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Arab parliamentary coalition selects Amman as headquarters
By Petra - Mar 30,2014 - Last updated at Mar 30,2014
AMMAN — The Arab Women Parliamentary Conference, which concluded on Saturday, selected Jordan as the headquarters of the Arab Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Violence Against Women.
Participants, who represented several Arab countries, elected Jordanian MP Wafaa Bani Mustafa as coalition president, MP Majida Nweishi from Egypt as vice president and Jordanian MP Insaf Khawaldeh as rapporteur.
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