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  • UN official says looting, corpses thrown in streets of S.Sudan's Bentiu

    UN official says looting, corpses thrown in streets of S.Sudan's Bentiu

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:57:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:672729

    UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported looting and corpses were thrown in streets of the city of Bentiu. In a press conference, Dujarric noted that the UNMISS workers ....

  • PM reviews plans for holy month of Ramadan, new bread system

    PM reviews plans for holy month of Ramadan, new bread system

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:672727

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held meeting Wednesday with Central Bank governor Hisham Ramzy and the ministers of electricity and supply. The meeting took up preparations for the holy month of Ramadan when Egypt witness higher levels of ....

  • Russia readies for Ukrainian talks in Geneva without any preconditions - Foreign Ministry

    Russia readies for Ukrainian talks in Geneva without any preconditions - Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:45:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:672713

    A Russian delegation is ready to take part in the upcoming multilateral talks on the Ukrainian crisis without any preconditions, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Wednesday. "We are getting ready for this meeting without any ....

  • Egyptian GDRs in London stable

    Egyptian GDRs in London stable

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:44:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:9 - ID:672710

    The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange showed stable performance at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of Orascom Telecom, EFG-Hermes and Orascom Construction Industries remained unchanged at 0.85, ....

  • Egypt condemns kidnap of Jordan ambassador in Libya

    Egypt condemns kidnap of Jordan ambassador in Libya

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:41:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:672704

    Egypt deplored on Wednesday the kidnap of the Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli by terrorists. "We look forward to a swift release of him as soon as possible," the Egyptian foreign ministry's spokesman Badr Abdel-Atti. Amman confirmed on Tuesday ....

  • Libyan gov. condemns Jordanian envoy abduction

    Libyan gov. condemns Jordanian envoy abduction

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:39:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:672700

    The Libyan caretaker government condemned Wednesday the kidnap of Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz Eitan. The government said all bodies concerned were doing their best for securing the release of the Jordanian envoy. The government ....

  • US State Department downplays new Qaeda video

    US State Department downplays new Qaeda video

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:35:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:672696

    US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harff downplayed Wednesday al- Qaeda's recent video that shows a large meeting of al Qaeda figures in Yemen discussing attacks against the United States. Harff said that it is not a surprise to the United ....

  • Jordan FM, AL chief discuss ambassador kidnap in Tripoli

    Jordan FM, AL chief discuss ambassador kidnap in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:34:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:672694

    Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh received a phone call from Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Arabi to discuss the incident of kidnapping Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz Eitan. During the conversation, ....

  • Kerry heads Geneva for Ukraine talks

    Kerry heads Geneva for Ukraine talks

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:15:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:672655

    US Secretary of State John Kerry left here on Wednesday for Geneva to attend four-party talks on Ukraine. Deputy U.S. State Department Marie Harff said that such talks on Thursday will be the first opportunity for U.S, Russia, EU and Ukraine to ....

  • Sabahi: Holing fair elections not gift

    Sabahi: Holing fair elections not gift

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:14:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:672651

    Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi said Wednesday that the Egyptian people can gain their right to hold fair elections despite challenges. The Egyptian leftist politician made the remarks during a press conference held earlier by Dostour Party ....

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