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UN-AL deputy joint special representative resigns
Date: 2014-02-03 17:08:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:113 - ID:535641
NEW YORK, Feb 3 (MENA) - United Nations and League of Arab States Deputy Joint Special Representative Nasser al-Kidwa has confirmed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon his intention to leave his current position, effective this week, the UN News ....
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Egypt trade minister to inaugurate business forum tomorrow in Paris
Date: 2014-02-03 16:23:46 GMT - France - World - SN:111 - ID:535546
PARIS, Feb 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour, who is currently visiting France, will inaugurate an Egyptian-French business forum on Tuesday. Abdel-Nour is scheduled to deliver a speech before the forum, ....
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Austrian tourists enjoy their stay in Egypt - tourist expert
Date: 2014-02-03 16:22:54 GMT - Austria - World - SN:109 - ID:535545
VIENNA, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Austrian tourists are enjoying their stay in the Egyptian resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada without facing any obstacles, said an Austrian tourist expert. The expert, who is also head of marketing department at ....
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Five killed as two blasts rock Peshawar cinema
Date: 2014-02-03 11:17:19 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:56 - ID:534796
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (MENA) - As many as five persons were killed and more than 20 others injured when two hand grenades went off late Sunday during the screening of a late-night movie show at the Picture House cinema in Peshawar, Pakistan's The News ....
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Al Qaeda says has no link with Syrian militant group ISIL
Date: 2014-02-03 10:17:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:534706
LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) - Al Qaeda's general command said on Monday it has no links with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in an apparent attempt to assert authority over the Islamist militant groups involved in Syria's civil war, The ....
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Moscow school shooting: Policeman, teacher killed, hostages released
Date: 2014-02-03 10:14:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:534656
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Moscow police have confirmed that a policeman and a teacher were killed as a young man with a rifle took children hostages at a city school, RussiaToday reported Monday. The gunman, who is reportedly a high school student, ....
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Egypt amb to Slovakia says Egypt on road toward stability
Date: 2014-02-03 08:25:25 GMT - Austria - World - SN:27 - ID:534431
VIENNA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Slovakia Ehab Nasr said Egypt is moving on the road toward stability. Such stability will get a quick response from Slovakia and the West in general, Nasr told MENA, calling it "encouraging". Nasr ....
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North Korea agrees to talks on family reunions
Date: 2014-02-03 07:57:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:534444
SEOUL, Feb 3 (MENA) - North Korea agreed on Monday to hold talks with South Korea on organizing a rare reunion event for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's Unification Ministry said as quoted by Yonhap. After days of silence ....
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off western Greece
Date: 2014-02-03 07:25:24 GMT - Greece - World - SN:19 - ID:534336
ATHENS, Feb 3 (MENA) - strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off western Greece early on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which was initially reported as 6.4 in magnitude, struck 76 miles west of Patras at a ....
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Ashton urges end to violence against Ukraine protesters
Date: 2014-02-03 07:01:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:534355
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (MENA) - EU foreign and security affairs official Catherine Ashton condemned violence against peaceful protesters in Ukraine, the BBC reported Monday. The condemnation came after opposition activist Dmytro Bulatov, 35, appeared on ....