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US House votes to restrict Iraqi and Syrian refugees entry
Date: 2015-11-20 07:34:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3766917
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that tightens restrictions on the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, amid security concerns, the BBC News reported. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans as the House passed the measure ....
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Hollande urges UNSC resolution on combating terror
Date: 2015-11-19 08:42:24 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:3760769
French President Francois Hollande had a phone call on Wednesday with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to call for a UN Security Council resolution on fighting terror as soon as possible, the Elysee said. Hollande voiced hope ....
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France deplores attacks on Muslims, Jews in Marseille
Date: 2015-11-19 08:41:42 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:3760749
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve condemned two attacks in the southern city of Marseille within tensions running high across France, the CNN reported on Thursday. A veiled Muslim woman was hit and stabbed at the exit of a metro station ....
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U.N. spokesman: 'Discussions are ongoing' about Ban's trip to N. Korea
Date: 2015-11-19 08:41:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:3760733
Discussions are under way about U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's willingness to play a constructive role on the Korean Peninsula situation, "including traveling there," his spokesman said Wednesday, according to Yonhap News Agency. The ....
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CAPMAS: Children account for 36.6% of Egypt's population in 2015
Date: 2015-11-19 08:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3760717
The total number of Egyptian children under the age of 18 hit 32.5 million as they account for 36.6% of Egypt's population until mid-2015, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement on Thursday. The ....