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Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi missile on Najran
Date: 2018-01-11 17:35:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7186194
Saudi air defenses intercepted Thursday a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias on the southwestern Saudi city of Najran, located near the border with Yemen. Al-Arabiya television which carried the news gave no further details. ....
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20 Taliban militants killed in military operations in Afghan Nangarhar
Date: 2018-01-11 14:06:17 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:23 - ID:7185761
At least 20 Taliban militants were killed, including four of the movement's leaders, in a military operation launched by the Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The military operation was conducted late Wednesday, ....
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Dollar exchange rate shows varies at major banks
Date: 2018-01-11 12:30:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:22 - ID:7185578
The US dollar exchange rate showed varied performance during morning transactions at major banks on Thursday. The dollar exchange rate stood at EGP 17.65 for buying and EGP 17.75 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and the Arab African ....
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Azhar slams repeated Israeli incursions into Aqsa
Date: 2018-01-11 12:30:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:7185558
Al Azhar condemned repeated break-ins orchestrated by Israeli authorities and carried out by settlers into Al Aqsa Mosque, the latest of which took place on Wednesday under tightened Israeli security. In a statement on Thursday, Al Azhar ....
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Irrigation ministry rejects ENTRO remarks on Ethiopian dam
Date: 2018-01-11 12:27:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:7185440
The Irrigation Ministry spokesman denounced on Thursday remarks by the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) executive director on rejecting Egypt's proposal to involve the World Bank as a neutral party in negotiations of the tripartite ....
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Palestinian president to visit Russia early in Feb.
Date: 2018-01-11 11:38:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7185385
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Moscow in the first half of February for talks on the Middle East situation, especially the US decision on relocating the US embassy to al Quds, said Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz ....
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Egypt officially applies for COMESA secretary general post, says min.
Date: 2018-01-11 11:00:13 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:7185328
Egypt has officially applied for the secretary general post of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil said on Thursday. The move comes as part of Egypt's keenness on boosting its role ....
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Army destroys large number of terrorist strongholds in central Sinai
Date: 2018-01-11 10:59:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7185303
The army's law enforcement troops destroyed a large number of terrorist strongholds and warehouses in central Sinai, the military spokesman said. The forces defused two explosive charges and destroyed a pick-up truck and five motorbikes belonging ....
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Sisi issues three decrees on land reallocation, new appointments
Date: 2018-01-11 10:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7185278
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree reallocating 525 feddans of state-owned lands to be used for urban extension in New Cairo city. Sisi issued another decree appointing Egyptian Ambassador in Riyadh Nasser Zaghloul as a non-resident ....
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UAE FM urges Qatar to change pro-terror policy
Date: 2018-01-11 10:56:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7185234
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has called on Qatar to change its pro-terror policy as a precondition to solve its issue with the Arab countries fighting terrorism. The Qatari crisis will not be settled before it first ....
