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American Center in Cairo re-opens after Trump signs appropriations act
Date: 2018-01-23 09:17:31 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:10 - ID:7206186
The US embassy in Cairo announced Tuesday the re-opening of the American Center in Cairo (ACC formerly IRC), located at the embassy, after US President Donald Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations Act. The ACC is the US embassy’s primary ....
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Head of the election authority says presidential vote to be judicially supervised
Date: 2018-01-23 09:15:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7206184
Slated for late March, the presidential election in Egypt will be held under judicial supervision to guarantee transparency and integrity, says head of the National Election Authority Lashin Ibrahim. The vote will be conducted in line with ....
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Palestine observes general strike as US VP visits Jerusalem
Date: 2018-01-23 08:57:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7206133
A general strike was observed across Palestine on Tuesday in protest of a visit by United States Vice President Mike Pence to the old city of Jerusalem and the US recognition of the holy city as capital of Israel, the Palestinian news agency Wafa ....
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Alexandria, Dekheila ports still closed over bad weather
Date: 2018-01-23 08:54:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7206125
Alexandria Port Authority decided on Tuesday to maintain the closure of Alexandria and Dekheila ports for the second straight day over bad weather, an official source at the authority said. The ports are closed to avoid collision of ships, the ....
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UN spokesman: Over 126,000 displaced from Syria's Afrin city since Turkish operation
Date: 2018-01-23 08:48:36 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7206106
Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said more than 126,000 people were displaced from Afrin since the launch of the Turkish operation code-named Operation Olive Branch in the Syrian city, the UN News Center reported ....
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Aoun leaves for Kuwait
Date: 2018-01-23 08:42:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7206097
Lebanese President Michel Aoun left for Kuwait Tuesday on a two-day official visit to the Gulf country. During the visit, Aoun is scheduled to meet Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Jaber al Ahmed al Sabah, as well as a number of senior Kuwaiti ....
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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 ....
