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Sisi eyes long-term economic health for Egypt - report
Date: 2018-02-20 21:59:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:101 - ID:7256962
DUBAI, Feb 20 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is arguably the first Egyptian president with an eye firmly focused on his nation’s long-term economic health, British columnist Linda S. Heard wrote in the Gulf News website Tuesday. "He is ....
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Frontex warns against increase in migrant pressures on Europe
Date: 2018-02-20 18:08:07 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:86 - ID:7256676
BRUSSELS, Feb 20 (MENA) - The head of the European Union's border agency said the number of migrants trying to reach Europe through the Mediterranean will remain high this year, with more expected to arrive through Spain. Fabrice Leggeri told ....
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UN chief: No alternative to two-state solution for Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Date: 2018-02-20 17:46:58 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:84 - ID:7256600
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed on Tuesday the importance of a political settlement to the Palestinian- Israeli long lasting conflict. Guterres reiterated the UN commitment to support parties ....
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Russian diplomat, EU amb. discuss relations between Moscow, Brussels
Date: 2018-02-20 17:22:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:7256679
MOSCOW, February 20 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko and European Union’s Ambassador to Moscow Markus Ederer held a meeting, discussing prospects for political dialogue and pressing issues concerning relations between ....
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Greece jails Palestinian over migrant smuggling
Date: 2018-02-20 16:49:02 GMT - Greece - World - SN:81 - ID:7256640
ATHENS, Feb 20 (MENA) - A Greek court in the northern city of Thessaloniki has convicted a Palestinian man of running a major migrant-smuggling ring and sentenced him to 13 years in prison, ABC News reported. Judges ruled Tuesday that 29-year-old ....
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France says Syria's Ghouta bombing violates humanitarian law
Date: 2018-02-20 16:19:48 GMT - France - World - SN:79 - ID:7256368
PARIS, Feb 20 (MENA) - France said on Tuesday that the bombing of Syria's eastern Ghouta by pro-government forces amounted to a serious violation of international humanitarian law, calling for a humanitarian truce. The attacks "deliberately ....
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Dozens of Russian casualties in Syria battle, Russian foreign ministry says
Date: 2018-02-20 15:02:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:7256192
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed that "several dozens" of Russian citizens - not regular soldiers - were killed or wounded in a recent battle in Syria. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry described the Russian ....
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Putin, Russian security council discuss situation in Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-02-20 13:53:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:7256185
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria’s Afrin with the national security council, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on the situation in ....
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Danish royals attend private funeral for Prince Henrik
Date: 2018-02-20 13:52:11 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:61 - ID:7256225
COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (MENA) - Danish royals and officials attended a private funeral for Denmark's late Prince Henrik, husband of Queen Margrethe, at a Copenhagen chapel, ABC news reported Tuesday. The queen, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, ....
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UNICEF warns "world is failing" poorest babies
Date: 2018-02-20 12:12:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:7255807
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The United Nations Children's Fund has warned that global deaths of newborn babies remain alarmingly high, particularly in the world's poorest countries, RTE reported. Every year, 2.6 million babies die before turning ....
