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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

Nigeria, Sierra Leone in deadlock over UN seat

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Nigeria and Sierra Leone are currently locked in a diplomatic stalemate over who gets one of the seats reserved for West Africa as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. According to local media report on …
Former African ace sprinter predicts three Olympic medals for Nigeria

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African and former Nigeria champion in women's sprints, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, on Wednesday in Abuja predicted a good outing for Nigeria's athletics team to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China in August. Onyali-Omagbemi …
Syria says to intensify efforts to regain Palestinian unity

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that his country would intensify efforts to regain the Palestinian unity, the official SANA news agency reported. Assad made the remarks while meeting with the politburo …
Saudi oil minister says oil remains essential for future energy needs

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Oil remains essential to meet expanding energy needs in the foreseeable future, unchallenged by alternatives which are getting popular amid record high oil prices, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi said on Thursday. "Oil …
Egypt to invite Palestinian groups for national dialogue

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Egyptian mediators will soon invite some 14 Palestinian factions to take part in talks for Palestinian national reconciliation, Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Nabil Amr said Thursday. The Palestinian diplomat made the …