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Egypt tourism minister resigns over Luxor governors terror links
Egypt 's tourism minister has resigned in protest over the appointment as Luxor governor of a member of a hardline Islamist group associated with terrorists who killed at least 58 tourists in 1997.Hisham Zaazou, whose resignation has not yet been accepted by Egypt's prime minister, ...
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An Anthem for Global Unity Rises from Iraq
a music video for global unity rising from the youth of our generation's biggest war. If I came with impossibly high goals, what I experienced was beyond my, or anyone's, dreams. The trip was organized in less than a month. Three weeks of outreach, and I was working with members of ...
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Obama silent on US arms to Syria praises G-8 plan for transition to Syrian peace
BERLIN - President Barack Obama is refusing to describe the type of military support the U.S. will give to Syrian rebels even as he praises a decision by world leaders at a just-completed summit to seek a negotiated peace. Obama says even though leaders could not agree on whether Syrian President Bashar Assad must go, he has decided it is not possible for Assad to regain legitimacy. Obama ...
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US arms to Syria rebels raise fear in Israel
US plans to arm Syrian rebels have raised fears in Israel that the weapons could fall into the wrong hands, but analysts played down the threat -- provided no big guns are ...
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Moodys puts Bahrain debt on watch
Credit rating agency warns Bahrain could face strains over its debt given weak outlook for oil prices, political and social tension could undermine confidence, growth ...
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Gaza rockets fired at Israel land in Palestinian area no injuries
Gaza early Wednesday landed in Palestinian territory, Israeli officials said. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The officials said it was the first attack by militants in nearly two months and came while some world leaders and celebrities were in Jerusalem for ...
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Norwegian pension fund reconsiders Israel investments
Norway’s Ministry of Finance is referring to its Ethical Guidelines for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global following the situation in Gaza. According to the current Guidelines, the Council on Ethics shall recommend exclusion of companies from the fund’s investment universe where they see a considerable risk of contributing to serious or systematic human ...
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Peace Action Maine Mainers Unite to Prevent War With Iran
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention Will Propose a Platform Emphasizing Diplomacy, Not War PORTLAND, Maine - August 15 - Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Military Families Speak Out/ Maine, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other Maine based organizations are circulating a statewide petition that opposes preemptive military action, acts of war, a naval ...
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Real News Network Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran
Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran? August 8 - The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid corruption allegations has left many questions in Israel and in the region. What this could mean for the stalled peace process with the Palestinians will depend mostly on the next US president. But on the question of Iran, there is still fear that Israel might act ...
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Physicians for Human Rights Human Rights Groups Petition Iran for Release of HIVAIDS Doctors
www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to ...
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Palestinian party toughens line on Israel talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- An adviser to the Palestinian president says Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement wants him to stick to long-standing demands for resuming talks with ...
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Morsi Critics Demand Early Egypt Elections
An Egyptian signs a petition for Tamarod, Arabic for "rebel", a campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and for early presidential elections in the Shubra neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, June 2, ...
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Baath MP accused Lebanon President of high treason
Baath Party MP Assem Qanso on Wednesday accused President Michel Suleiman of high treason and called for his prosecution after the latter filed a memorandum of complaint to the UN concerning Syrian violations of Lebanese sovereignty. "We will work, according to the constitution and laws, on prosecuting the president for high ...
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Auditors find EU financial aid to Egypt to promote democracy ineffective
The approximately 1 billion the EU gave to the Egyptian government from 2007 to 2013 to fight corruption and promote human rights made little progress, according to the European Court of Auditors. A report by the ECA declared EU support for governance in Egypt, the most populous Arab country and a priority of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument, as "well-intentioned but ...
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Syrias rebels — are they losing the war
A Syrian rebel fighter loads his machine gun during clashes with regime forces. (Guillaume Briquet/AFP/Getty Images) ISTANBUL, Turkey -- After more than two years of bloody civil war ...
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Israels President Peres Honored on 90th Birthday
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli President Shimon Peres celebrated his 90th birthday with a host of celebrities and diplomats Tuesday evening. Among the distinguished guests were former President Bill Clinton, Britain's Tony Blair, Prince Albert of Monaco, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, and Barbra Streisand and her husband, James Brolin. One guest after another praised ...
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Bahrain Welcomes APL Antwerp Largest Container Vessel Docks at State-of-the-Art Khalifa bin Salman Port
Manama, June 19. (BNA) -- APM Terminals Bahrain,(APMT) the operators of the state-of-the-art Khalifa bin Salman Port, (KBSP), today welcomed the largest container vessel yet to enter Bahrain's waters. APL Antwerp, on route from Asia docked in Bahrain for one day. The vessel is on its Asia-Middle East schedule calling at Jebel Ali, Bahrain and Dammam before heading eastbound to Singapore and ...
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PM hails frank G8 talks on Syria
Canada , Japan and Russia amounted to a "road map" for Syria's future.He also argued that pledges on tax avoidance and evasion had the potential to "rewrite the rules". The statement promised to "fight the scourge of tax evasion" by ensuring automatic exchange of tax information, making clear who owns companies and where they generate profits.To tackle ...
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The Talibans Qatar office is a positive step but not a prologue to peace | Michael Semple
Taliban announcement that they are going ahead with opening their political office in Qatar , as a base from which they can dialogue with all and sundry, is an important development. It is also one which has been a long time in coming. No one should underestimate the amount of diplomatic effort which has gone into making this happen.The Karzai-Obama declaration in January, the ...
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Relatives can sue over UK troops Iraq deaths
The body of soldier Stephen Allbutt arrives at RAF Brize Norton in Britain on 15 April, 2003, after he was killed in Iraq. Relatives of British soldiers killed while fighting in Iraq can sue the government for negligence and claim damages under human rights law, the Supreme Court in London ruled on ...
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Syrian rebels launch attack to block northern highway
A member of the Free Syrian Army aims his weapon through a hole as he takes up a defensive position in Deir al-Zor June 18, 2013. Picture taken June 18, ...
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Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni Muslim political leader in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing the man and four of his family a day before elections in the ...
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U.S. delegation for Taliban talks arrives in Qatar source
DUBAI (Reuters) - A delegation of U.S. officials has arrived in Qatar for peace talks with Afghan Taliban representatives expected to take place in the capital Doha on Thursday, a diplomatic source said. (Reporting by Amena Bakr, Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Janet ...
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Afghanistan to shun Qatar peace talks until process Afghan-led
Qatar ," Karzai said in a statement, referring to a body he set up in 2010 to seek a negotiated peace with the Taliban. Karzai also said the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar showed the United States had failed to honor promises made to the Afghan state about the role of that office. (Reporting by Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni; Writing by Dylan Welch; Editing by Robert ...
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Obama says reports U.S. ready for war in Syria are exaggerated
Barack Obama said on Wednesday reports that the United States was ready to go to war in Syria were exaggerated and he also reiterated his view that the Damascus government had used chemical weapons and could not regain legitimacy. "Some of the stories that have been out there publicly have gotten a little overcranked in terms of the idea that somehow the United States is preparing to go all ...
Egypt Digest
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Egypt's oil industry is growing rapidly
Egypt has, in recent years, made immense gains in terms of economic performance. The country has long been the economic powerhouse of North Africa and Africa in general (second only to South Africa and Nigeria) and has taken great steps to reverse the highly-centralized economy inherited from President Gamel Abdel Nasser.
The oil and gas sector has long been one of the major strengths in the Egyptian economy, along with other natural resources such as minerals, gold and natural gas. Read more
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