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Two Egyptian female squash champions qualify for quarter finals of J.P. Morgan Tournament
Date: 2018-01-23 08:04:23 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:4 - ID:7206042
Two Egyptian female squash players qualified on Tuesday for the quarter finals of the Women’s J.P. Morgan Squash Tournament, currently taking place in New York. Egypt's Raneem El Welily, world No 2 squash champion, qualified for the quarter ....
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Slovenia prepares to recognize Palestine after Trump move
Date: 2018-01-23 07:41:20 GMT - Slovenia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7205994
Slovenia is preparing to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state next month as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged European Union countries to do so, reflecting concerns about US President Donald Trump’s declaration that Jerusalem is Israel’s ....
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SOHR: Death toll from Turkish airstrike on Afrin rises to 78
Date: 2018-01-23 07:04:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7205943
The death toll from a Turkish airstrike on Syria's Afrin province has risen to 78, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The dead include 24 civilians and 26 fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), Al ....
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FM Shoukry returns from Riyadh following Yemen meeting
Date: 2018-01-23 06:57:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7205929
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has returned to Cairo from Riyadh, where he attended a meeting of the Arab coalition for supporting legitimacy in Yemen. The meeting tackled latest developments in the Arab country and ways to deliver more aid to ....
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South Africa's Zuma to remain in office, for now
Date: 2018-01-22 18:56:08 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:42 - ID:7205645
A senior leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has dismissed speculation that the party is about to sack Jacob Zuma as the country's president, the BBC News reported on Monday. Speaking at a press conference after a ....
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Arab League's ministerial committee approves its action plan against Israel
Date: 2018-01-22 18:34:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7205616
The Arab League's ministerial committee working to confront Israeli plans in Africa has approved on Monday, the Arab action plan to confront Israeli plans in Africa and its ways of implementation at the Arab level. This approval came during the ....
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Parl't panel probes articles of bill on press, media
Date: 2018-01-22 18:34:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:7205581
The parliament's Committee of Media, Culture and Antiquities , led by Member of Parliament Osama Heikal, held on Monday four meetings to discuss the articles of a bill regulating press and media . In statements, Heikal said, the panel mulled 75 ....
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Moscow supports political settlement in Syria: Lavrov
Date: 2018-01-22 18:04:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7205566
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that, Moscow supports efforts made to achieve a political settlement in Syria based on UNSC Resolution 2254. Meeting with the head of the Syrian opposition’s united delegation Nasr al-Hariri, ....
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Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe joint ties
Date: 2018-01-22 17:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7205508
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Adel al Jubeir discussed bilateral cooperation as they focused on economic and trade relations as well as keenness on enhancing Saudi investments in Egypt. This came during talks between ....
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Sisi, French External Security chief discuss fostering ties in confronting terrorism
Date: 2018-01-22 17:19:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:7205477
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Monday Director of the French Directorate-General for External Security Bernard Emie, Presidency Spokesman Bassem Rady said. The meeting was also attended by the acting chief of the General Intelligence ....