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Amnesty: Abuse rife in secret jails in Syria run by Isis
Date: 2013-12-19 08:49:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:449958
Torture and summary executions are rife in secret prisons in Syria run by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), BBC quoted Amnesty International as saying on Thursday. "Those abducted and detained by Isis include children as young as ....
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Zarif arrives in Pakistan for D-8 meeting
Date: 2013-12-19 08:46:16 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:449952
Heading a political-parliamentary delegation, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad early Thursday to participate in and deliver a speech to the 16th Session of the D-8 Council of Ministers ....
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IMF loan not on current government's agenda - minister
Date: 2013-12-19 08:42:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:449944
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ashraf el-Arabi stressed that getting a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in not on the agenda of the incumbent government. "The aid Egypt got from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE ....
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US puts Qaeda-affiliated group on list of terrorist organizations
Date: 2013-12-18 18:16:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:79 - ID:449343
The United States has put Osama al-Shehabi, a member of Fatah Al-Islam movement, on the list of most-wanted terrorists in the world, SKY News Arabia reported Wednesday. It also placed Al-Mulathamoun (masked men) battalion, which is hailed from ....
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Organizations tasked with protecting freedoms, democracy to be entitled to oversee referendum process - minister
Date: 2013-12-18 18:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:78 - ID:449333
The local and foreign organizations tasked with protecting freedoms and democracy will be the only bodies entitled to overseeing the constitutional referendum, said Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed el-Boraei. The High Election Commission ....
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Cabinet mulls preparations for constitution referendum
Date: 2013-12-18 18:06:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:449329
The Cabinet discussed on Wednesday preparations for a referendum that will be held on the draft constitution on January 14-15. The role of the Armed Forces and police in securing the vote to avoid any acts that may disrupt the process figured ....
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Final verdict to be issued Thursday in Shafiq case
Date: 2013-12-18 18:05:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:449326
Cairo Criminal Court is expected to reach a final verdict in the trial of ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and 10 others on charges of wasting public funds on Thursday. On Wednesday, the court continued to hear arguments of the defense team. ....
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Tribesmen in Alexandria hand over arms to armed forces
Date: 2013-12-18 18:04:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:449322
Some tribesmen in Alexandria handed over their unlicensed arms to the armed forces after an initiative floated by Egypt's army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. The spokesman for the Armed Forces thanked the tribesmen for collecting and handing ....
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Tayyeb affirms full support for foreign students
Date: 2013-12-18 17:57:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:449307
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb stressed full support for foreign students until they attain highest academic degrees from Al-Azhar University. This came during Tayyeb's meeting with a delegation of foreign students. Al-Azhar's ....
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Zahret el-Ola dies at 79
Date: 2013-12-18 17:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Arts - SN:73 - ID:449296
Veteran Egyptian actress Zahret el-Ola died Wednesday at the age of 79. Actor Sameh el-Sereiti, the secretary of the syndicate of artistic professions, told MENA the funeral will be held on Thursday at Abul-Makarem el-Zol Mosque in Salah ....
