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Sisi sworn in as Egypt Prez
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Baghdad car bombs kill 60
I was tortured by Taliban: Bergdahl
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Sisi sworn in as Egypt Prez
Cairo, June 8 The retired Field Marshal took the oath of office for a four-year term at a ceremony held in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court’s General Assembly here, vowing to lead the country through important changes. In its next phase, Egypt “will witness a total rise on both internal and external fronts, to compensate what we have missed and correct the mistakes of the past,” he said. “The time has come to build a more stable future,” said Sisi, the sixth Egyptian leader with a military background. “Let us work to establish the values of rightness and peace.” Despite the political upheaval Egypt has faced in recent years, Sisi celebrated the transition from interim President Adly Mansour. “In the long history that goes back thousands of years, our homeland did not witness democratic transfer of power. Now, for the first time, the President-elect shakes hands with the outgoing President, and together they sign a power transfer document in an unprecedented occasion,” he said in a nationally televised address. The presidential election was held last month amid political turbulence that saw Morsi’s ouster after the overthrow of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. Security in Cairo was stepped up, with tanks positioned in strategic locations as Sisi spoke to foreign dignitaries after a 21-gun salute at Cairo’s main presidential palace. The low-key ceremony was attended by the entire Cabinet of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab as well as Sisi’s wife and children.
— PTI A crown of thorns
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Military service a must in UAE
Dubai, June 8 The law “aims to instill values of loyalty and sacrifice in the hearts of the citizens” requires graduates aged between 18 and 30 to serve nine months in military while those without a degree for two years. The law, which was made public yesterday, states that citizens who complete the mandatory service will be entitled to a range of benefits, including priority for taking up jobs in government institutions and private businesses, marriage grants, housing plots and scholarships, Gulf News reported. Citizens who reach 29 and fail to complete the service - which will include training periods, military exercises and lectures on patriotism and security - without valid reason will have to face a jail term between one month and a year, or a fine between $2,722 to 13,612 or both. While for Emirati women the service will be optional, males will have to complete it even if they exceed the age limit of 30. Issued by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the law will be enforced six months from the date of publishing. Compulsory military service is not applied in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman, which instead rely on professional armies in their defence.
— PTI Unveiling conscription
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Baghdad/Ramadi, June 8 “I was about to close my shop when I heard a huge explosion on the main commercial street,” said Kareem Abdulla, whose legs were still shaking from the shock. “I saw many cars set ablaze as well as shops”. Other bombs went off near a cinema, a popular juice shop and a Shi’ite mosque. No group immediately claimed responsibility for any of the bombings, but the Shi’ite community is a frequent target for Sunni Islamist insurgents who have been regaining ground and momentum in Iraq over the past year. Double bombing at Kurdish party office kills 19
A double bombing at a Kurdish party office killed 19 persons in a town northeast of Baghdad today, Iraqi officials said. Police officials said the attack took place in the morning when a suicide bomber set off his explosive vest at the gate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan office in Jalula, 125 km northeast of Baghdad in the ethnically mixed Diyala province. Minutes later, a car bomb exploded near the building as security forces arrived to inspect the scene of the first blast. Police put the death toll for both explosions at 19 killed and 65 wounded.
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I was tortured by Taliban: Bergdahl
Paris, June 8 The official said it was difficult to verify the accounts Bergdahl has given since his release a week ago. Bergdahl, now 28, was captured in June 2009 after he disappeared from his infantry unit. He was held for nearly five years by Taliban militants. Military doctors at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center say that while Bergdahl is physically able to travel he's not yet emotionally prepared to be reunited with his family. He has not yet spoken to his family. Typically, a returned captive would spend from five days to three weeks in the phase of reintegration in which Bergdahl now finds himself, according to a Pentagon psychologist who is an expert in dealing with military members who have been released from captivity said this past week. The psychologist spoke to reporters Thursday on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon. Once Bergdahl is considered ready to move on to the next phase of his decompression, he is expected to be flown to an Army medical center in San Antonio, where it is believed he will be reunited with his family.
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Indian-origin man jailed for stabbing daughter-in-law
Body of Indian worker found in Sharjah Anti-Christian chants in UK school: Report
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unprecedented and bloody upheaval.
Poroshenko's blunt refusal to accept the loss of Crimea in a combative inaugural speech puts him at odds with Putin. An indication of whether Putin is ready to give him some early breaks or test him in his first days in office may come in trilateral talks in Brussels on Monday aimed at solving a dispute over the price of Russian gas.
— Reuters
