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Israel kidnaps 5 Lebanese grazers
Date: 2014-04-17 11:37:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:673293
The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday five Lebanese nationals, including three women. They were arrested while grazing cattle inside a Shebaa farm on birders with Israel, and then they were taken into the Israeli territories. ....
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Trial of Mubarak sons in Al Watany Bank case delayed
Date: 2014-04-17 11:34:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:673287
Cairo Criminal Court delayed to May 17 the trial of former pesident Hosni Mubarak's two sons Alaa and Gamal and seven other businessmen over violations in the sale of Al Watany Bank of Egypt (AWB). The accused face charges of engaging in insider ....
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Stability in Egypt serves Palestinian interests: Hamas
Date: 2014-04-17 11:30:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:673277
Atallah Abu al-Sebah, Hamas's minister of prisoners' affairs, said growing stability in Egypt will serve the interests of the Palestinians. "The role of Egypt in supporting the Palestinians is historical," he told MENA. He denied Hamas, which ....
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Govt to determine body in charge of industrial zones, says minister
Date: 2014-04-17 11:16:05 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:673246
Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Investment Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said the government will determine within days the body that will be in charge of industrial zones. The decision will set the relations between the New Urban Communities ....
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Bouteflika seeks re-election in wheelchair
Date: 2014-04-17 11:01:53 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:673211
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, running for re-election on Thursday, cast his vote from a wheelchair at a polling station in Algiers. Shown live on television, he was accompanied by his brothers Said Bouteflika. He did not give any ....
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S. Korea ferry: Desperate search for survivors continues
Date: 2014-04-17 10:07:26 GMT - south korea - International - SN:17 - ID:673053
Emergency services are continuing to search for nearly 300 people missing after a ferry carrying more than 470 people sank off South Korea, BBC reported on Thursday. Officials say 179 people have been rescued. Most of the passengers were students ....
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Kerry to discuss Ukranian, Syrian crises in Geneva
Date: 2014-04-17 09:30:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:672951
US Secretary of State John Kerry left for Geneva for talks on the situation in Ukraine and the Syrian crisis. Kerry will meet with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, EU foreign and security affairs official Catherine Ashton and UN-Arab ....
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Mahlab halts 'Halawt Rouh' movie until more inspection
Date: 2014-04-17 08:57:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:672870
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab decided Wednesday to halt the controversial 'Halawt Rouh' movie from screening in cinemas. The premier directed that the film to be inspected by the authority of censorship on artistic works to verify if it was ....
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Italian Amb: we follow closely what is happening in Egypt
Date: 2014-04-17 08:14:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:672769
Italy's Ambassador to Egypt, Maurizio Massari, said Wednesday that his country follows closely what is happening in Egypt. In a press conference, Massari voiced hope that the upcoming presidential elections will be held extremely well, noting ....
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Nigeria's President calls special meeting to address violence
Date: 2014-04-17 08:13:11 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:13 - ID:672767
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned his National Security Council to a Thursday meeting in Abuja, after suspected militants carried out a string of deadly attacks and abducted more than 100 schoolgirls, the Voice of America reported. ....
