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Promotional package to attract Arab tourists during summer – minister
Date: 2014-03-22 07:25:29 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:623270
Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said Friday that a new promotional program will kick off for Arab tourists next summer. In a bid to bring back tourism to its previous levels after being dramatically affected by political turmoil during the ....
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Death toll from Lebanon's Tripoli clashes rises to 25
Date: 2014-03-22 07:24:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:623266
The death toll from clashes that erupted between residents of Bab Al-Tebana and Jabel Mohsen in the northen Lebanese city of Tripoli rose to 25 on Friday. As many as 175 others were reportedly injured. Deadly clashes started days ago with the ....
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Azhar imam urges arab leaders, scholars to be alert towards conspiracies
Date: 2014-03-22 07:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:623264
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb called on Arab leaders and officials and Muslim scholars to be cautious against conspiracies being plotted against their nations and target the integrity of their peoples. In an interview with the Egyptian ....
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US says deeply concerned about Turkish Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-22 07:21:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:623256
The White House said on Friday it was deeply concerned about banning Twitter in Turkey, warning that the action undermines the democratic governance. "The United States is deeply concerned that the Turkish government has blocked its citizens ....
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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-03-22 07:20:06 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:10 - ID:623259
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Friday the attacks that killed scores of civilians including women and children in Afghanistan this week. "The deliberate targeting of civilians is a flagrant breach of these values as well as of ....
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US Army spends $2.5M so far in Malaysia missing plane search - Pentagon
Date: 2014-03-22 07:18:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:623258
The Pentagon on Friday said it has spent $ 2.5 million to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. The Defense Department has been flying high-tech surveillance planes to assist in the effort. The spending also includes operating ....
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Egypt urges Ethiopia to be serious in dam talks
Date: 2014-03-22 07:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:623253
Egypt has called on Ethiopia to be serious in talks about the Renaissance Dam which Addis Ababa is building on the Nile River amid rejection from Cairo. "The Ethiopians should be serious and ready to sit on negotiating table to reach an agreement ....
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Arrested terrorist informed security authorities about cell in Qalubiya: Source
Date: 2014-03-22 07:14:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:623246
Information provided by an arrested terrorist led recently security authorities to the location of a cell in a village in Qalyubia, said a security source on Friday. The informer had been earlier arrested during an armed attack that targeted two ....
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Japan's PM vows continued support to find missing Malaysian plane
Date: 2014-03-22 07:07:44 GMT - Japan - International - SN:5 - ID:623237
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Tokyo will continue to support international search efforts to find the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, NHK World reported. Abe spoke with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over the telephone ....
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Lebanon PM meets Egypt FM
Date: 2014-03-22 07:06:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:623232
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam met on Friday with Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy who was accompanied by Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Hamdy. They tackled bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Arab ....
