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Sudden halt in Syrian refugees into Jordan: UN

  /  May 21, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

between 1,000 and 3,000 refugees had crossed the border every day

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Antiquities minister: UNESCO threatens to declassify heritage sites

  /  May 20, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  2 Comments

Egypt’s poor management of its ancient monuments draws threat from the United Nations Scientific Economic Cultural Organisation

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President pledges financial support for civil societies

  /  May 19, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

President Mohamed Morsi says he is very interested in establishing partnerships between non-governmental authorities and the executive authority

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Foreign Ministry clarifies stance on Syria

  /  May 18, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Syria stance not changed, Al-Assad has no place in Syria’s future says Foreign Ministry

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Arab delegation calls for Security Council meeting on Israel

  /  May 17, 2013  /  Politics  /  No Comments

The Egyptian delegate says the Arab bloc at the United Nations will take action if Israel continues to violate rights of Muslims and Christians

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Egypt calls for international cooperation to address human trafficking

  /  May 14, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The United Nations says nearly one third of known human trafficking victims between 2007 and 2010 were children

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Foreign minister talks Syria with Special Envoy Brahimi

  /  May 11, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Lakhdar Brahimi and Minister of Foreign Affairs discuss preparations for international conference to be held at the end of May.

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Google ‘Palestine’ page draws Israeli ire

  /  May 8, 2013  /  Technology  /  No Comments

Internet giant now uses ‘Palestine’ instead of ‘Palestinian Territories’ on product pages such as flagship search engine and Google Maps

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Egyptian delegation condemns Israeli attack on Syria

  /  May 8, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Egyptian UN delegation addresses letters to the UN secretary-general and Security Council demanding they take action

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UN commission on Syria says no conclusive evidence of Sarin gas use

  /  May 6, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Syria blames Israel for Sunday’s airstrike near Damascus; UN investigators say no conclusive evidence links Damascus to the use of chemical weapons

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Rockets fired from Syria fall in Israel-occupied Golan

  /  May 6, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

The rockets exploded in a field near the ceasefire line in the southern Golan

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Egypt withdraws from preparatory committee of NPT conference

  /  April 30, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Foreign ministry cites ‘continued failure’ to establish conference to rid the region of nuclear weapons

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Egypt urges Israel to sign Non-Proliferation Treaty

  /  April 27, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  3 Comments

Egypt: We support a nuclear-free Middle East and ask Israel to place nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards

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Brahimi committed to the Syrian Crisis

  /  April 17, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

Dispelling rumours that joint UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will be distancing himself from the League, sources say he is committed to easing Syrian suffering

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NCW condemns Shura Council’s criticism of women’s document

  /  April 16, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

National Council for Women addresses the Shura Council’s attack on the UN’s declaration against violence towards women

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Shura members condemn UN declaration against violence towards women

  /  April 15, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  3 Comments

Salafi Al-Nour Party Shura Council member Mohamed Al-Azab called for a distinction between “fairness” and “equality”

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Shura Council demands Mubarak return to Tora

  /  April 14, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Upper house of parliament condemns UN treaty on women for allowing sexual freedoms and gay marriage, attacks police for failing to protect FJP offices

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Morsi meets Brahimi

  /  April 14, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

President Mohamed Morsi and Lakhdar Brahimi look to revitalising Egyptian initiative for Syria

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Egypt major recipient of illicit Libyan weapons: UN report

  /  April 10, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  6 Comments

A new report published by the United Nations says illicit arms from the Libyan civil war fuelling conflicts in the wider region

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Syrian opposition announces upcoming government formation amid UN budget worries

  /  April 6, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

Syrian opposition government says one of the 11 new ministries will deal with refugees and displaced Syrians

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