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Pope: It's a sin if fear makes us hostile to migrants
Date: 2018-01-14 13:22:16 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:26 - ID:7190357
Pope Francis says while fear of migrants is "legitimate," it's a sin if that causes hostility. Francis invited migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, newly-arrived immigrants and second-generation immigrant families to a special Mass he celebrated ....
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Flutist Abdel Dayem named Egypt's culture minister
Date: 2018-01-14 13:22:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7190369
Egypt named a new culture minister Sunday -- a woman has assumed the post for the first time ever. Inas Abdel Dayem, now the Culture Minister, has served as the chairperson of the Cairo Opera House for seven years. She is an internationally ....
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NEA: primary courtrooms to register electoral headquarters
Date: 2018-01-14 13:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:7190245
The National Elections Authority (NEA), chaired by Counselor Lasheen Ibrahim, Sunday urged citizens who are not staying in their hometowns to register their new electoral constituencies in their governorate of residence in order to cast their votes ....
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OIC chief to visit Cairo Monday
Date: 2018-01-14 13:13:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:7190255
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Youssef al Othaimeen will pay an official visit to Cairo starting Monday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to probe joint ties. During his three-day visit, al ....
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Acting PM reviews conditions of sugar companies in Egypt
Date: 2018-01-14 13:11:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:7190277
Acting Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly chaired a meeting Sunday to review conditions of sugar companies operating in Egypt. The meeting also tackled challenges facing sugar companies and ways to upgrade this vital industry. The economies of ....
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Syrian army continues military operations in southern Aleppo
Date: 2018-01-14 13:11:57 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7190321
The Syrian army continued military operations against Nusra Front in the southern countryside of Aleppo on Sunday. Over the past few hours, the Syrian army units controlled several areas in the southern countryside. The army units combed ....
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Biography of Egypt's newly appointed local development minister
Date: 2018-01-14 13:11:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7190296
The House of Representatives approved on Sunday the appointment of Major General Abu Bakr al Gendy, the head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), as the new Local Development Minister in succession of Hisham el ....
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Russian, US ambassadors outline joint steps to improve relations between countries
Date: 2018-01-14 10:58:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:7189965
- Russia’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov and the US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman outlined joint steps to improve the relations between Moscow and Washington, the Russian news agency Tass reported on Sunday. On Saturday, the Russian ....
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Makram: State keen on catering for Egyptian expats needs
Date: 2018-01-14 10:55:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:7189935
Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram stressed the state's keenness on catering for the needs of Egyptian expats. In a press release on Sunday, she said whatever the period an Egyptian stays away from his ....
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Dollar exchange rate stable at major Egyptian banks
Date: 2018-01-14 10:48:28 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:7189934
The US dollar exchange rate was stable during morning transactions at major banks on Sunday. The dollar exchange rate was stable at EGP 17.65 for buying and 17.75 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt, the Arab African Bank, CIB and Banque Du ....