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  • UN condemns terrorist attack on Iran's Holy shrine

    Date: 2023-08-15 09:10:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:15 - ID:10300411

    New York, 15 Aug (MENA) - Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemns the terrorist attack on Shah Cheragh Holy shrine in Shiraz, Iran. Such attacks that target religious and worship sites are heinous, ....

  • Massive explosion at petrol station in Russia's Dagestan kills 27

    Date: 2023-08-15 07:48:25 GMT - Dagestan - World - SN:12 - ID:10300221

    MAKHACHALA, Aug 15 (MENA) - A massive explosion at a petrol station in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan killed 27 people and injured more than 100, Euro News quoted local officials as saying on Tuesday. Three of the dead were children, ....

  • Malaysia's former PM succeeds in bid to get power abuse charges quashed

    Date: 2023-08-15 07:07:03 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:11 - ID:10300272

    KULAMAPOR, Aug 15 (MENA) - Malaysia's High Court has discharged and acquitted Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of four charges involving abuse of power to obtain a RM232.5mil gratification for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), The Satr newspaper ....

  • South Korea's president stresses cooperation with 'partner' Japan

    Date: 2023-08-15 06:45:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:10300219

    SEOUL, Aug 15 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has called Japan "a partner sharing universal values," and stressed his intention to step up the two countries' cooperation in security and the economy, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on ....

  • 33 killed, injured in Dominican Republic's market explosion

    Date: 2023-08-15 05:51:27 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:4 - ID:10300217

    SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 15 (MENA) - A powerful explosion rocked a bustling market area near the capital of the Dominican Republic, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 others as people tried to flee amid the chaos, ABC news quoted ....

  • UK intercepts Russian bombers flying north of Scotland

    Date: 2023-08-14 21:20:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:68 - ID:10300084

    LONDON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning as they transited north of the Shetland Islands within ....

  • US hails Nigeria's presidency of ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Niger

    Date: 2023-08-14 21:20:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10300083

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commended Monday Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his chairmanship of the 2nd ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Niger crisis. According to a press release by the US State Department, ....

  • Germany, Ukraine sign memorandum of cooperation

    Date: 2023-08-14 21:19:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:66 - ID:10300082

    KYIV, Aug 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian Finance Minister of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko and German counterpart Christian Lindner signed a memorandum of cooperation between the two countries, Ukrinform reported Monday. The memorandum provides for ensuring ....

  • Russian deputy defense minister discusses military cooperation with Bangladeshi delegation

    Date: 2023-08-14 21:19:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:10300081

    MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin and Tarique Ahmed Siddique, a defense and security advisor to the Bangladeshi prime minister, discussed military cooperation between the countries on the ....

  • US ambassador in Moscow meets detained WSJ reporter

    Date: 2023-08-14 19:54:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10300036

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The US ambassador to Russia was granted access to jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Monday in the third such visit since his detention in March, the Wall Street Journal reported. US Ambassador ....

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