Egypt Stakes Claim to U.N. Council Seat
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Egypt staked a claim to a permanent seat  on the U.N. Security Council Saturday, saying the powerful body  should better represent all the world's civilizations and  cultures.
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South Africa ranks among a handful of United Nations members in serious contention for a permanent seat on an expanded UN security council, and cannot afford to appear aloof from the momentous changes taking place in the Middle East.
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The UN Security Council  is to vote on a resolution designed to step up pressure on Sudan to bring peace to Darfur.
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Egypt pressed Africa's case for permanent seats on a reformed UN Security Council and said it deserved to be considered for a place itself.
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Staking its prestige on Sudan's  troubled peace process, the U.N. Security Council met away from  its New York home for the first time in 14 years on Thursday to  try to end two decades of war in Africa's biggest country.
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For only the second time in its history, Greece has been awarded a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council after a vote in New York yesterday.
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U.N. Security Council members on Sunday said they had assurances from Sudan that command and control of a joint African Union-U.N. force in Darfur would be under the world body.
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Some Israelis would like Egypt to take ongoing responsibility for the Palestinian territory.
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia over the next six months, setting the stage for U.N. peacekeepers to take over the long-term job of bringing peace to the Horn of Africa nation.
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BAGHDAD  - World powers readied to hammer out a statement on Iraq&#39;s future at a conference in Egypt, as the nation ravaged by unyielding violence prepared for its first post-Saddam election on January 30.
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Team news ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final as Egypt aim to defend their title against Cameroon in Accra.
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UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinians pushed for the quick adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an end to the massive Israeli thrust into the Gaza Strip, despite opposition by the United States...
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The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to hold a rare meeting in Africa next month to try to focus international attention on the Sudan, site of Africa's longest-running civil war.
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An international conference aimed at supporting the Iraqi political process begins in Egypt.
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Egypt, a key power broker, refuses to push sanctions or UN troops on Khartoum.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chided Egypt in a confidential report Monday for failing to declare nuclear sites and materials but said its inspections had so far found no evidence Cairo is seeking nuclear weapons.
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CAIRO - Egypt raised the possibility Tuesday of returning an ambassador to Israel soon, according to the official Mena news agency, a move that would signal a revival of full diplomatic ties after a four-year break.