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  • Western Burma most dangerous in world for Muslims -- report

    Date: 2013-11-02 20:25:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:116 - ID:367336

    WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - Rakhine state, on the western coast of Burma, is among the most dangerous places in the world to be a Muslim, The Washington Post said on Saturday. "Just over a year ago, simmering tensions and small-scale clashes erupted ....

  • Egyptian delegation hails UAE support

    Date: 2013-11-02 20:19:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:367255

    ABU DHABI, Nov 1 (MENA) - Former chief of the Syndicate of Journalists Makram Mohamed Ahmed, who is visiting along a popular delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said he sensed a great appreciation from the UAE people for the Egyptian ....

  • Obama vows ongoing partnership with Iraq, no public aid commitment made

    Date: 2013-11-02 20:16:24 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:367447

    WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) – US President Obama assured visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday that the United States wants to be a strong partner in bringing about a stable and inclusive Iraq amid a rapid spike in sectarian ....

  • Cabinet finalized protest bill: Deputy prime minister

    Date: 2013-11-02 20:11:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:367459

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Higher Education Minister Hossam Essa said that the Cabinet has finalized amendments to a protest bill and it will be submitted to the presidency soon. The law will be issued before a state of ....

  • Human rights group calls for journalist imprisonment reconsideration

    Date: 2013-11-02 20:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:367434

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - A human rights group has called for reconsidering a ruling by North Cairo Military Court to jail a journalist. Defenders of human rights network (Hayat) said in a statement that Hatem Abul-Nour, a journalist who received a ....

  • Hamas vows struggle on Belfour anniversary

    Date: 2013-11-02 20:03:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:367441

    GAZA CITY, Nov 1 (MENA) - Hamas movement asserted on Saturday that the Palestinian people will continue struggle to defend their lands and sacred places. In a statement on the 96th anniversary of the Belfour Declaration, the Islamist group vowed ....

  • Iran determined to expand energy ties with Russia

    Date: 2013-11-02 19:57:09 GMT - Iran - World - SN:110 - ID:367460

    TEHRAN, Nov 2 (MENA)- Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian underlined Saturday that Tehran is resolved to develop cooperation with Moscow in the energy and power sectors, Fars News Agency reported. The Iranian minister said Tehran is fully ....

  • Georgia's Billionaire Prime Minister Nominates Successor

    Date: 2013-11-02 19:09:41 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:109 - ID:367357

    TBILISI, Nov 2 (MENA) – Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has nominated the country's interior minister to replace him when the billionaire politician steps down later this month, RIA Novosti reported. Ivanishvili announced 31-year-old ....

  • 37 criminals arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-02 19:07:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:108 - ID:367446

    AL ARISH, Nov 2 (MENA) - Security forces arrested on Saturday 37 criminals who were on the run, as a part of a security campaign in North Sinai. The fugitives are wanted for different misdemeanor and criminal cases. (MENA) MM/MD ....

  • Sweden collaborated with European spy agencies on Internet and phone surveillance

    Date: 2013-11-02 19:06:10 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:107 - ID:367444

    STOCKHOLM, Nov 2 (MENA) - Swedish intelligence agencies have collaborated with other European powers on massive covert surveillance of Internet and telephone traffic, Swedish Radio News reported. According to the documents, British intelligence ....

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