42:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:895213
Egypt's transport minister Hani el-Dahi underlined the importance of increasing traffic lanes from 2 to 4 and making special roads to be accessible only by heavy-duty vehicles to avoid repeated road accidents. "We need two billion pounds annually ....
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AL chief meets GCHRAGD head
Date: 2014-08-28 09:28:53 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:895174
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Thursday with Chairman of the Geneva Center for Human Right Advancement and Global Dialogue (GCHRAGD ) Hanif al-Qassim on the sidelines of his participation in a meeting here. They ....
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Governor inspects downtown Cairo squares
Date: 2014-08-28 09:22:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:895159
Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa has paid a visit to downtown Cairo squares to inspect the renovation process there. The governor noted that 200 engineers and workers are working in full swing to end the renovation process as soon as ....
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Sisi mandates 7 counselors to serve as justice minister aides
Date: 2014-08-28 09:10:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:895128
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Thursday a number of republican decrees delegating seven counselors to serve as assistants to the justice minister. The counselors have been serving before in the Cairo Appeals Court and Cassation Court. ....
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US recruits partners for Daesh fight
Date: 2014-08-28 07:37:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:894950
The US administration officials also said that Washington is recruiting partners for potential joint military action against the al-Qaeda breakaway group ISIL, better known as Daesh. Britain and Australia are potential candidates as the US is ....
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US moves prisoners from Afghanistan to Pakistan, Yemen
Date: 2014-08-28 07:33:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:894942
The US has moved 11 new prisoners out of a military prison near the Afghan capital, the Pentagon said. The Obama administration seeks to shut down a controversial detainee program in Afghanistan ahead of its troop withdrawal, ABC News ....
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Israeli opposition lashes out at Netanyahu speech on Gaza war
Date: 2014-08-28 07:12:58 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:894916
The head of the Israeli opposition strongly criticized the speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the military operation in Gaza, saying it is a sad victory, Radio Israel reported. On his Facebook page, Isaac Herzog said Netanyahu lost ....
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Sisi renews support for Palestinian cause
Date: 2014-08-28 06:44:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:894871
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted on Wednesday support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This came in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said presidential spokesman Ehab Badawy. Abbas thanked ....