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Putin denies intention to amend Russian constitution
Date: 2013-12-19 14:24:19 GMT - Russia - International - SN:33 - ID:450821
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied intention to amend the Russian constitution, according to The Voice of Russia. Putin considered it unacceptable to amend the constitution in order to change the system of forming government bodies in the ....
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14 killed as microbus hits truck in Minya
Date: 2013-12-19 14:23:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:450818
Fourteen people were killed and two others wounded as a microbus hit a truck in Minya, a police official said Thursday. The tragic accident occurred due to over-speeding and loss of control over vehicles and bad weather conditions, Minya police ....
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No decisions taken until now against German archaeologists who stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche - antiquities ministry
Date: 2013-12-19 14:20:31 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:31 - ID:450811
The German government has not taken until now any legal measures against the German archaeologists, who stole samples of King Khufu's cartouche, said head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Section at the State Antiquities Ministry Mohamed ....
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Arabi stresses importance of AL urgent ministerial meeting on Palestine
Date: 2013-12-19 14:17:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:450804
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi underlined the importance of the AL urgent ministerial meeting to be held on Saturday. The meeting will be held on the request of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to probe the ....
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EGX changes NSGB name to QNB
Date: 2013-12-19 14:12:56 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:450788
The securities listing committee at the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) approved on Thursday changing the name of the National Société Générale Bank (NSGB) to Qatar National Bank Ahly (QNB), Mubasher.com reported. The stock’s code will be changed to ....
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EgyptAir participates in Star Alliance meeting in Austria
Date: 2013-12-19 13:55:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:450750
Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company Hossam Kamal El-Din said Thursday that EgyptAir effectively contributes to implementing the Star Alliance's strategies for the Middle East and North Africa region. After a meeting with heads of companies who ....
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Egypt, Japan foreign ministers hold official talks
Date: 2013-12-19 13:48:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:450733
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Thursday. They held talks on ways to boost bilateral ties and the latest developments in the Middle East and other issues ....
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Ahmed Shafiq, 10 others acquitted in land corruption case
Date: 2013-12-19 13:48:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:450731
The Cairo Criminal Court decided Thursday to acquit former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq along with ten other defendants, who are members of the board of the Cooperative Housing Association for Military Pilots (CHAMP), along with their relatives, of ....
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Haniyeh asks Abbas to form national gov't
Date: 2013-12-19 13:41:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:450697
Head of the sacked Palestinian government in Gaza Ismail Haniya called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a national meeting to discuss the formation of a national consensus government in line with Cairo and Doha agreements. Haniya ....
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Security source: Terrorist blows himself up in El-Marg
Date: 2013-12-19 13:33:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:450679
A high-profile security source said on Thursday that a Takfiri element has blown himself up ahead of his arrest in El-Marg suburb in Al-Qalyoubia governorate. Security forces rushed to the scene but the terrorist blew himself up ahead of his ....