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Manila Philippines airport shooting: Gunmen kill four
Date: 2013-12-20 09:41:53 GMT - Philippines - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:451678
MANILA, Dec 20 (MENA) - Gunmen have shot dead four people, including a mayor, at Manila airport in the Philippines, BBC quoted officials as saying. Ukol Talumpa, mayor of the southern town Labangan, and three others were hit while waiting outside ....
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First step toward interfaith dialogue successful – OIC chief
Date: 2013-12-20 09:39:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:451736
RIYADH, Dec 20 (MENA) – The first step to achieve reconciliation between Islam and Christianity was successful after meeting with Vatican Pope Francis, said Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin ....
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Zahret el-Ola dies at 79
Date: 2013-12-18 15:24:35 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:136 - ID:449006
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Veteran Egyptian actress Zahret el-Ola died Wednesday at the age of 79. Actor Sameh el-Sereiti, the secretary of the syndicate of artistic professions, told MENA the funeral will be held on Thursday at Abul-Makarem el-Zol ....
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3 municipal officials held for 4 days for forging documents
Date: 2013-12-18 13:43:42 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:111 - ID:448609
BANHA, Egypt, Dec 18 (MENA) - Three municipal officials in Kafr Shokr have been remanded in custody for four days while the prosecution investigates charges of fraud. Head of the engineering department at Kafr Shokr municipal council, an engineer ....
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10 arrested in Beni Sweif for sabotaging govt buildings
Date: 2013-12-17 15:21:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:88 - ID:446509
BENI SWEIF, Upper Egypt, Dec 17 (MENA) - Beni Sweif police Tuesday arrested 10 persons, including seven members of the Muslim Brotherhood, on charges of burning and sabotaging government facilities in August. The 10 were arrested as part of a ....
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Head of demographic center says population dimesion should be included in national project
Date: 2013-12-17 14:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:75 - ID:444558
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - A national project is needed in Egypt to help it face economic and environmental problems, says head of the Cairo Demographic Center Khaled Fahmy, stressing the population dimension should be included in this ....
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UNESCO marks World Arabic Language Day tomorrow
Date: 2013-12-17 11:51:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:41 - ID:444559
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - UNESCO will be marking the World Arabic Language Day on Wednesday. This year, UNESCO is emphasizing in particular the role of the media in favor of the reach and reinforcement of Arabic with the aim to support the Arab media ....
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Promotion campaign mulled to attract Arab tourists to Red Sea resorts
Date: 2013-12-16 15:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:111 - ID:443141
HURGHADA, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah and Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou are planning for the launch of a major promotion campaign to lure Arab tourists to Red Sea resorts. Speaking to reporters after returning from a ....
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Emergency in South Sinai ahead of cold weather expected Wednesday
Date: 2013-12-16 14:13:21 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:100 - ID:442805
EL TUR, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - A state of high alert has been declared in all cities in South Sinai in anticipation of a new wave of very cold and unstable weather expected on Wednesday as announced by the Weather Forecast Authority, Governor Khaled ....
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14 persons arrested for attacking security troops in Sohag town
Date: 2013-12-16 10:00:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:42 - ID:442350
SOHAG, Upper Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - Sohag police have arrested 14 persons who attacked security troops while on duty to end clashes between residents in Akhmim town. The fight had erupted after a girl was hit by a taxi. The girl had bruises in ....
