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FM: Political solution only way to settle Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-07-08 12:50:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:817562
Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said the political solution is considered the best way to settle the Syrian crisis as developments have proven that none of the parties can resolve this crisis by force. During an interview with CNN, the minister ....
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4 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
Date: 2014-07-08 12:34:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:817523
Four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip bringing the total number of deaths in the strip on Tuesday only to five. Earlier, a Hamas militant was killed and 30 others were wounded in a series of Israeli raids on the ....
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Culture Minister inspects renovation of home of Nasser
Date: 2014-07-08 12:33:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:817518
Culture Minister Gaber Asfour inspected Tuesday the house of late president Gamal Abdel Nasser in Mansheyat El-Bakry, to follow up the restoration and development work to convert the house into a museum. The minister watched a documentary on the ....
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Mahlab reviews projects of '306306 Egypt Support Fund'
Date: 2014-07-08 12:31:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:817516
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met Tuesday with board of trustees of the 306306 Egypt Support Fund to discuss solving the problems encountering the development projects carried out by the Fund. During the meeting, Mahlab viewed projects of ....
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EGX gains EGP 3.3 bln
Date: 2014-07-08 12:25:10 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:24 - ID:817504
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes rose collectively at the close of Tuesday's trading backed by purchases of foreign investment funds and institutions. The market capital gained about 3.3 billion pounds to reach 486.83 billion pounds, amid ....
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One dead as powerful typhoon hits Japan’s Okinawa
Date: 2014-07-08 11:56:32 GMT - Japan - International - SN:23 - ID:817446
One man died, more than 500,000 people were urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan as a strong typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to its southwestern islands and could bring heavy rain to Tokyo later this week, ....
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Senior investment ministry official arrested for receiving bribe
Date: 2014-07-08 11:54:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:817438
Authorities here arrested on Tuesday the director of the office of the Minister of Investment for receiving a 10,000-dollar bribe from an owner of a shopping mall for facilitating the latter's acquisition of a distinguished land for developmental ....
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Italy to amend travel warnings to Sharm El-Sheikh - min.
Date: 2014-07-08 11:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:817428
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Tuesday that Italy is about to amend its travel warnings to Sharm El-Sheikh and North Sinai. "This comes as a result of the foreign and tourism ministries' efforts to support the tourism sector here," he ....
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We will not leave iota of Iranian’s nuclear rights - Araghchi
Date: 2014-07-08 11:48:58 GMT - Austria - International - SN:20 - ID:817423
Iran’s senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday The Leader’s trust in the Iranian nuclear negotiators is the greatest support, the state news agencies reported. Araghchi posted on his personal twitter account that with the Leader’s ....
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British Airways announces new security measures
Date: 2014-07-08 11:33:37 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:19 - ID:817403
British Airways announced new security measures for passengers, the company's spokesman told MENA correspondent. He noted that the company will not allow passengers to ascend its planes, if their electronic devices are not charged. The devices ....