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Death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima climbs to 66
Date: 2014-08-26 15:50:08 GMT - Japan - International - SN:65 - ID:892681
The death toll from devastating landslides in the city of Hiroshima rose to 66 on Tuesday, the Koyodo news reported. As many as 21 others still missing, the report said, adding rescuers continued to search for survivors and local officials ....
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Awqaf denies signing agreements with any factions
Date: 2014-08-26 15:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:892669
The Awqaf Ministry said on Tuesday it had not signed any secret or declared agreements with any group or faction. Such claims are baseless, the ministry said in a statement. It added that it is keen on reviewing the religious discourse and ....
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Trial of 20 MB members postponed
Date: 2014-08-26 15:35:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:892656
Minya Criminal Court delayed until November 1 the trail of 20 members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group. They stand trial for killing a police officer and burning a police station in the wake of the dispersal of MB protest camps in ....
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Sisi stresses Egypt support for OIC efforts to reduce poverty, eliminate illiteracy
Date: 2014-08-26 15:14:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:892620
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has stressed support for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and its goals. In a meeting Tuesday with OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani, Sisi said Egypt will continue to support the organization in efforts to ....
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Jarwan urges rights groups to work for stopping crimes against Palestinian women, children
Date: 2014-08-26 15:13:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:892618
President of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Al-Jarwan on Tuesday urged all human rights groups and feminist organizations worldwide to work for stopping crimes against Palestinian women, children and elderly. In his speech at the inaugural session of ....
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Israel insists on disarming Palestinian factions in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-26 15:10:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:59 - ID:892608
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Tuesday that Israel insists on disarming Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. Voice of Israel quoted Steinitz as saying that Israel would resort to either reaching a disarmament ....
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47 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-08-26 15:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:892345
Forty seven ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.380 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 25 ships, carrying 1.330 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 22 ships, carrying 1.05 million ....
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FM: Libyan delegates' visit chance to show our support to Libya legitimacy
Date: 2014-08-26 14:59:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:892551
The Libyan delegates' visit to Egypt is a chance to show our support for legitimacy in Libya, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday. During a press conference with Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Saleh, newly-appointed Chief of Staff ....
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Moussa slams federalized Iraq proposal
Date: 2014-08-26 14:58:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:892582
Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa criticized the calls for dividing Iraq into independent Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish regions. He added that any calls for a federalized Iraq on sectarian and ethnic basis would hurt all parties, and would further ....
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Another round of Ethiopia's dam talks expected: Source
Date: 2014-08-26 14:56:55 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:892579
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are expected to hold a fifth round of talks on Ethiopia's renaissance dam, a well-placed source told MENA. The source stated that the time and place of the upcoming talks were yet to be set, adding that Egypt had offered ....
