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Bashir phones Kiir to inquire about conditions after coup attempt
Date: 2013-12-16 12:22:06 GMT - Sudan - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:442843
President Omar al-Bashir made a phone call on Monday to South Sudan President Salva Kiir to check on the situation in the country after last night's unrest and the reports on a foiled attempted coup. Bashir underlined the need to preserve South ....
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Turkey absent from forum on Middle East
Date: 2013-12-16 12:19:51 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:25 - ID:442837
Turkey was absent from Monday's high-level officials' meeting to prepare for the Egypt-hosted 2013 G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative’s Forum for the Future which will kick off tomorrow. No Turkish officials showed up for ....
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Sisi witnesses live ammunition drill by units of western military zone
Date: 2013-12-16 11:33:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:442716
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense Minister General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi witnessed the main stage of the tactic live-ammunition exercise, codenamed Raad-22, on Monday. The drill is conducted by units of the western military zone ....
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Heavy security around Ittihadiya Palace in anticipation of MB protests
Date: 2013-12-16 11:32:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:442712
Security troops have been deployed in large numbers in the vicinity of the Ittihadiya Palace in anticipation of any protests called for by the Muslim Brotherhood to mark the Cabinet incidents. Two armored vehicles are stationed on Merghani Street ....
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Everything now normal in Juba -- Defense Minister
Date: 2013-12-16 11:31:06 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:22 - ID:442708
Everything is back to normal in Juba as the president of South Sudan Salva Kiir prepares to hold a press conference to put his people in the picutre about what is going on on the ground, Defense Minister Kuol Manyang said Monday. Manyang would ....
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Environment minister inaugurates workshop on energy challenges
Date: 2013-12-16 11:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:442704
Environment Minister Laila Eskandar Monday inaugurated a workshop meant to decide on the best scientific applications that can help find solutions to face challenges in the fields of electricity and energy. Egypt is one of many countries facing ....
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Broader Middle East forum's preparatory meeting starts
Date: 2013-12-16 10:04:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:442465
The preparatory meetings of the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENA) forum began here on Monday to set the scene for the ministerial meetings to take place on Tuesday with the participation of 30 Arab countries, G8, Pakistan, ....
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Security beefed up ahead of 2nd cabinet violence anniversary
Date: 2013-12-16 10:01:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:442456
More security forces were deployed in the precincts of the cabinet, the parliament and the Interior Ministry on Monday in preparation for the second anniversary of the cabinet clashes that left 18 dead and hundreds wounded. On December 16, 2011, ....
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Weapons of mass destruction not in Iran’s defense doctrine - Rouhani
Date: 2013-12-16 09:59:32 GMT - Iran - International - SN:18 - ID:442448
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday producing weapons of mass destruction is not part of Iran’s defense doctrine as it is against the country’s religious beliefs and national interest "Iran has never been and would never be after ....
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Kerry says troops staying in Afghanistan after 2014 to fight terrorists
Date: 2013-12-16 09:58:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:442444
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that US troops staying in Afghanistan after 2014 will be on a mission to fight terrorists. According to a security agreement, a residual US force will remain in Afghanistan after a planned 2014 troop ....
