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S. Sudan dismayed at Bashir's claims on Egypt's military support for Juba
Date: 2017-02-24 20:37:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:6582721
JUBA, Feb 24 (MNA) – The government of South Sudan on Friday expressed regret over claims made by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir that Egypt militarily supports Juba. Such remarks are baseless, especially that they come amid efforts exerted by ....
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France condemns recent attacks in Syria
Date: 2017-02-24 20:30:48 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:6582757
PARIS, Feb 24 (MENA) - France has condemned a series of recent attacks in the Mideast region claimed by Daesh terrorist group, urging for more determination and support toward efforts to defeat Daesh group. "France condemns the attack carried out ....
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Kuwaiti emir condemns Bahrain's terrorist attack
Date: 2017-02-24 20:07:58 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:6582661
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 24 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Friday strongly condemned a terrorist explosion in Sanabis, Bahrain, which caused injuries to a woman, Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported. The Kuwaiti emir, in a ....
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About 50,000 Syrian refugees returned home - Turkish FM
Date: 2017-02-24 20:03:48 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:6582653
ANKARA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday nearly 50,000 Syrian refugees have returned from Turkey since the start of Ankara's Euphrates Shield military operation inside the country, Al Arabiya ....
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Petition calls for Barack Obama to run as French president
Date: 2017-02-24 20:02:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:6582665
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) – If the upcoming French election wasn't tense enough, a petition is calling to add yet another candidate into the mix: former US President Barack Obama, the Time Magazine reported on Friday. The Obama 17 campaign, which ....
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Israeli forces temporarily detain Palestinian min. at checkpoint
Date: 2017-02-24 19:59:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:6582633
QALQILIYA, Palestinian territories (MENA) - Israeli forces temporarily detained the Palestinian Authority minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs and those accompanying him at an Israeli checkpoint on Friday as the minister was attempting to enter ....
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OHCHR 'deeply disturbed at lenient' given to Israeli soldier who killed wounded Palestinian
Date: 2017-02-24 19:47:53 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:6582265
GENEVA, Feb 24 (MENA) – The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) said Friday that it was "deeply disturbed at the lenient sentence" handed down to an Israeli soldier who killed an unarmed and wounded Palestinian. In a press briefing, ....
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Turkey shifting to open prisons over post-coup overcrowding
Date: 2017-02-24 19:45:23 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:6582565
ANKARA, Feb 24 (MENA) – Turkey's prime minister said convicts with lighter sentences would be reassigned to open prisons to make room for the tens of thousands of arrests following July's failed coup, ABC news reported on Friday. Binali Yildirim ....
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Kuwait embassy to host charity market for Abu Rish Hospital
Date: 2017-02-24 19:40:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:6582557
CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Embassy in Cairo is scheduled Saturday to host a charity market, with the participation of many government and private agencies, as well as women NGOs. In a statement Friday, the embassy said the income of the ....
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Pope Tawadros II receives Hungarian deputy PM
Date: 2017-02-24 19:29:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:6582581
CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Friday received Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, who is visiting Cairo. The meeting was attended by a number of bishops and the Hungarian ....