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West Asia
ISIS says Norwegian and Chinese hostages are ‘for sale’
The terrorist group ISIS says it’s holding two more foreign nationals hostage, and shows the pictures of two men in yellow jumpsuits with “For Sale” posted below their portraits in the final pages of the latest edition of the ISIS online magazine Dabiq. One page reads “Norwegian Prisoner For Sale.” The…
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Lebanese government sets a new plan for waste disposal
The Lebanese government has agreed to resume waste disposal after weeks of protests over piles of rubbish left in the streets of the capital Beirut. Ministers decided in an emergency meeting to give local municipalities the authority to treat local waste. Protests triggered by rotting rubbish in Beirut quickly grew…
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Israel re-opens it’s embassy in Egypt after four years
Ofir Gendelman, Israel’s prime minister spokesperson to the Arab media, published on his official Facebook page, that a delegation from Israel arrived in Egypt headed by Dore Gold, an Israeli diplomat, to participate in the ceremony held for the re-establishment of the Israeli embassy works in Egypt, in the presence…
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Egypt’s agriculture minister resigns amid corruption allegations
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigned on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of corruption shortly after leaving the cabinet building. Reuters reports that the minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal, could not immediately be reached for comment, but the prime minister’s office said his resignation had been accepted on the instructions…
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Iranian photographer to share prize money with refugees
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro ($112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees. “It is hard for me to enjoy this prize as much as I would like to, seeing the region where I work and live in flames and…
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Syrian boy’s death sparks media’s attention
As many Syrian refugee families, Abduallah Kurdi’s family was trying to take shelter in another country, when the wife and the two kids died. In a rubber raft, they were trying to make their way from Turkey to Greece, when the waves hit the boat, and the two boys, Aylan…
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Egyptian billionaire offers to buy island for refugees
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, telecom tycoon and owner of an Egyptian TV channel, has offered to buy an island off the shores of Greece or Italy and develop it to help thousands of refugees. He first wrote on Twitter, “Greece or Italy sell me an island, I’ll call its independence…
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China’s (152) navy fleet arrives at Alexandria’s port
In celebration of Egypt’s strengthened relation with China, the Chinese navy fleet (152) arrived at Alexandria’s port with a grand welcoming ceremony held by the Chinese Embassy in Cairo and Consulate General in the coastal city. The Major General Osama Mounir Rabea, Navy Commander, met with the Captain of the Chinese…
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Qatar to finish first world cup venue by 2016
According to Qatari officials, it’s expected that Qatar, the host of the next football world cup on 2022, will finish work on it’s first tournament venue by 2016, 6 years before the event takes place. It is also the venue for the 2019 World Athletics Championships, the first time that…
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UAE’s Filipino Times Awards honors exemplary Filipinos
Recognizing global success and world-class excellence, The Filipino Times Awards 2015 has successfully gathered the most influential of UAE’s Filipino community in a red-carpet event in honor of exemplary Filipinos and in recognition of top brands which Filipinos prefer. The role of Filipinos in nation building across the globe has become…
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