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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....