CAIRO, Jan. 31 (KATAKAMI.COM / Xinhua) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak named new interior and finance ministers on Monday as one of the steps to form a new government after he ordered the previous government to resign. Mahmoud Wagdi was appointed the interior minister to replace Habib al-Adly, Egyptian TV reported. Mubarak appointed Aviation Minister […]
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British Foreign Secretary updates on situation in Egypt
January 31, 2011 
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Jan 31 (KATAKAMI.COM / FCO.GOV.UK) — Foreign Secretary William Hague has travelled to Brussels where he will discuss the situation in Egypt with EU Foreign Ministers. The Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Suez. We recommend that British nationals without a pressing need to be in Cairo, Alexandria […]
Read moreHouse Speaker Boehner warns against debt default
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Jan 31 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Sunday said that the United States must continue meeting its obligations to fund government debt or risk a global financial disaster. With the Treasury Department rapidly coming closer to bumping up against its statutory borrowing limit of $14.3 trillion, some of Boehner’s […]
Read moreSarkozy Calls on African Leaders to do Better or Risk Public Wrath
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Jan 31, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cautioned African leaders to respect the peoples’ will or risk being swept aside by a rising tide of public discontent. The warning came as part of Sarkozy’s keynote address to an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. The words were carefully chosen, aimed […]
Read morePM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / PRIME MINISTER’s OFFICE) — Following are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting today: “We are anxiously monitoring what is happening in Egypt and [elsewhere] in our region. Last night, I spoke with US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. I […]
Read morePM Netanyahu: Israel’s objective is to maintain peaceful ties with Egypt
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI / HAARETZ) — In first public comments on sweeping protests in Israel’s southern neighbor, says Jerusalem is ‘following with vigilance the events in Egypt and in our region.’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet Sunday that Israel must exercise responsibility and restraint in the face of the unrest in Egypt, […]
Read moreClinton to discuss reconstruction, election standoff in Haiti
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / CNN) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Haiti on Sunday to discuss the nation’s reconstruction efforts and the disputed November polls with top officials. Clinton will meet with Haitian President Rene Preval, other political leaders and electoral candidates. She also plans to visit a cholera treatment clinic. Haiti’s political […]
Read moreEgypt’s Mubarak meets commanders: reports
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited a military headquarters and met top commanders, state media reported, showing the leader chairing a meeting as protesters who have rocked the country demanded he quit. State television showed Mubarak meeting newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman, Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Chief of […]
Read moreDavid Cameron’s ‘grave concern’ over Egypt violence
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / BREAKINGNEWS.IE) — British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to President Hosni Mubarak tonight to express his “grave concern” about violence against anti-government protesters in Egypt. Mr Cameron urged the embattled leader to “take bold steps to accelerate political reform and build democratic legitimacy” rather than attempt to repress dissent, according to […]
Read moreBritish Prime Minister David Cameron calls for Egypt reform
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / NUMBER 10.GOV.UK) — David Cameron has voiced his support for “reform and progress” in Egypt and expressed his hope that the violence of recent days will subside. Speaking to US broadcaster CNN, the Prime Minister said that real democracy was about more than the holding of elections and required “building blocks” […]
Read moreJoint UK-France-Germany statement on Egypt
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / NUMBER 10.GOV.UK) — Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a joint statement with President Sarkozy of France and Chancellor Merkel of Germany on the situation in Egypt. In the statement the three leaders call for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to display moderation and avoid the use of violence against protesters. They also […]
Read moreSaudi King supports Hosni Mubarak, Mahmoud Abbas makes a phone call
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RIYADH, Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / GULF TODAY.AE) — Saudi King Abdullah has expressed his support for President Hosni Mubarak and slammed those “tampering” with Egypt’s security and stability, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. The Saudi ruler, in Morocco recovering from back surgery performed in the United States, telephoned Mubarak early Saturday, the report […]
Read moreEgypt’s intelligence chief appointed vice-president; Mubarak’s family leaves for London
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Omar Suleiman is first vice-president in 30 years; embattled Mubarak also names Ahmed Shafiq as prime minister and army chief Lt. Gen. Sami Hafez Anan as defense minister in bid to stem growing popular protests. Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / HAARETZ) — Embattled Egyptian President Mubarak appointed on Saturday a former air force commander and aviation […]
Read moreBritain, France, Germany urge Mubarak to avoid violence
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Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / EXPATICA.COM) — British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak to avoid violence “at all costs” in a joint statement Saturday. The three leaders called on Egypt’s embattled president to commit to change in response to what they said were the […]
Read moreBibi Netanyahu to ministers: Keep mum on Egypt
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Israel’s foreign ministry is conducting status updates on the volatile situation in Egypt every couple of hours but Tel Aviv has ordered its ministers to refrain from commenting on protests. Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / PRESS TV.IR) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministry announced Friday that they are closely monitoring the situation […]
Read morePM Netanyahu: Israel will monitor but not comment on Egypt protests
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The Foreign Ministry is conducting status updates on Egypt every couple of hours and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has been maintaining close contact with Israel’s ambassador to Egypt. Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / HAARETZ) — Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israel Foreign Ministry announced Friday that they are keeping close track of the volatile situation in […]
Read moreEgypt’s president names deputy for 1st time
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CAIRO, Jan 30 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) – With protests raging, President Hosni Mubarak named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday_ setting the stage for a successor as demands for the longtime leader’s ouster showed no sign of abating. The death toll rose from five days of anti-government protests rose sharply to […]
Read moreMandela in good hands, don’t panic – S.Africa govt
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Jan 28 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela is undergoing specialised tests in hospital and there is no reason to panic, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said in a statement on Friday. A source close to Mandela told Reuters on Thursday the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon is recovering from a collapsed lung and […]
Read moreEgypt: Internet down, police counterterror unit up
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CAIRO, Jan 28 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) – Internet service in Egypt was disrupted and the government deployed an elite special operations force in Cairo on Friday, hours before an anticipated new wave of anti-government protests. The developments were a sign that President Hosni Mubarak’s regime was toughening its crackdown following the biggest protests in years […]
Read moreIDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi Holds Meetings in NATO Conference
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Jan 27 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Earlier today (Thursday) the IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the United States Military, Admiral Michael G. Mullen held a meeting in Brussels. During the meeting they discussed current events in the Middle East and addressed the mutual strategic […]
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