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UN says 1.25 million S. Sudanese are one step from famine
Date: 2017-12-08 15:22:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:7130617
Over 1.25 million people in war-torn South Sudan are one step away from famine, twice as many as at the same time last year. In early 2018 half the country's population will be reliant on emergency food aid, the UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock ....
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Protests in Malaysia, Singapore against Trump's decision on Al Quds
Date: 2017-12-08 14:23:00 GMT - Singapore - International - SN:15 - ID:7130559
Muslim protesters rallied outside US embassies in the capital cities of Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday to voice their anger over a controversial decision by US President Donald Trump to reverse a longstanding policy to recognize Al Quds as the ....
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Lebanon PM calls US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “provocative”
Date: 2017-12-08 14:17:35 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7130544
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has described as provocative the US administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying it will further complicate the Middle East peace process and pose an additional challenge to ....
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Africa 2017 forum: Guinea president urges observing minute of silence for terror attacks’ victims
Date: 2017-12-08 14:17:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7130538
Guinea President Alpha Conde has called on the attendees at the Africa 2017 forum in Sharm el Sheikh to observe a minute of silence for the victims who were killed in terror attacks in Egypt and different parts of the world. The good gesture ....
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WB CEO: Gov’t policies helped Egypt become favored hub for investment
Date: 2017-12-08 14:15:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:7130453
Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank (WB) Kristalina Georgieva asserted on Friday that the Egyptian government's successful policies have helped the country to become a favored hub for investment. Speaking at a session on the fourth ....
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International conference to support Lebanon kicks off in Paris
Date: 2017-12-08 14:07:03 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7130433
Meetings of the ministerial conference of the International Support Group for Lebanon, called for by France, kicked off Friday in the French capital, Paris with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and State Secretary Rex Tillerson attending. The ....
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Al Azhar rejects measures to change Palestinian, Arab identity of Al Quds
Date: 2017-12-08 14:06:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7130528
Al Azhar on Friday reiterated its rejection of any measures aimed at changing the Palestinian and Arab identity of Al Quds City. Speaking to worshipers following the Friday prayers At Al Azhar Mosque, adviser to the grand imam Mohamed Mehanna ....
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Afreximbank, EBE sign agreement worth dlrs 500 mln
Date: 2017-12-08 14:04:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:9 - ID:7130443
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Friday signed an agreement with Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBE). Under the agreement Afreximbank will extend dlrs 500 million to the EBE to boost exports and investments of the Egyptian ....
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Agricultural exports till Nov. hit 4.8m tons-- minister
Date: 2017-12-08 14:03:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7130419
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Abdel Moniem el Bana said Friday that Egyptian agricultural exports have witnessed an unprecedented surge this year. Agricultural exports have reached 4.8 million tons till November, with an increase ....
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Egypt to receive third batch of WB loan
Date: 2017-12-08 09:53:25 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:7129959
Acting Prime Minister Mostafa Madboutli, who is also Minister of Housing, on Friday attended the signing ceremony of an agreement on receiving the third batch of a loan by the World Bank worth 1.150 billion dollars. The ceremony was held on the ....
