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  • Egyptian amb. to Turkey returns to Cairo

    Egyptian amb. to Turkey returns to Cairo

    Date: 2013-11-30 10:13:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:414777

    Egypt's Ambassador in Ankara Abdel-Rahman Salaheddin returned to Cairo after Egypt withdrew him in protest of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan remarks against Egypt. Egypt has also downgraded diplomatic relations with Turkey on ....

  • Ebeid says US confused about future plans on Egypt

    Ebeid says US confused about future plans on Egypt

    Date: 2013-11-30 10:12:40 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:414775

    Former Shura Council member Mona Makram Ebeid has pointed to a state of confusion regarding US future plans on Egypt. Statements by the state and defense departments contradict stances by the White House, Ebeid told MENA Saturday. In a recent ....

  • Palestinian worker killed by Israeli fire in Tel Aviv

    Palestinian worker killed by Israeli fire in Tel Aviv

    Date: 2013-11-30 10:11:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:414774

    A young Palestinian worker was killed by an Israeli border guard in northeastern Tel Aviv. Israeli reports claimed that the Israeli border guards chased a number of workers in Petah Tikva town over allegedly staying without a permit. The ....

  • 40 inmates escape Libyan prison

    40 inmates escape Libyan prison

    Date: 2013-11-30 10:10:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:414746

    More than 40 inmates escaped from Sebha prison in southern Libya on Friday night, a security source said. The prisoners tore up the cells’ gates before breaking one of the prison’s external gates and fleeing, the source said on Saturday. A ....

  • Iran’s President determined to maintain uranium enrichment sites

    Iran’s President determined to maintain uranium enrichment sites

    Date: 2013-11-30 10:06:10 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:23 - ID:414752

    Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s new president, has insisted that Tehran will not dismantle its nuclear facilities, as advocated by Israel and US hawks but has held out hope for an end to its long estrangement with Washington. In an interview with the ....

  • Vote on constitution starts this afternoon - spokesman

    Vote on constitution starts this afternoon - spokesman

    Date: 2013-11-30 08:38:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:414597

    The fifty-strong committee assigned with amending the nation’s constitution will start the first vote session on the final draft of the constitution this afternoon, said committee spokesman Mohamed Selmawy. The session will start exactly at 3 ....

  • Gulf investment conf. in Cairo within days - minister

    Gulf investment conf. in Cairo within days - minister

    Date: 2013-11-30 08:37:01 GMT - Kuwait - Economy - SN:20 - ID:414592

    A Gulf investment conference will be held in Cairo within days to group Gulf officials and investors, said Egyptian Housing Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. Mahlab, who is currently visiting Kuwait, said his visit was aimed at finding projects for ....

  • Lebanese Speaker underlines importance of Saudi, Iranian participation in Geneva-2 conference

    Lebanese Speaker underlines importance of Saudi, Iranian participation in Geneva-2 conference

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:54:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:414531

    The presence of Iran and Saudi Arabia in the coming Geneva-2 conference on Syria is important than that of the US and Russia because their participation in the solution will end sectarian violence across the region, said Lebanese parliament Speaker ....

  • Pakistan's Sharif visits Kabul for talks with Karzai

    Pakistan's Sharif visits Kabul for talks with Karzai

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:52:53 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:18 - ID:414528

    Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, the BBC reported. High on the agenda will be efforts to revive Afghanistan's peace process before Nato troops withdraw ....

  • North Korea accuses captive US veteran of war crimes

    North Korea accuses captive US veteran of war crimes

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:50:14 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:16 - ID:414516

    North Korea accused a captive American armed forces veteran of war crimes, stating he was involved in the killing of harmless civilians in the course of the Korean War, The New York Times reported citing state media. The veteran, Merrill E. ....

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