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Egypt’s judo champion Ramdan Darwish qualifies for 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
Darwish’s victories during 2014 were also unforgettable. He was the winner of the 2014 Judo Grand Prix, beating Belgium player Toma Nikiforov. The competition was held in Uzbekistan’s capital of Tashkent, from 16 to 18 October. In the 2014 Judo Grand Prix, held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 10 to 12 October, he came in third; first…
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Egypt to host Africa’s Taekwondo Championship
The Egyptian Taekwondo Federation president Farag El-Amry presented Egypt’s file to host the championship, which was supported by The Youth and Sports minister, Khaled Abdelaziz. The decision came on Saturday during the African Taekwondo Union (AFTU) general assembly in Agadir, Morocco. El-Amry also invited the president of the World Taekwondo Federation, Choue Chung-won, who assured that he…
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Religious Leaders Make Joint Appeal for Information on Missing Persons
On Monday, “Archbishop Chrysostomos II of the Church of Cyprus, Dr Talip Atalay,Mufti of Cyprus, Archbishop Soueif of the Maronite Church of Cyprus, also representing the Latin Patriarchal Vicar and Representative of the Apostolic Nunciature in Cyprus, and the representative of Archbishop Nareg of the Armenian Orthodox Church of Cyprus visited the CMP laboratory accompanied…
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14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project
The decision to give away the used lifejackets — bought by refugees in Turkey and most of them flimsy — was taken by the island’s mayor, Spyros Galinos, who told ANA-MPA that the aim is to create a work that “will affect and mobilize the entire international community regarding the crime that takes place every…