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FM, UN chief confer on Syria, Libya, problem of Ethiopian dam
Date: 2014-04-02 17:01:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:646062
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Wednesday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Brussels to discuss Egypt's contribution to peacekeeping operations in a number of areas around the world. Regional issues, such as the Syrian crisis, the ....
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FM takes up developments of Egypt in a speech in Brussels
Date: 2014-04-02 16:36:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:646012
The Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels has invited Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to deliver a speech, said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati on Wednesday. In his speech, Fahmy took up the ....
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Egypt mufti condemns Cairo University bombings
Date: 2014-04-02 16:34:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:646009
Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has condemned the terrorist blasts that rocked Cairo earlier Wednesday. The bombs exploded outside Cairo University, killing brigadier-general Tareq el-Margawi and wounding other police troops and leaders. Such ....
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Giza Zoo evacuated after Cairo University bombings
Date: 2014-04-02 16:27:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:646004
Police troops have evacuated the Giza Zoo after three bombs exploded very close to it Wednesday, outside Cairo University. Police are combing the zoo in search for more bombs. The nearby Orman Park has already been combed. ....
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NATO decisions hinder domestic Ukrainian talks – Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-04-02 16:19:31 GMT - Russia - International - SN:70 - ID:645993
The decisions taken at meetings of the NATO Council and the Ukraine-NATO Commission have impeded intra-Ukranian talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State John Kerry in a telephone conversation, according to a report by ....
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Nail bomb behind death of police officer outside Cairo University - autopsy report
Date: 2014-04-02 16:17:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:645987
An autopsy report into the death of the brigadier-general killed on Wednesday in an explosion outside Cairo University has shown that the bomb had been packed with nails, said Spokesman of the Forensic Medicine Authority Hesham Abdel ....
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1 killed, 5 wounded in Cairo University bombings -- Health Ministry
Date: 2014-04-02 16:08:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:645973
Five people have been wounded in a makeshift-bomb blast outside the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University, the Health Ministry said. Brigadier-general Tareq el-Margawi was killed in the blast, the Ministry said in a statement. Four of the ....
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AL to hold urgent meeting next Wed. to discuss Palestinian-Israeli talks
Date: 2014-04-02 15:49:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:645945
The Arab League has called an emergency meeting of foreign ministers next week to discuss the floundering US-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), its chief Nabil el-Arabi announced Wednesday. The meeting will ....
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Qataris exempted from visas to Sudan -- FM
Date: 2014-04-02 15:46:41 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:645940
Sudan has decided to exempt Qatari nationals from obtaining visas to enter its territories. The decision is meant to boost relations with Doha, said Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti Wednesday. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani ....
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EgyptAir transferred more than 272,000 pilgrims since start of minor Umra season
Date: 2014-04-02 15:41:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:645928
EgyptAir Holding Company transferred more than 272,000 pilgrims on board 1,483 flights to the holy lands since the start of the Umra (minor pilgrimage) season and until March, announced the company's Chairman Sameh el-Hefny. The company provides ....