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Yemeni PM did not resign - official
Date: 2014-08-21 13:03:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:884841
A Yemeni official source in the office of the Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa denied news fanned about the prime minister's resignation from his office. These reports are baseless, the source said in statements to Yemen News Agency (SABA) ....
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100,000 housing units to be built for limited-income Egyptians
Date: 2014-08-21 12:54:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:884821
The ministries of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities and Defense are to sign a protocol for building 100,000 housing units for limited-income in six cities, the first project of its kind for such brackets in ten years. The units will be ....
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Environment min. holds meeting on use of coal in industry
Date: 2014-08-21 12:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:884749
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy held on Thursday a meeting with officials from the trade and industry ministry to discuss the final draft of controls governing the use of coal in industry. Fahmy noted that the meeting discussed ways to import ....
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Hamas' military wing says it shelled Israeli Ben Gurion airport
Date: 2014-08-21 12:17:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:884739
Hamas’ military wing, Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for shelling Ben Gurion airport east of Tel Aviv, Israel. In a statement on Thursday, the group said it fired a homemade M75 rocket at the airport. Abu Obeida, the ....
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Germany says prepared to send weapons to Iraq's Kurds
Date: 2014-08-21 12:15:26 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:884737
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government cleared the way for Germany to supply Iraqis with weapons to fight Islamic State militants, dropping a post-World War II taboo on arms shipments to conflict areas, The Financial Times reported. Germany’s ....
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NCW regrets minister remarks on women exclusion from governor post
Date: 2014-08-21 12:13:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:884729
Chairwoman of the National Council for Women (NCW) Mervat el-Tellawi condemned remarks allegedly given by Local Development Minister Adel Labib that no woman will hold the post of governor in the coming period although females have been appointed as ....
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Egypt's Air Sinai cancels flight to Israel
Date: 2014-08-21 12:11:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:884724
Egypt's Air Sinai cancelled its flight on Thursday to Israel's Ben Gurion International airport due to the security situation there till further notice, an airport official said. The Egyptian carrier operates four flights to Tel Aviv per week, on ....
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Egypt FM receives Sudanese opposition leader on bilateral ties between the two countries
Date: 2014-08-21 12:02:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:884687
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri received leader of Sudan's opposition Umma Party Sadek al-Mahdi on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties and ways of boosting them in the various fields. The two sides also ....
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Arab League condemns killing of US journalist in Syria
Date: 2014-08-21 12:00:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:884680
The Arab League condemned on Thursday the killing of US journalist James Foley by militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. "The League condemns this tragic crime that runs counter to the noble Islamic teachings," Deputy Secretary ....
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Army chief inspects research activities
Date: 2014-08-21 11:54:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:884664
Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi inspected a number of technical achievements by the army's engineering and scientific cadres. The Armed Forces leadership is constantly working on developing arming systems ....
