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Kerry asks congress to hold off any sanctions on Iran
Date: 2013-12-11 15:50:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:120 - ID:434992
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry has strongly defended the Obama administration's interim deal with Iran on its nuclear program, and asked Congress to hold off on passing any new sanctions on Iran to give ongoing ....
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Pope Francis named Time's 2013 Person of the Year
Date: 2013-12-11 15:01:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:435007
NEW YORK, Dec 11 (MENA) – Calling him "The People's Pope," Time magazine on Wednesday named Pope Francis its Person of the Year. "For pulling the papacy out of the palace and into the streets, for committing the world's largest church to ....
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Snow blanket on Istanbul hampers transportation
Date: 2013-12-11 12:13:14 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:68 - ID:434381
ANKARA, Dec 11 (MENA) - The first snow of the year has engulfed Istanbul, canceling many flights and ferry services. Lightning also hit two aircraft mid-flight during the storm, Hurriyet Daily News reported. The heavy snowfall started to fall on ....
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Investigations continue with MB members after protesting outside Egyptian defense bureau in Paris
Date: 2013-12-11 12:07:34 GMT - France - World - SN:65 - ID:434484
PARIS, Dec 11 (MENA) - The relevant French authorities are continuing their investigations with members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, who staged a protest on Monday outside the Egyptian defense bureau in Paris without a permit. The ....
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Myanmar frees 44 political prisoners - presidential adviser
Date: 2013-12-11 10:47:28 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:48 - ID:434047
YANGON, Dec 11 (MENA) - A presidential adviser in Myanmar said Wednesday Authorities freed 44 political detainees, French RFI reported. "In total 44 political prisoners have been released around the country today," Hla Maung Shwe ....
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Egyptian artifacts seized in Berlin
Date: 2013-12-11 10:45:53 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:46 - ID:434156
CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Embassy in Berlin has detected a number of smuggled artifacts in Germany, said Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel-Atti. The embassy has contacted the German authorities to discuss and agree on ....
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Tourism Minister to partake in festival for Egyptian tour guides
Date: 2013-12-11 10:38:02 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:41 - ID:434291
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 11 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou is due to participate in the promotional festival for Egyptian tour guides on Thursday in Sharm El-Sheikh. The festival will be attended by ambassadors from 17 Arab and foreign ....
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Seoul, Washington resume talks on defense cost-sharing
Date: 2013-12-11 09:53:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:38 - ID:434100
SEOUL, Dec 11 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States on Wednesday resumed negotiations on the sharing of the cost for stationing American troops here, with both sides seen as nearing an agreement on the prickly issue. Korean government ....
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N. Korea sells gold in sign of imminent economic collapse – S. Korean source
Date: 2013-12-11 09:23:57 GMT - south korea - World - SN:34 - ID:434048
SEOUL, Dec 11 (MENA) - North Korea has begun to sell large amounts of gold to China in a bid to tide over its economic crisis, multiple sources familiar with North Korea affairs said Wednesday. According to the sources, the disposal could be an ....
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Clashes outside city hall as police try to dislodge Kiev protesters
Date: 2013-12-11 08:47:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:24 - ID:433933
KIEV, Dec 11 (MENA) - Clashes have erupted outside city hall in Kiev as police try to oust occupying protesters. The clashes follow a night of scuffles and a stand-off after police moved in on the protest camp in Independence Square saying they ....