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  • Afghans take nationwide security lead from Nato

    Afghans take nationwide security lead from Nato

    Date: 2013-06-18 18:54:23 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:14 - ID:161312

    KABUL (MENA) - Afghan forces have formally taken over security for the whole of the country from Nato-led troops, completing a process begun in 2011, the BBC reported Tuesday. President Hamid Karzai announced the move at a ceremony during ....

  • Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure: Report

    Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure: Report

    Date: 2013-06-18 12:28:44 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:11 - ID:161109

    Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Following an icy encounter ....

  • Turkish premier meets Hamas PM in Ankara

    Turkish premier meets Hamas PM in Ankara

    Date: 2013-06-18 10:56:56 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:160859

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara later Tuesday. They will discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the Syrian crisis. Haniyeh is expected to ....

  • Greek court suspends ERT broadcaster closure

    Greek court suspends ERT broadcaster closure

    Date: 2013-06-18 10:16:18 GMT - Greece - International - SN:6 - ID:160773

    A Greek court has suspended a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests in the country last week. The top administrative court said ERT could resume transmission until a new national media body is ....

  • Qatar sells 10% Porsche stake

    Qatar sells 10% Porsche stake

    Date: 2013-06-18 08:49:11 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:160637

    The families behind the Porsche brand have bought back a 10% stake in their holding company from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund for an undisclosed sum. The transaction means that the Porsche and Piech families are once more the sole ....

  • Ethiopian FM says Grand Dam construction won't stop

    Ethiopian FM says Grand Dam construction won't stop

    Date: 2013-06-18 08:21:10 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:2 - ID:160606

    Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Tedros Adhanom said Monday the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will never stop. Speaking at a forum organized to discuss with Ethiopians living in foreign countries on the Diaspora policy ....

  • OIC condemns terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

    OIC condemns terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

    Date: 2013-06-16 19:54:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:72 - ID:158601

    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu condemned recent terrorist attacks which took place in Afghanistan. Ihsanoglu reaffirmed the OIC's stance on the need for ....

  • Al-Qaeda unit confirms leader Zeid's death in Mali

    Al-Qaeda unit confirms leader Zeid's death in Mali

    Date: 2013-06-16 19:40:33 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:68 - ID:158577

    NOUAKCHOTT (MENA) - Al-Qaeda's north African branch confirmed that one of its top leaders, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, was killed in fighting in Mali, three months after France announced his death, France 24 News reported. Algerian-born Abou Zeid, ....

  • British deputy PM: Arming Syrian rebels is not the right thing to do now

    British deputy PM: Arming Syrian rebels is not the right thing to do now

    Date: 2013-06-16 18:38:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:63 - ID:158461

    LONDON (MENA) - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that it would be fanciful to think Britain can provide solution to the conflict in Syria, adding that arming rebels is not a right thing to do, The Guardian reported Sunday. Clegg ....

  • Russia ready to expand ties with Iran’s new administration: Putin

    Russia ready to expand ties with Iran’s new administration: Putin

    Date: 2013-06-16 18:03:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:55 - ID:158413

    MOSCOW (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani on his victory in the country's 11th presidential election, announcing readiness to expand bilateral relations with Tehran. "Putin ....

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