Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman holds all but three presidential powers
Special Correspondent
Feb. 10, 2011

Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman holds all but three presidential powers that include amending the constitution and firing the Cabinet, Egyptian ambassador to the United States Sameh Shoukry stated Feb. 10, adding those powers are ''in the hands of no one.''

Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman holds all but three presidential powers
Special Correspondent
Egyptian ambassador to the United States Sameh Shoukry stated Feb. 10, adding those powers are 'in the hands of no one.'
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U.S. special representative to Sudan Scott Gration will step down and become ambassador to Kenya, a White House statement said
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The move does not mean the administration is abandoning Sudan's many challenges, especially Darfur, the statement said.
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Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is head of state, the Egyptian ambassador to the United States said Feb. 10, refusing to say that Mubarak is not president
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All executive authority was transferred to Vice President Omar Suleiman, the ambassador stated, adding that Suleiman is undertaking all authority of the executive according to Egypt's constitution.
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Japan's foreign minister claims Russia illegally occupies Kuril islands
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Japanese Foreign Minister, who is due to visit Moscow from Friday, said Russia's occupation of the islands is illegal and shrugged off President Dmitry Medvedev's order the previous day to deploy extra weaponry there.
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North Korea must address Seoul's legitimate grievances stemming from the sinking of the ChonAn and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island: U.S.
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North Korea must improve relations with the South and Pyongyang missed an important opportunity to demonstrate sincerity after its representatives recently walked out on talks, U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley.
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North Korea has asked the United States to resume food aid that it suspended two years ago
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A U.S. State Department spokesman said that the United States has no plans to resume food aid to North Korea and that it has made clear to North Korea what is necessary in order for food aid to be restored.
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The arms shipment seized Oct. 26 in Nigeria did not conflict with U.N. sanctions: Iranian envoy in Nigeria
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The arms shipment seized Oct. 26 in Nigeria did not conflict with U.N. sanctions because Iran and Gambia signed a secret agreement two years before the 2010 U.N. ban on Iranian arms exports, Iran's ambassador to Nigeria Hussein Abdullahi stated.
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Tunisia will soon hold talks with unions, acting President Fouad Mebazaa
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Social negotiations are the best framework to resolve the current situation, Mebazaa said on national television.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said he was furious about confusing messages from the United States
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Washington's statements calling for immediate change were unhelpful and disregarded Egyptian sensitivities, Gheit said.
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