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  • Palestinian PM meets US Consul

    Palestinian PM meets US Consul

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:23:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:558838

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdalla met Sunday with U.S. Consul General in al-Quds Michael Alan Ratney to talk over the latest progress in the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Hamdalla hailed the US efforts in sponsoring the ....

  • NCW hails prosecution's decision to release detainee who was handcuffed after giving birth

    NCW hails prosecution's decision to release detainee who was handcuffed after giving birth

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:22:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:558834

    The National Council for Women (NCW) hailed a decision of the public prosecutor to release a woman who was detained in January while eight months pregnant and pictured handcuffed to a hospital bed after giving birth this week. In a statement ....

  • Iraq, Palestine discuss ties promotion

    Iraq, Palestine discuss ties promotion

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:20:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:558827

    Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi met on Sunday with Palestinian Ambassador to Iraq Munir Sobhi on bilateral relations and cooperation. Nujaifi affirmed his interest in the conditions of Palestinians living in Iraq. He also invited his ....

  • Iraqi FM meets Malaysian delegation

    Iraqi FM meets Malaysian delegation

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:19:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:558822

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met Sunday with Assistant Secretary-General for Administration and Management in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry Datoi Ibrahim Abdullah and the delegation accompanying him. During the meeting, the two sides ....

  • Fahmy tackles with UNRWA Palestinian cause

    Fahmy tackles with UNRWA Palestinian cause

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:16:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:558817

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy received Sunday visiting Commissioner-General of UNRWA Filippo Grandi. Fahmy underlined that the Palestinian cause will remain a priority to the Egyptian foreign policy despite the country's preoccupation with ....

  • We coordinate with concerned ministries to confront seasonal flu – Health Minster

    We coordinate with concerned ministries to confront seasonal flu – Health Minster

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:558816

    Minister of Health Maha Rabaat said Sunday the ministerial services group had discussed all steps to confront the seasonal flu, and is satisfied about the coordination among the ministries concerned, especially with the imminent start of the second ....

  • Abdel-Nour: SMEs gov. top priority

    Abdel-Nour: SMEs gov. top priority

    Date: 2014-02-16 16:14:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:65 - ID:558808

    Minister of Trade and Industry Munir Fakhry Abdel-Nour has said the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) top priorities of the government in Egypt in the current stage. In statements after talks with Jiancarlo Aragona of the ....

  • Syria security risk a big problem for UK - Brokenshire

    Syria security risk a big problem for UK - Brokenshire

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:52:29 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:64 - ID:558776

    The "security concern" for the UK posed by individuals who have trained and fought in Syria is "a big problem" for MI5 and the police, the immigration minister has said. James Brokenshire told the BBC "a significant and growing proportion" of ....

  • Tagammu Party supports Sisi for president

    Tagammu Party supports Sisi for president

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:46:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:558766

    Tagammu Party said on Sunday it supports a presidential bid by Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to run in the next election. The party added in a statement it will name no candidate in the presidential polls. Such backing responds to efforts ....

  • Alex. court upholds prison terms against 4 activists

    Alex. court upholds prison terms against 4 activists

    Date: 2014-02-16 15:45:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:558763

    An Alexandria court upheld imprisonment terms and fines slapped against four political activists for participating in a protest in the coastal city in December. The four were given two-year prison terms each and a fine of EGP 50,000. They are ....

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