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Rouhani apologizes to Zelensky for downing Ukrainian jet
Date: 2020-01-11 22:39:42 GMT - Ukraine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8265632
KIEV, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the tragic downing of a Ukrainian passenger airliner in Iran and apologized on behalf of his country, Russia Today reported on ....
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UK ambassador arrested at Tehran demonstration
Date: 2020-01-11 22:18:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8265715
TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - UK Ambassador in Tehran Rob Macaire was arrested amid the protests on suspicion of organizing, provoking and directing radical actions, with hostility towards Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei having grown since ....
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Putin, Merkel agree Iran nuclear deal should be preserved by all means
Date: 2020-01-11 19:20:46 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8265524
MOSCOW, Jan 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed that preserving the Iran nuclear deal is a matter of “tremendous importance” stressing that the agreement should be kept by all means ....
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Trudeau demands accountability after Iran admits to accidentally shooting down plane
Date: 2020-01-11 10:08:55 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8264643
OTTAWA, Jan 11 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government expects the "full cooperation" of Iranian authorities in investigating the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, CNN reported on ....
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Ukraine expects full investigation, compensation from Iran on plane crash
Date: 2020-01-11 09:21:24 GMT - Ukraine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8264641
KIEV, Jan 11 (MENA) - Ukraine expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. “Iran has pleaded guilty ....
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Rouhani: Those responsible for Ukraine plane crash will be sued
Date: 2020-01-11 09:16:13 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8264639
TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed regret over the human error which caused the tragic crash of Ukraine Airlines plane and said those who committed such an unpardonable mistake will be sued and investigated, official ....
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Zarif profoundly regrets human error behind air disaster
Date: 2020-01-11 07:51:55 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8264546
TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his profound regret and apologized for the human error which caused crash for the Ukrainian passenger plane, Iranian official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) ....
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Iran announces 'human error' behind Ukraine plane crash
Date: 2020-01-11 07:33:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8264530
TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iran has announced that a "human error" was behind the crash of the Ukrainian passenger that took place near Tehran on Wednesday, killing all of its 167 passengers and nine crew members. The General Staff of the Iranian ....
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Russian, US defense ministers mull situation in Middle East
Date: 2020-01-10 22:14:10 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8264310
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu focused on the situation in the Middle East in a phone call with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ....
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Pompeo, Mnuchin detail new sanctions on top Iranian officials
Date: 2020-01-10 21:49:30 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8264308
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin detailed new sanctions on Iran at the White House Friday -- the response President Donald Trump chose after backing away from further military strikes ....
