Moussa denies receiving Saudi funds for presidential campaign

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Former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa denied receiving funds from Saudi Arabia for his election campaign, in an interview with London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Friday.

When the newspaper asked Moussa about repeated charges that he has received funding

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Anglican Head Has No Ill Feeling as Bishops 'Jump Ship' to Catholic Church

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Anglican Head Has No Ill Feeling as Bishops 'Jump Ship' to Catholic Church Williams, the spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is in Rome where he attended the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity on Wednesday. In an interview with Vatican Radio, Williams responded to the departure of five Anglican bishops who plan to join the new ordinariate to be established under the Roman Catholic Church for disaffected Anglicans seeking full communion with the Catholic Church. He said there was no "ill feeling" between him and the five bishops who left over the ordination of women. “Obviously my reactions to the resignations is one of regret but respect. I know the considerations they’ve been through, particularly the two who were my suffragans," Williams told the radio. "We’ve talked about it, we’ve worked through it and parted with prayers and blessings so there’s no ill feeling there." "I t...
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Tantawi meets with Palestinian President

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  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas By DENDRAWI EL HAWARY - Translated by HEBA HABIB Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his accompanying delegation visiting Egypt Saturday. Abbas thanked the council, the government, and the Egyptian people for their efforts in the prisoner exchange, their ongoing support for the Palestinian people and, their promotion of reconciliation among Palestinian factions. The meeting discussed the regional events and their impact on the peace process, and Palestinian efforts in the international arena towards realizing the legitimate rights through the General Assembly of the United Nations. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant General Sami Anan, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr, intelligence ...
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