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Explosion in Bolivia leaves 8 killed, 40 injured
Date: 2018-02-11 18:01:18 GMT - Bolivia - International - SN:4 - ID:7240387
Police said eight people died from the explosion of a gas canister at a Bolivian Carnival parade and the toll of injured has risen to at least 40. Police commandant Romel Rana reported the rising death toll at a news conference, The Washington ....
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Egypt's Farag crowned champion of Swedish Open
Date: 2018-02-11 18:01:12 GMT - Sweden - Sport - SN:3 - ID:7240397
Egypt's Ali Farag on Sunday was crowned champion of the 2018 UCS Swedish Squash Open. The 24-year-old Egyptian player beat Germany's Simon Rosner 3-1 in the 51-minute final. ....
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Parl't general session to be suspended during presidential election, says speaker
Date: 2018-02-11 15:46:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7240167
The parliament's general sessions will be suspended during the upcoming presidential election, slated for March, Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said. Addressing a general session on Sunday, Abdel Aal said the parliament will stop convening at ....
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Shoukry, Arab parliament's deputy speaker mull counter-terror efforts
Date: 2018-02-11 15:45:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7239987
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Sunday the Arab Parliament's deputy speaker, Musallam Al Maashani, of Oman. The meeting touched on efforts to counter terrorism at the regional and international levels and Egypt's fierce war against the ....
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AL chief urges supporting terror-combat mechanism
Date: 2018-02-10 19:25:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7238600
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday called for supporting, modernizing and empowering the Arab counter-terrorism mechanism to be more capable of confronting terror threats in their various and renewable forms. Abul ....
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AL, OSCE probe joint cooperation
Date: 2018-02-10 19:25:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7238610
Arab League (AL) Chief Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed with visiting Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas Greminger developing dialogue and promoting cooperation between the two bodies during the ....
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Turkish military helicopter shot down in Syria operation - Erdogan
Date: 2018-02-10 18:20:32 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:14 - ID:7238544
A Turkish military helicopter was shot down during Operation Olive Branch conducted in Afrin in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkish Defense Minister Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said earlier that, ....
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FM discusses combating terrorism with OSCE chief
Date: 2018-02-10 18:20:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7238518
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed with visiting secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas Greminger fighting terrorism and regional issues on Saturday. OSCE chief’s visit to Cairo is the ....
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UN human rights chief condemns bloody week in Syria
Date: 2018-02-10 18:20:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7238469
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called for urgent international action to halt the bloodshed after reports of 277 civilian deaths between Sunday and Friday, CNN reported Saturday. More than 800 civilians also were ....
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Pope Tawadros says Library of Alex. sends enlightening message to world
Date: 2018-02-10 16:04:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7238322
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Marks Diocese praised on Saturday the great enlightening message provided by Bibliotheca Alexandrina or the Library of Alexandria to the entire world. During a visit to the library, the pope ....
