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WB: FPD took 18 percent of current portfolio of IBRD investments in Egypt
Date: 2014-06-18 08:09:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:784211
The World Bank has said its current portfolio in Egypt stood at dlrs 4.92 billions, including major Trust Funds which grouped 25 projects in the sectors of energy and environment, finance and private sector development (FPD) that reached 18% of the ....
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Russia hopes for objective report on human rights in Ukraine – Churkin
Date: 2014-06-18 07:53:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:784177
Russia hopes for the objective assessment of the situation in Ukraine in the next UN report on human rights, which will be submitted this week, The Voice of Russia quoted the Russian permanent representative at the world organization, Vitaly ....
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Key Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
Date: 2014-06-18 07:50:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:784165
Ukrainian police officials said the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod Pipeline, also known as the Trans-Siberian Pipeline, was damaged in the northeastern Lokhvytsia region, Itar Tass reported. Nobody appeared to be injured and Ukraine's state gas company, ....
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S. Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to expand direct air route
Date: 2014-06-18 07:46:03 GMT - south korea - International - SN:21 - ID:784153
South Korea and Saudi Arabia have agreed to more than double the number of weekly flights between the two countries, Yonhap news agency said Wednesday quoting the transport ministry here. In a recent aviation meeting, the two countries agreed to ....
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Afghan President Karzai dismisses 'al-Qaeda comeback'
Date: 2014-06-18 07:43:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:20 - ID:784151
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dismissed the possibility of al-Qaeda linked groups making a comeback in his country in a similar way to Iraq, the BBC reported Wednesday. Asked whether what was happening in Iraq could happen in Afghanistan, the ....