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French, Palestinian FMs discuss peace process
Date: 2014-02-14 15:03:35 GMT - France - International - SN:19 - ID:555439
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius held a meeting Friday with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Malki to discuss the peace process. During the meeting, Fabius voiced his country's readiness to host an international donors' conference for ....
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Aviation min. says Airport City to provide 100,000 job opportunities
Date: 2014-02-14 15:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:555436
Egypt's Minister of Civil Aviation Abdel-Aziz Fadel has said that an integrated plan will be outlined to develop the aviation sector, noting this includes establishing the Airport City over an area of 10 million square meters. The project will ....
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One million cases of agricultural land violations since Jan 2011: minister
Date: 2014-02-14 15:00:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:17 - ID:555433
Nearly one million cases of encroachments on agricultural land have been registered since January 2011, said Minister of Agriculture Ayman Abu Hadid. The remarks were made during an inspection visit to Sharqiya on Friday. Abu Hadid asked Interior ....
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Ukraine crisis: Lavrov warns on 'the pretext of freedom'
Date: 2014-02-14 14:33:55 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:555388
Russia's top diplomat warned on Friday against "a sphere of influence being created" as Ukraine confronted a choice between relations with the European Union and "obligations and privileges" it enjoys through association with Russia and the former ....
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Azhar preacher underscores importance of work in Islam
Date: 2014-02-14 14:22:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:555373
Preacher of Al-Azhar Mosque el-Ahmedy Abul-Nour said Friday that the religion of Islam has always stressed the importance of mastering one's job. "This will benefit mankind and contribute to the advancement of societies," Abo el-Nour said in ....
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Egypt firm on moving forward -- minister
Date: 2014-02-14 13:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:14 - ID:555325
Culture Minister Mohamed Saber Arab has said that Egypt is firm on moving forward, stressing that the future of nations hinges on that of arts. The more elevated arts and cultural activities are, the more nations progress, Arab said Thursday ....
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Erdogan underscores importance of peace in Mideast, two-state solution
Date: 2014-02-14 13:36:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:13 - ID:555312
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted the importance of establishing peace in the Middle East, expressing hopes that the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks would result in a two-state solution. Erdogan's remarks came during a ....
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Brahimi: Russia, US promise to help unblock inter-Syrian talks
Date: 2014-02-14 13:09:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:555244
Russia and the United States promised to help unblock the talks between the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva, Itar-tass quoted the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for the Syrian Crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, as ....
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Libyan Spokesman: Measures by Haftar not military coup
Date: 2014-02-14 13:00:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:555229
Spokesman for the Libyan army staff Ali al-Shaikhy denied a military coup in the country by former commander of ground forces Major General Khalifa Haftar. In statements to MENA, the spokesman said that reports on a military coup are not ....
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Zidan denies news of coup
Date: 2014-02-14 12:47:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:555200
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan flatly denied that there had been any coup, telling Libyans Friday that both the government and the parliament were up and running, and that "the situation is under control," according to CBS News. Major General ....