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Egypt chairs meeting of UN agencies' executive councils for first time
Date: 2019-06-01 19:36:18 GMT - Italy - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7964977
Egyptian Ambassador to Italy, its permanent representative to the United Nations Agencies in Rome and the current president of the World Food Program (WFP) has made a visit to New York to chair the joint meeting of six UN agencies. The meeting ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Muslims on imminent Eidul Fitr
Date: 2019-06-01 19:27:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7964970
The exchange of greetings between Al Azhar and Egyptian churches on religious occasions testifies to the strong brotherly ties among all Egyptian people, Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed Saturday. Tayyeb made his remark during a visit paid by ....
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Egypt's Farag stays at World No.1 for 4th month in row
Date: 2019-06-01 19:22:49 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:2 - ID:7964965
Egypt's World Champion Ali Farag stayed at World No.1 for a fourth month in a row followed by World No.2 Mohamed El-Shorbagy. Tarek Momen and Karim Abdel Gawad made it an all-Egyptian top four for a second successive month, according to the PSA ....
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Senior official arrested in Beheira on bribery charges
Date: 2019-06-01 19:21:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7964962
The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) on Saturday arrested the director of Beheira governor's technical office on bribery charges. The arrested official was found to have received about EGP 500,000 from businessmen and owners of contracting ....
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US-led coalition admits killing at least 1,302 civilians in Syria, Iraq
Date: 2019-05-31 22:14:06 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7963850
US-led forces have killed at least 1,302 civilians while battling Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (JTF-OIR) said in its monthly casualty assessment on Friday, Sputnik News Agency reported. The ....
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More than 85% of Yemen liberated - coalition spox.
Date: 2019-05-31 22:13:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7963849
More than 85 percent of the Yemeni territories have been liberated since the start of the Arab Coalition’s military operations, Arab Coalition spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki was quoted by Al Arabiya channel as saying. Addressing a press ....
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UNSC cuts 1,000 troops from peacekeeping mission in Somalia
Date: 2019-05-31 22:12:07 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:7 - ID:7963848
The United Nations Security Council decided Friday to cut 1,000 troops from a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia, despite a rise in attacks by the Al-Shabaab militia in Mogadishu, France 24 reported. The council voted unanimously to draw ....
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Sisi arrives to attend OIC summit in Mecca
Date: 2019-05-31 22:00:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7963841
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived at Al-Safa royal palace in Mecca to attend the 14th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Sisi was welcomed upon arrival by Saudi King Salman bin Abdel-Aziz. ....
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Leaders arrive to attend Mecca-hosted OIC summit
Date: 2019-05-31 21:52:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7963840
The leaders of the OIC countries have arrived to attend in the 14th summit of the organization at Al-Safa Royal Palace in Mecca. Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Azizi has arrived earlier to receive the attending leaders. He tweeted that ....
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Defense min.: Military capability basic pillar to protect state against threats
Date: 2019-05-31 20:43:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7963801
Minister of Defense Mohamed Zaki said the military capability is a basic pillar of protecting the state against all internal and external threats and challenges, adding that army personnel are adamant to stand against all those who try to target the ....