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2 policemen, 3 civilians injured in clashes between MB backers, residents in Sharqiya
Date: 2014-03-21 12:44:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:622330
A sergeant, an undercover policeman and three civilians were injured with gunshot, fractures, cuts and bruises during clashes that erupted between the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood supporters, security forces and residents of Abu Hammad city, ....
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Crimea, Sevastopol officially join Russia as Putin signs final decree
Date: 2014-03-21 12:41:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:17 - ID:622319
Russia has finalized the legal process of taking Crimea under its sovereignty, as President Putin signed a law amending the Russian constitution to reflect the transition, Russia Today reported on Friday. Earlier Russian lawmakers ratified both ....
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Solar energy plant to be established on top of Menufiya city hall building
Date: 2014-03-21 12:19:52 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:16 - ID:622273
Menufiya governor Ahmed Fawzy has agreed to establish a solar energy plant on top of the city hall building in Shebin el-Kom. The 50-kilowatt plant will cost some 1.5 million pounds. ....
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Israel imposes tough control on Al-Aqsa mosque
Date: 2014-03-21 12:10:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:15 - ID:622240
Israeli security forces imposed more restrictions on Palestinian worshippers wanting to enter the al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites, on Friday, Israel Radio reported. The radio said Israeli police allowed only Palestinians above the ....
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Roadside bomb explodes at army patrol in Lebanon
Date: 2014-03-21 11:44:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:622182
An explosive charge went off in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli as an army patrol was passing by. The roadside bomb left no casualties but a number of cars in the area were damaged, the Lebanese army command said in a press release. ....
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Russian minister tells US: No plans to enter eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-21 11:11:05 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:622118
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he has received official assurances that Russian troops massed near Ukraine have no plans to cross the border, the VOA reported. A Pentagon spokesman said Hagel spoke Wednesday for nearly an hour with ....
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46 fire engines to be delivered to 10 governorates next week
Date: 2014-03-21 11:06:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:622094
Minister of Local and Administrative Development Adel Labib announced that the ministry will deliver 46 medium fire engines to 10 governorates next week. This comes as part of a 10.7-million-euro Italian goods exchange grant. In statements ....
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EU expands ‘black list’ of Russians and cancels EU-Russia summit in June
Date: 2014-03-21 11:03:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:622090
The European Union has expanded the list of Russians banned from entering the EU countries from 21 to 33. The financial assets of the people from the ‘black list’ will be frozen if found in European banks. The decision about imposing economic ....
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Turkey blocks access to Twitter website
Date: 2014-03-21 10:41:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:622046
Turkey has restricted access to Twitter hours after the prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, threatened to shut down the social media platform after users published claims of corruption against him. Users reported on Friday that they were forwarded ....
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Merkel: ‘G8 no longer exists’ as EU plans further sanctions on Russia
Date: 2014-03-21 10:39:55 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:622043
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Russia to expect escalating EU sanctions if steps are not taken to calm the situation over Crimea, Euronews reported. Merkel was speaking ahead of an EU summit where increasing penalties against Russia ....
