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  • Egyptian nominee elected member of UN committee on elimination of discrimination against women

    Egyptian nominee elected member of UN committee on elimination of discrimination against women

    Date: 2014-06-28 07:59:33 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:801643

    Egypt's nominee ambassador Naela Gabr, the former assistant foreign minister has been elected as member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for a fifth term from 2015 to 2018. The elections were held during ....

  • Mauritania president announces formation of African force to face crises as of Jan.

    Mauritania president announces formation of African force to face crises as of Jan.

    Date: 2014-06-28 07:55:37 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:801639

    Mauritanian President and the current chairman of the African Union Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz announced the establishment of an African force for immediate response to crises as of next January. The announcement was made during the final press ....

  • Sudan announces Ramadan to start on Sunday

    Sudan announces Ramadan to start on Sunday

    Date: 2014-06-28 07:51:49 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:801616

    Head of the Sudanese Islamic Fiqh Council Essam ben Ahmed al-Bashir has announced that the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will be Sunday June 29. The beginning of the month depends on the first sighting of the crescent ....

  • New coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia - health ministry

    New coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia - health ministry

    Date: 2014-06-28 07:49:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:801631

    The Saudi Health Ministry said on Friday that the number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-Cov) rose to 711 people, including 292 deaths. A new case was reported in Bisha, said the ministry in a statement. The ....

  • Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Date: 2014-06-28 07:43:34 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:5 - ID:801622

    The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) showed mixed performance at the close of Friday's trading. The GDRs of Orascom Telecom went up by 1.12 percent to 0.90 dollar. The GDRs of the Commercial ....

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