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Daesh neither Islamic nor state: Iranian official
Date: 2014-09-20 15:14:37 GMT - Iran - World - SN:60 - ID:975917
TEHRAN, Sept 20 (MENA) - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Saturday that Daesh was neither Islamic nor a State, the Iranian state-run satellite channel Press-TV reported. Addressing the UN ....
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Investment minister, Egypt's amb. to India probe joint cooperation
Date: 2014-09-20 14:30:52 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:52 - ID:976373
CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - Investment Minister Ashraf Salman met with new Egyptian Ambassador to India Hatem Tag Eldin in the presence of senior officials in the ministry. The meeting took up the Egyptian economic policies during the coming phase and ....
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Japan business group to visit China
Date: 2014-09-20 13:14:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:44 - ID:975873
TOKYO, Sept 20 (MENA) – A large group of Japanese business leaders will start a six-day visit to China from Monday, with the hope of building closer economic ties with the neighboring country and helping to improve soured bilateral relations, Kyodo ....
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Taliban execute school students over espionage charges in Kunar
Date: 2014-09-20 12:41:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:975509
KUNAR, Afghanistan, Sept 20 (MENA) - Taliban militants executed two high school students over espionage charges in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, Afghan News Agency Khaama Press (KP) reported Saturday. . According to local government ....
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Erdogan to attend UNGA meetings
Date: 2014-09-20 10:13:36 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:26 - ID:974229
ANKARA, Sept 20 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will head for New York Sunday to attend the 69th annual UN General Assembly session. The 69th UN General Assembly meetings are scheduled to convene at the New York headquarters on ....
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MH370 search to resume by month's end
Date: 2014-09-20 07:52:02 GMT - Australia - World - SN:12 - ID:973177
CANBERRA, Sept 20 (MENA) - The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of this month, Sky News reported Saturday. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) spokesman said the first of three ships that would ....
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Sweden summons Russian ambassador after military jets violated Swedish air space
Date: 2014-09-19 21:35:35 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:109 - ID:972485
STOCKHOLM, Sept 19 (MENA) - Sweden says it has summoned the Russian ambassador over an air space violation by two Russian military aircraft, Fox News reported Friday. The Swedish Foreign Ministry said the planes crossed into Swedish air space ....
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Czech Red Cross sends aid to Ukraine
Date: 2014-09-19 21:28:25 GMT - Czech - World - SN:107 - ID:972425
PRAGUE, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Czech Red Cross, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is sending 1600 tonnes of medical supplies to Ukraine, Radio Praha cited a statement by the Czech foreign ministry. It is already the seventh ....
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Kerry to chair UN Security Council session on Iraq
Date: 2014-09-19 21:21:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:972421
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will chair a ministerial debate of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Iraq on Friday at the UN Headquarters in New York City, the US State Department website ....
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Israel-Palestinian 'solution' to be put to UN Security Council: France
Date: 2014-09-19 20:24:02 GMT - France - World - SN:100 - ID:972381
PARIS, Sept 19 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande said Friday that a solution to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians will be put to the UN Security Council, the Times of Israel reported. "We will have a resolution, to be ....