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  • Hariri probes with Abbas developments in Lebanon, Palestine

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:46:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7081019

    BEIRUT, Nov 8 (MENA) - Resigned Lebanese prime minister Saad al Hariri discussed, in a telephone call, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the latest developments on the Palestinian and Lebanese arenas. Hariri's media office said in a ....

  • 52 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:43:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:7081021

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Nov 8 (MENA) - As many as 52 ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, with a total cargo of 2.9 million tons. The south-bound convoy comprised 28 vessels carrying 1.5 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 24 ....

  • Muslim World League chief receives Belgian diplomatic delegation

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:42:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7080946

    RIYADH, Nov 8 (MENA) - The Secretary General of the Muslim World League Mohammed bin Abdul Karim al Issa received here Wednesday a Belgian high-level diplomatic delegation led by Belgian Deputy Foreign Minister Dirk Achten. Issa reviewed the ....

  • Cassation court upholds jail sentence against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:20:59 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:43 - ID:7080711

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - The Cassation Court has upheld a five-year sentence against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah in the Shura Council riot case. Another defendant in the trial, Ahmed Abdel Rahman, also received the same sentence. Each of the ....

  • Italy's religious symposium urges supporting intercultural dialogue

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:09:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:7080742

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) – Participants in the third world forum entitled “East and West towards inter-cultural dialogue” underscored the importance of supporting inter-cultural dialogue that calls for spreading the values of love, tolerance and ....

  • FM addresses WYF session on rebuilding state institutions in conflict zones

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:05:13 GMT - Egypt - Youth - SN:41 - ID:7080683

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said the growing phenomenon of terrorism and the wide spread of extremist ideology undermine efforts to restore peace in conflict zones. Addressing the World Youth Forum's session "Rebuilding ....

  • WYF discusses cinema's role in fighting extremism

    Date: 2017-11-08 12:01:28 GMT - Egypt - Youth - SN:40 - ID:7080687

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Nov 8 (MENA) - Participants in a seminar tackling the role of cinema in facing extremism underlined on Wednesday the importance of sublime art in promoting people's awareness of hazards of terrorism. The seminar is organized as ....

  • Sisi says women empowerment needs more than political will, 3 last Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2017-11-08 11:41:42 GMT - Egypt - Y Sidelines - SN:39 - ID:7080801

    Sisi greatly appreciated what women did on June 30; taking to the streets to mandate him to fight terrorism. "I am humbled before women." Sisi urged men and youth to protect women and take good care of them. Women empowerment is not only ....

  • Session on Women's Role in Decision Making Circles convenes 3 last Sharm El Sheikh

    Date: 2017-11-08 11:33:35 GMT - Egypt - Youth - SN:38 - ID:7080642

    Also, Faten Al Shazly, Principal & Chief Creative Officer of Canada's WeUSThem corporation, said every country can face challenges and barriers in dealing with women in particular, noting that barriers in Canada are different from those in Arab ....

  • Sisi says women empowerment needs more than political will, 2 Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2017-11-08 11:29:08 GMT - Egypt - Y Sidelines - SN:37 - ID:7080753

    Further light should be shed on the role of women through the media, education, mosques and churches, Sisi went on to say. He touched upon the major female role in the June 30 revolution, noting that women were fully aware of the threat of ....

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