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Rowhani: Strong government to maintain strength by parliament's side
Date: 2013-07-15 13:02:07 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:201514
TEHRAN (MENA) - “The government and the Parliament are two main pillars at the service of the country’s progress,” said Iran's President-elect Hojjatoleslam Rowhani at the fast-breaking ‘Eftar’ feast of the Islamic Parliament in his honor, Sunday ....
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S. Korea sends protest letter to NTSB over plane crash probe: sources
Date: 2013-07-15 11:21:28 GMT - south korea - International - SN:21 - ID:201308
SEOUL (MENA) - South Korea has sent a letter to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in protest to what it views as excessive disclosure of information linked to the ongoing investigation of the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in ....
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N. Ireland's First Minister calls for end to violence
Date: 2013-07-15 09:33:37 GMT - Ireland - International - SN:6 - ID:201118
BELFAST (MENA) - Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson has appealed for an end to violence following two nights of rioting in north Belfast. Almost 40 police officers and an MP were injured after being attacked. More than 30 arrests ....
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Netanyahu: Israel's main concern in Egypt is to preserve peace
Date: 2013-07-15 09:28:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:201113
WASHINGTON (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel's main concern about what is happening in Egypt is to make sure that peace is preserved. Netanyahu said on Sunday on "Face the Nation" program aired on CBS channel ....
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Spain opposition demands prime minister resign
Date: 2013-07-15 09:26:09 GMT - Spain - International - SN:4 - ID:201110
MADRID (MENA) - Spanish opposition leaders on Sunday urged Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign after a newspaper published what it said were text messages Rajoy sent to his party's former treasurer after the treasurer was accused of making slush ....
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Zimbabwe early voting starts amid chaos
Date: 2013-07-15 09:21:04 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:3 - ID:201104
HARARE (MENA) - Officials of Zimbabwe's election commission say early voting has started for police and security personnel who will be on duty during the nation's crucial elections on July 31. The officials acknowledged there was chaos at many ....
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Netanyahu: Israel must offer credible military option against nuclear Iran
Date: 2013-07-14 12:25:13 GMT - Israel - International - SN:13 - ID:200054
GAZA CITY (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the cabinet "now is the time to intensify pressure" over Iran's nuclear program, as world powers prepare to meet in Brussels to debate opening up direct talks with Tehran. ....
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Russian military inspectors to fly over Estonia, Finland
Date: 2013-07-14 10:55:48 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:199917
MOSCOW (MENA) - MOSCOW (MENA) - Russian military inspectors will make surveillance flights over the territories of Estonia and Finland under the international Open Skies Treaty starting from Sunday, RIA Novosti quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as ....
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Bhutan PDP opposition party wins election
Date: 2013-07-14 10:37:02 GMT - Bhutan - International - SN:9 - ID:199877
THIMPHU (MENA) - The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has won the second-ever parliamentary election in Bhutan, the BBC reported. The PDP beat the ruling Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party, which has strong links to the king. The ....
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Myanmar Burma signs treaty with Wa ethnic group
Date: 2013-07-14 10:35:15 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:8 - ID:199875
YANGOON (MENA) - Myanmar's government and rebels from the ethnic Wa guerrilla group have reached a peace deal, the BBC reported. A delegation was sent to the remote Wa region in Shan state, which borders China, said the Kyemon Daily newspaper. ....