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Israel detains 16 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Date: 2018-01-21 09:59:17 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7202343
Sixteen Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces in overnight raids in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. Of those arrested, 15 are suspected of participation in "armed activities", and have been taken in for questioning, ....
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Egypt's Sherbini qualified for J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions
Date: 2018-01-21 09:57:47 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:2 - ID:7202336
Egypt's squash star Nour el Sherbini, No.1 World Squash Champion, qualified on Sunday for the women's second round of J.P Morgan Squash Tournament, which is currently held in New York. Sherbini defeated Hong Kong player Joey Chan at the 29-minute ....
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Egypt, Ethiopia agree to further cooperation in many fields - Ethiopian PM
Date: 2018-01-21 09:56:34 GMT - Ethiopia - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7202328
Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to work on developing friendship and cooperation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said. The two sides have agreed to work in trade, investment, peace and stability as well as exchange experiences in ....
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Turkish troops shell northern Aleppo, Afrin in Syria -- SOHR
Date: 2018-01-20 19:21:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7201720
Turkish troops have continued shelling Syria's Afrin and northern countryside of Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The Turkish army and the SDF exchanged ....
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Russia pulls back troops from Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-01-20 18:36:01 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7201671
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that, it is pulling back troops that had been deployed near the Syrian city of Afrin after Turkish warplanes strike the area, ABC News reported. In a statement, the ministry said that, in order to ....
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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired by Houthis
Date: 2018-01-20 13:42:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7201182
Spokesman for the Arab coalition on Yemen Col Turki al Malki announced on Saturday that a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias towards the city of Najran was intercepted, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The missile was ....
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Immigration minister to call on expats to partake in electoral process
Date: 2018-01-20 13:40:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7201171
Immigration Minister Nabila Makram said she would take advantage of her visit to London to call on the Egyptian expatriates there to take part in the electoral process. In statements before leaving for London Saturday, the minister said she plans ....
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Military production min. Italian amb. discuss industrial cooperation
Date: 2018-01-20 13:40:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7200816
Minister of Military Production Mohamed el Assar met Saturday with Giampaolo Cantini, the Italian Ambassador in Cairo, to discuss industrial cooperation between Cairo and Rome. The meeting took up cooperation between military production ....
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Military spox: Takfiri element killed in Central Sinai
Date: 2018-01-20 11:39:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7200780
One takfiri element has been killed in Central Sinai as part of a campaign by law enforcement troops of the Third Field Army to eliminate terrorism. The takfiri element had a machine gun, vision goggles and communication devices, said military ....
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Agriculture ministers of Egypt, Germany confer on strategic partnership
Date: 2018-01-20 10:24:26 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7200706
Egyptian Agriculture Minister Abdel Men'em el Banna has held talks with his German counterpart Christian Schmidt on a strategic partnership between the two countries to achieve sustainable development. The meeting focused on joint projects in ....