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Sisi delegates Cairo governor to attend mid-Shaaban celebrations
Date: 2014-06-12 11:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:774317
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated Cairo Governor Galal Moustafa Said to attend celebrations held by the Awqaf (Endowments) Ministry to mark mid-Shaaban. The celebrations will take place on Thursday after Maghrib prayers in ....
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Awqaf minister decries sexual harassment as mean act
Date: 2014-06-12 10:00:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:774107
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa decried the sexual harassment phenomenon in Egypt, saying it is a mean and shameful act that is totally odd to Egyptian values. "Confronting such a phenomenon is a religious, national and ethical duty," he ....
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Pak court allows Pervez Musharraf to leave country
Date: 2014-06-12 09:59:47 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:10 - ID:774104
A court in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Thursday ordered the government to remove former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's name from a no-fly list in 15 days' time, the BBC reported quoting his lawyer. "The court has allowed our appeal ....
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Egyptian flag shall be raised on governmental and private bodies: minister
Date: 2014-06-12 09:29:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:774020
Minister of Local and Administrative Development Adel Labib assigned the provinces' governors to follow up raising the Egyptian flag on all governmental and non governmental buildings. The ministry said in a statement that the decision came ....
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UN chief calls for international solidarity with Iraq
Date: 2014-06-12 08:29:16 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:773891
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to unite behind Iraq as an offensive by heavily armed militants swept closer to Baghdad. "The secretary-general urges the international community to unite in showing ....
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Recycling factories now under construction in technical schools - minister
Date: 2014-06-12 08:17:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:773864
Egypt's education minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr spoke with MENA on the tireless efforts exerted by the ministry to develop the educational mechanism in Egypt, including setting up recycling plants inside each technical school. "Efforts are now ....
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US: Palestinian Authority not liable for Wednesday’s Gaza rocket strike on Israel
Date: 2014-06-12 08:01:05 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:773842
The United States condemned Wednesday morning’s Gaza rocket attack against Israel but said it doesn't at this time hold the Palestinian Authority liable for it, even though Hamas has sponsored its new government, The Jerusalem Post reported. “We ....
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Israel would not tolerate missile attacks: defense minister
Date: 2014-06-12 07:59:38 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:773839
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Thursday that Israel would not tolerate any missile attack, a day after a missile targeted southern Israel. "We won't allow a daily stream of rockets or attempts to harm citizens of the south. We will ....
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Brazil 2014 World Cup kicks-off today
Date: 2014-06-12 07:34:05 GMT - Brazil - Sport - SN:4 - ID:773794
The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil on Thursday as 32 participating countries will be battling to be crowned champions of the world, Sky news reported. This is the second time that Brazil hosts the tournament and expectations are high for the ....
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Zarif voices support to Iraq against terrorism
Date: 2014-06-12 07:32:54 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:773791
Iran offered neighboring Iraq support against terrorism Wednesday, as Baghdad battled a terrorist offensive that has seized the country's second city and is moving towards the capital, Press TV reported. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said ....