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Obama lauds new Iraqi prime minister, urges formation of diverse Cabinet
Date: 2014-08-12 06:41:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:869654
Iraq’s president nominated a new prime minister Monday to replace powerful incumbent Nouri al-Maliki, and President Obama backed the move quickly as the U.S. tried to quell a power struggle in Baghdad and counter the threat from Sunni ....
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Israel apologizes to Brazil for 'diplomatic dwarf' remark
Date: 2014-08-12 06:39:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:869653
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin apologized to his Brazilian counterpart for a remark by a foreign ministry spokesperson calling the Latin American powerhouse a "diplomatic dwarf". The comment in July was made by spokesperson Yigal Palmor after ....
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First draft regulating coal use now being revised - minister
Date: 2014-08-12 06:37:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:869649
Egypt's environment minister said on Tuesday that the first draft outlining regulations for a safe use of coal in the high-energy cement industry is now being revised. The first draft includes remarks by the ministries of health, interior, ....
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Sisi heads for Moscow
Date: 2014-08-12 06:21:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:869628
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left for Moscow at dawn of Tuesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on regional developments and bilateral cooperation. Talks are to cover the situation in Gaza Strip, Libya and Iraq. The Syrian ....
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Pentagon says airstrikes have slowed but not stopped Sunni militants
Date: 2014-08-12 06:15:31 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:869617
Four days of airstrikes have slowed the progress of Sunni militants laying siege to refugees on Mount Sinjar and advancing toward the Kurdish capital of Erbil, but the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria remains strong and on the offense, the Pentagon ....
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Putin, Sisi to discuss Russia-Egypt economic coop, int'l issues
Date: 2014-08-11 17:41:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:55 - ID:869331
Russia's Presidency said that President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fatah El Sisi will meet in Sochi on Tuesday to discuss economic cooperation, regional and international issues, ITAR-TASS reported Monday. “The heads of ....
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Trade min. to partake in Egyptian-Sudanese industrial, commercial committee
Date: 2014-08-11 16:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:869246
Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour will start a visit Tuesday to Sudan to partake in meetings of the Egyptian-Sudanese industrial and commercial committee. Abdel-Nour will lead the Egyptian side during the meetings. ....
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Liberia puts third province under Ebola quarantine
Date: 2014-08-11 16:27:25 GMT - Nigeria - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:869244
The Liberian army has put a third province under quarantine to check the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced Monday, according to Al Arabiya News on Monday. “Lofa county in the north has been quarantined ....
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4 MB suspects sent to trial over terrorism charges
Date: 2014-08-11 16:27:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:869242
The Supreme State Security Prosecution sent on Monday four Muslim Brotherhood suspects to trial before the Cairo Criminal Court over charges of forming a terrorist cell aiming to set fire to electricity facilities and police vehicles and prepare car ....
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67,505 Egyptians arrive at Salloum crossing from Libya in 2 weeks
Date: 2014-08-11 16:26:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:869241
As many as 67,505 Egyptian nationals have arrived at Salloum crossing from Libya during the last 15 days, according to Matrouh security directorate on Monday. They have fled the ongoing violence in the Libyan territories. Coordination was ....
