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Translation council to publish book about Negm
Date: 2013-12-05 09:18:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:12 - ID:423635
The National Council of Translation said it will publish a book about poet Ahmed Fouad Negm, who passed away on Tuesday. The title of the book will be "Poetry of Ahmed Fouad Negm… Eloquence of alternative heritage." Negm had been known for his ....
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Yemeni forces control area around Defense Ministry - source
Date: 2013-12-05 09:15:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:423631
Two army helicopters are now hovering over the Defense Ministry, that was hit by a huge explosion early Thursday, to secure police and army forces that are battling the armed elements who triggered off clashes following the explosion, a military ....
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Kirkuk police regain control over intelligence building, free 11 hostages
Date: 2013-12-05 09:11:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:423621
Kirkuk security forces managed on Thursday to regain control over the Intelligence building and the adjacent Jawaher Mall which was seized by terrorists on Wednesday, a security source said. The forces also freed the 11 shoppers who were taken ....
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Lieberman to Ban: Iran continues to destabilize world
Date: 2013-12-05 09:07:15 GMT - Israel - International - SN:9 - ID:423615
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday in New York and expressed Israel's concern over the Iran nuclear agreement, Ynet news reported. Lieberman noted that just a day prior to the signing ....
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Sisi leads Time's Magazine Person of the Year
Date: 2013-12-05 09:04:59 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:423608
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led the Time's poll of the Person of the Year for 2013 after gaining 26.2 of readers' votes against 20.8 percent for Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. Pop star Miley Cyrus came right behind with 16.3 ....
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Russian FM participates in OSCE meeting
Date: 2013-12-05 09:02:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:423596
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will participate in Thursday's meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Foreign Ministers Council in Kiev. "The meeting will be held on December 5 and 6. No information is ....
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Nour Party not to field candidate for presidency
Date: 2013-12-05 09:00:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:423593
The Salafi-oriented Al-Nour Party will not field a candidate in the forthcoming presidential elections, said the Party's leader Younis Makhyoun. However, the party will field candidates in all constituencies nationwide in the parliamentary polls, ....
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Interim president amends political rights law
Date: 2013-12-05 08:26:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:423506
Interim President Adly Mansour on Wednesday issued a presidential decree amending a law regulating the exercise of political rights. Two paragraphs were replaced in the new amendments concerning formation of electoral committees in foreign ....
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China's airspace zone has caused apprehension: Biden
Date: 2013-12-05 08:09:45 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:423466
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that China's new air defense identification zone over the East China Sea has caused unease in the region. He said he expressed Washington's firm objection to the move during talks in Beijing. Biden ....
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French Prime minister arrives in Beijing
Date: 2013-12-05 08:03:42 GMT - China - International - SN:2 - ID:423433
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived at the Chinese capital on Thursday on a five-day official visit for talks on boosting economic and investment cooperation. The visit comes at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. ....
