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Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry for Umrah due to coronavirus fears
Date: 2020-02-27 01:13:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8329536
RIYADH, Feb 27 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry for individuals seeking to perform Umrah pilgrimage or visiting the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, as well as tourists traveling from countries where the coronavirus poses a risk as ....
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Moroccan king offers condolences for Mubarak’s death
Date: 2020-02-26 22:37:10 GMT - Morocco - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:8329529
RABAT, Feb 26 (MENA) – King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday extended his condolences to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for the death of former president Hosni Mubarak. In his cable of condolences to Sisi, he expressed sadness for the loss of ....
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Al Azhar grand imam offers condolences to Saudi king for prince Talal’s death
Date: 2020-02-26 21:42:59 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:86 - ID:8329486
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb offered his condolences to King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia for the death of Prince Talal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Separately, Egypt’s mufti Shawki Allam also extended his ....
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Sharm el Sheikh’s African gymnastics tournament to witness highest participation ever - official
Date: 2020-02-26 21:37:55 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:85 - ID:8329446
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – President of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation Ehab Amin said Wednesday that the 15th African Gymnastics Championship, slated to be held in Sharm el Sheikh is expected to see the highest participation ever by ....
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Egypt’s Salma Ayman makes it to women’s finals in modern pentathlon
Date: 2020-02-26 21:09:56 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:84 - ID:8329444
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – Egyptian player Salma Ayman qualified Wednesday for the women’s finals in the UIPM 2020 Modern Pentathlon World Cup. Egypt is hosting the five-series World Cup during the period from February 26 until March 1 at the ....
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Egypt condemns Israeli plan to build new settlement units in West Bank
Date: 2020-02-26 20:42:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:8329443
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – Egypt condemned Wednesday an Israeli decision to build 3,500 new settlements units in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said the Israeli move violates international law and ....
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Egypt able to organize big sports events - minister
Date: 2020-02-26 19:13:31 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:82 - ID:8329362
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi said on Wednesday that Egypt is capable of organizing big Arab, African and international tournaments. Sobhi’s remarks came after wrapping up the 15th Arab Shooting Championship and ....
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Egyptian-Algerian joint business council in the offing: ambassador
Date: 2020-02-26 18:58:07 GMT - Algeria - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:81 - ID:8329365
ALGIERS, Feb 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Algiers Ayman Mosharafa and Algerian Minister of Trade Kamel Rezig probed on Wednesday means of fostering mutual cooperation between both countries. The two sides reviewed a proposal to create a joint ....
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Cooperation protocol inked on AI-based heritage revival
Date: 2020-02-26 18:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:80 - ID:8329373
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) – The ministries of culture and communications have signed a cooperation protocol on the revival of Egyptian cultural and artistic heritage via the use of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and 3D view (hologram) ....
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Saudi Arabia urges int'l community to protect Palestinians from Israeli violations
Date: 2020-02-26 18:39:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8329317
RIYADH/GENEVA, Feb 26 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia called on the international community and the Human Rights Council to take immediate action to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people from the grave violations they face at the hands of the ....