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KSA reiterates support to Palestine
Date: 2014-06-18 07:18:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:784081
Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reiterated Tuesday the Kingdom's firm position supportive to the Palestinian issue till the Palestinian people restore all their occupied territories, including Al-Quds, the Saudi Press Agency ....
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Ya'alon threatens Hamas over claims of kidnapping 3 settlers
Date: 2014-06-18 07:07:18 GMT - palestine - International - SN:13 - ID:784062
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon threatened Tuesday Hamas movement in the West Bank of paying a high price, claiming that it was behind abducting three settlers in al-Khalil (Hebron). In a statements, Ya'alon said that the Israeli army had ....
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Iraq PM sacks Nineveh ops commander, deputy
Date: 2014-06-18 07:05:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:784058
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sacked on Tuesday Nineveh operations Commander Sobeih al-Gharawi and his deputy Abdel Rahman Hanzal, and Chief of Staff of Nineveh operations Hassan Abdel Razek and ordered legal measures to be taken against ....
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UN chief names new commander for UN mission in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-06-18 07:04:02 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:11 - ID:784053
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Tuesday Ethiopian Lt.-Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Tesfamariam will succeed Maj.-Gen. Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who finished ....
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Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted - UK spy boss
Date: 2014-06-18 07:01:34 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:10 - ID:784047
The UK government has revealed that intelligence service GCHQ can snoop on British citizens' use of Facebook and Google without an individual warrant because the firms are based overseas. UK spy boss Charles Farr said Tuesday that the services ....
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ICC prosecutor calls for arresting those accused over crimes against humanity in Darfur
Date: 2014-06-18 07:00:32 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:9 - ID:784043
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda called Tuesday on the Security Council to take immediate action to protect victims in the ongoing Darfur crisis. The prosecutor underscored that without concrete steps to ....
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Shokry receives phone call from Ethiopian counterpart
Date: 2014-06-18 06:54:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:784032
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry received Tuesday a phone call from his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom who congratulated Shokry on the new post. The Ethiopian minister lauded a unanimous decision by the African Union Peace and Security ....
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Sisi orders railway, subway, roads maintenance: minister
Date: 2014-06-18 06:47:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:784022
Transport Minister Hani Dahi said Tuesday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ordered during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday a revision of maintenance and operation processes in the railway, subway, roads and ports to upgrade the services provided for the ....
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UK, China agree £14 billion of trade and investment deals
Date: 2014-06-18 06:42:06 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:784011
UK and China signed £14 billion of trade and investment deals as the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to London. Chinese premier Li Keqiang oversaw the signing of deals with Britain during an official ....
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Manpower minister stresses importance of fighting unemployment
Date: 2014-06-18 06:39:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:784005
Minister of Manpower and Immigration Nahed el-Ashri underscored Tuesday the importance of fighting unemployment to fulfill directions of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. El-Ashri stressed that any disputes concerning workers should be settled ....