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Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virus
Date: 2014-08-07 08:06:30 GMT - Liberia - World - SN:25 - ID:862343
MONROVIA, Aug 7 (MENA) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency as the country grapples with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, BBC reported. Speaking on national television she said some civil liberties ....
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Famous signer Mohamed el-Helw arrested at Cairo airport
Date: 2014-08-07 08:05:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:862321
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Famous signer Mohamed el-Helw, wanted for serving a two-year jail sentence over bad cheques, was arrested at Cairo airport upon arrival from Dubai. While finalizing his papers, customs officers found his name on the list of ....
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Iran N-talks may resume sooner than September: Afkham
Date: 2014-08-07 08:05:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:862342
TEHRAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham says talks between Tehran and the Sextet of world powers over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program may resume sooner than previously speculated, Press TV reported. ....
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Michelle Obama Calls on African First Ladies to Fight for Nigeria kidnapped Girls
Date: 2014-08-07 07:49:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:22 - ID:862286
ABUJA, Aug 7 (MENA) - United States First Lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama, has called on her fellow presidential spouses from across Africa to “fight for our girls,” saying no girl should fear getting an education, This Day newspaper reported. Obama ....
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Up to 40,000 Iraqis forced to choose between dying of thirst... or slaughter by extremists
Date: 2014-08-07 07:44:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:862312
LONDON, Aug 7 (MENA) - Some 40,000 Iraqi refugees face starvation after being forced into hiding on a barren mountain top by a circling band of bloodthirsty jihadists, The Daily Mail newspaper reported Thursday. They must now decide whether to ....
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7 Lebanese army personnel released in Arsal
Date: 2014-08-07 07:18:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:862236
BEIRUT, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Lebanese army managed Thursday to free seven of its personnel who have been captured by militants in the border town of Arsal. It has been reported that a shootout was exchanged between the army troops and militants, ....
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3 Lebanese policemen released in Arsal
Date: 2014-08-07 07:09:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:862221
BEIRUT, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Lebanese army managed Thursday to free three elements of the security forces in the border town of Arsal. An airborne-military group launched an operation in al Hariri medical center in Arsal to free a number of ....
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Mahlab wraps up US visit
Date: 2014-08-07 07:08:25 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:862223
ًWASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab wrapped up his visit to the US where he took part in the US-Africa Leaders Summit. He ended his visit by meeting Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and former Transportation Secretary Ray ....
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Bahraini court: 14 terrorists sentenced to 5 to 15 jail terms
Date: 2014-08-07 06:51:25 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:862206
Manama, Aug 7 (MENA) - Fourteen Bahraini people accused of forming a terror group to smuggle weapons inside Bahrain have been sentenced from five to fifteen years in jail, the state news agency reported Thursday. The convicts have also been ....
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Iran, US planned to hold nuclear talks in Geneva
Date: 2014-08-07 06:49:13 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:862230
TEHRAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Representatives from Iran and the United States are scheduled to sit down for bilateral negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear energy program, IRNA reported. The talks are slated to be held in the Swiss capital of Geneva later on ....
