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UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by eastern Ghouta violence - report
Date: 2018-02-21 17:32:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:7258530
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “deeply alarmed” by the escalating violence in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta enclave after more than 100 civilians were killed in the second straight day of air strikes, Al Arabiya news channel reported on ....
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Jordanian king receives Finnish former president
Date: 2018-02-21 17:06:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7258480
Jordanian King Abdullah II received on Wednesday Finland's former president Tarja Kaarina Halonen, who is currently visiting the country, to check on programs implemented by the Finn Church Aid’s (FCA) for assisting Syrian refugees in the Kingdom, ....
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PM witnesses inking of loan deal between Egypt, Japan
Date: 2018-02-21 16:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7258464
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a $175.7 million soft loan agreement between Cairo and Tokyo to support the establishment of Japanese schools in Egypt. The deal, inked by Education Minister Tareq Shawqi and ....
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Egypt gov't no party in gas deal with Israel - Sisi
Date: 2018-02-21 15:22:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7258306
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed on Wednesday that the Egyptian government is not a party in the natural gas deal signed between the Egyptian private sector and Israel. We have nothing to hide in this issue but I am happy over ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at major banks in Egypt
Date: 2018-02-21 12:26:35 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:7257904
The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable at Egypt's major banks on Wednesday. The dollar rate reached EGP 17.60 for buying and 17.70 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt. At Banque Misr, the dollar rate stood at EGP 17.58 for ....
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Arab Parliament speaker condemns killing civilians, shelling hospitals in Ghouta
Date: 2018-02-21 12:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7257896
Arab Parliament Speaker Mashaal al Salmi strongly condemned the continuous brutal shelling on the Syrian city of Western Ghouta. The city is under shelling for several days and hundreds of civilians were killed and injured. Hospitals and civil ....
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Sisi supports investment efforts -- Nasr
Date: 2018-02-21 12:18:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7257889
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr on Wednesday said that improving the investment atmosphere in Egypt requires more cooperation by all State institutions and ministries concerned. In statements during a ceremony at ....
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Pence's meeting with N.Korean officials canceled abruptly
Date: 2018-02-21 12:14:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7257874
US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with North Korean officials, including Kim Jong Un's sister, during his politically charged visit to the Winter Olympics in South Korea earlier this month, his office confirmed on Tuesday. But the ....
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US concerned about Eastern Ghouta violence
Date: 2018-02-21 12:08:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7257855
The United States says it is "deeply concerned" about a surge in attacks by the Syrian government and its allies on a rebel-held enclave near the capital, Damascus. The cessation of violence in the Eastern Ghouta region "must begin now," State ....
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Sisi inaugurates investor services center
Date: 2018-02-21 12:05:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7257849
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday inaugurated via video conference two branches of a services center for investors in the 6th of October and Gamasa cities. After the inauguration ceremony, a film was aired expounding the services ....
