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40 civilians killed in gunmen attack in Mali
Date: 2018-12-13 19:43:07 GMT - Mali - International - SN:9 - ID:7713901
Armed men on motorbikes killed more than 40 Tuareg civilians this week in northern Mali, where clashes over land and scarce water are common, the BBC reported quoting an official as saying on Thursday. The violence compounds an already dire ....
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Army chief of staff attends Sahel-Saharan military drills
Date: 2018-12-13 18:22:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7713806
Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mohamed Farid witnessed on Thursday the main phase of counter terrorism military exercise for countries from the Sahel and Sahara region. Special forces from participant countries took part in the ....
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Egypt officially bids to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Date: 2018-12-13 18:13:36 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:7 - ID:7713795
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has officially bid to host the 2019 African Cup of Nations in June after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) stripped Cameroon of its right to host the tournament. Press reports previously said ....
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Israel detained 53 Palestinians and killed three in one night
Date: 2018-12-13 17:17:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7713721
The Israeli military forces detained 53 Palestinians in overnight raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Thursday and killed three Palestinians in three separate incidents, WAFA quoted the Palestinian Prisoners Club as saying. It said ....
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Egyptian contacts going on to find political solution to Syrian crisis - FM
Date: 2018-12-13 16:37:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7713684
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Thursday that Egyptian contacts are going on with all bodies concerned to find a political solution to the years-old Syrian crisis and stem bloodshed in the Arab country. Shoukry underlined the ....
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Sisi tours several projects in Administrative Capital
Date: 2018-12-13 15:39:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7713587
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi toured several projects in the Administrative capital on Thursday, said Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady. The President inspected the under-construction Nativity of Christ Cathedral, El Fattah El Alim Mosque, the ....
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Arab League urges int'l pressures on Israel over Golan Heights
Date: 2018-12-13 13:58:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7713357
The Arab League has called on the United Nations Security Council to apply pressures on Israel, as an occupation power, to respect international resolutions including resolution 497 of 1981 which demands Israel to backtrack on its decision on ....
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Higher education minister probes cooperation with Finnish amb.
Date: 2018-12-13 13:23:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7713292
Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar discussed with Finnish Ambassador in Cairo Laura Kansikas-Debraise opening branches of Finnish universities in Egypt and measures taken by the Egyptian government to make it easier for foreign higher ....
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Higher education min. stresses depth of ties with Austria, Jordan
Date: 2018-12-12 22:06:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7712411
Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stressed the depth of relations between Egypt and Austria, especially in the educational and cultural fields. During his meeting with Austrian Ambassador to Egypt Georg ....
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Environment minister meets UN chief in Poland
Date: 2018-12-12 22:05:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7712410
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Wednesday had a bilateral meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The meeting was held on the fringe of the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP 14) to the United Nations Framework Convention on ....