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US reiterates call on allies to join int'l coalition to fight Daesh
Date: 2014-09-12 13:37:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:925361
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) – The United States has reiterated its call on allies to join the international coalition formed to confront the so-called "Islamic State" (Daesh), said White House Spokesman Josh Earnest. Saudi Arabia has expressed ....
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UN chief calls Afghan candidates to seek to form national unity gov't
Date: 2014-09-12 12:44:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:42 - ID:925009
KABUL, Sept 12 (MENA) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Afghan presidential contenders Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to seek to form national unity government, Khaama newspaper reported Friday. "Yesterday the Secretary-General had ....
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Suspected recruiter of French jihadists for Daesh arrested in Turkey
Date: 2014-09-12 08:29:26 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:19 - ID:923613
ANKARA, Sept 12 (MENA) - A man suspected of being one of the main recruiters of French insurgents for the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was placed in the hands of judicial authorities in Paris on Thursday after his arrest in ....
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North Korea 'backs Scottish independence'
Date: 2014-09-11 21:45:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:129 - ID:922645
LONDON, Sept 11 (MENA) - North Korea is quietly backing the Yes vote in Scotland and would be keen to increase trade with a newly independent Edinburgh, according to officials of the Pyongyang regime, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. "I ....
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Turkish hospitals treat Daesh leaders: Paper
Date: 2014-09-11 20:17:37 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:121 - ID:922105
ANKARA, Sept 11 (MENA) - A Turkish opposition paper revealed that hospitals in Turkey have received and paid to treat a growing number of injured fighters of Daesh. Taraf paper talked about the presence of senior Daesh leaders and fighters in ....
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Moscow to give 'appropriate' response to new EU sanctions: Russia
Date: 2014-09-11 19:23:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:117 - ID:922285
MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - Moscow will take “appropriate measures” in response to possible new sanctions from the European Union, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson said, Russia Today reported on Thursday. On many levels, the Russian ....
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US House speaker supports Obama's request to arm, train rebels Syria
Date: 2014-09-11 19:14:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:115 - ID:922177
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (MENA) – US House Speaker John Boehner said Congress should give President Barack Obama authority to arm and train rebels in Syria, but criticized the White House’s overarching strategy as not “enough” to eliminate the growing ....
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Airstrike kills five al-Qaeda terrorists in Yemen
Date: 2014-09-11 18:41:35 GMT - Yemen - World - SN:112 - ID:922029
SANAA, Sept 11 (MENA) - Yemeni air forces conducted Thursday an airstrike against the terrorist elements in the country, killing five al-Qaeda leaders, including a Saudi national, September Net reported. The official said the airstrike has ....
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Philip Hammond: 'no UK commitment to air strikes on Daesh as yet'
Date: 2014-09-11 17:58:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:921285
LONDON, Sept 11 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has tried to dampen the expectation of imminent air strikes by Britain against Daesh, saying he knows of no plans being drawn up by the UK government. But he also insisted Britain would ....
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US airstrikes on Syria without Damascus' consent aggression- Russia
Date: 2014-09-11 17:53:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:104 - ID:921337
MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - The US possible airstrikes on positions of Daesh fighters in Syria without Damascus' consent and without UN Security Council sanction would constitute an act of aggression against the country, Interfax quoted Russian Foreign ....
