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Pilgrims to head for Mina Thursday to spend Tawriya Day
Date: 2014-10-01 11:41:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Miscellaneous - SN:45 - ID:1049441
MECCA, Oct 1 (MENA) - Millions of pilgrims poured out of the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Wednesday to begin the annual hajj and will head for Mina Thursday to spend the Tawriya Day. Head of the Egyptian Hajj Mission Shaker el-Kayyal told MENA ....
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Rasmussen welcomes Afghanistan signing two security agreements with NATO and US
Date: 2014-09-30 14:56:18 GMT - Benin - Miscellaneous - SN:76 - ID:1044233
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (MENA) - Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed two security agreements signed by Afghanistan with his organization and the US earlier today. "The conclusion of these ....
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Death toll from Japan volcano climbs to 36
Date: 2014-09-29 21:36:17 GMT - Japan - Miscellaneous - SN:152 - ID:1039305
TOKYO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Five more bodies were found near the summit of a Japanese volcano on Monday, bringing the total presumed dead to 36, police said, as toxic gases and ash from the still-erupting mountain forced rescue workers to halt efforts ....
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5th Egyptian Universities Olympics considered opportunity to raise students' belonging to Egypt -- official
Date: 2014-09-28 08:26:39 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:25 - ID:1026589
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 28 (MENA) – Alexandria University President Osama Ibrahim said on Sunday the Fifth Olympics of Egyptian Universities is considered a great opportunity to boost relations and exchange expertise as well as raising students' belonging ....
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All tourist sites, museums to be open for free Saturday - Minister
Date: 2014-09-26 13:27:59 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:1018281
CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said on Friday that all tourist sites and museums across the nation will be open for free to visitors for two days starting Saturday. This comes on the occasion of the World Tourism ....
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Actor Khaled Saleh dies aged 50
Date: 2014-09-25 10:45:21 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:51 - ID:1010209
CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) – Renown actor Khaled Saleh died on Thursday aged 50 after an open heart surgery in Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation In Aswan. The funeral will be held on Friday after Dawn (Fajr) prayers, Fist Deputy of the Actors Union Sameh ....
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South Korea to buy 40 F-35A fighter jets
Date: 2014-09-24 12:14:02 GMT - south korea - Miscellaneous - SN:93 - ID:1003449
SEOUL, Sept 24 (MENA) - South Korea will buy 40 F-35A fighter jets from Lockheed Martin for about $7 billion in the country's biggest-ever weapons purchase aimed at coping with North Korea's military threats, the ABC News quoted officials as saying ....
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India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit
Date: 2014-09-24 07:14:14 GMT - India - Miscellaneous - SN:35 - ID:1001141
NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (MENA) - India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars, becoming the fourth country to do so, the BBC reported. The Mangalyaan robotic probe, one of the cheapest interplanetary missions ever, will soon begin ....
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Egyptian press adviser in French embassy decorated with France's 2nd highest medal
Date: 2014-09-23 17:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:134 - ID:998481
CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) – Egyptian press adviser in the French embassy in Cairo Ahmed Fadel was decorated with the second highest medal in France on Tuesday. France's Ambassador to Egypt Nicolas Galey granted Fadel the medal during a reception held ....
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Police launch campaign against encroachments in Zamalek area
Date: 2014-09-23 11:21:04 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:61 - ID:996037
CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) - Cairo police are launching a campaign to clear the streets of Zamalek of encroachments. The campaign targeted a number of coffee shops and cafeterias that have no permits on Tuesday, said chairman of Western Cairo ....
