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  • Darul-Iftaa slams Steven Sotloff murder

    Date: 2014-09-03 12:26:59 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:71 - ID:904408

    CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Egypt's Darul-Iftaa (House of Religious Opinion) has strongly condemned the murder of US journalist Steven Sotloff at the hands of a terrorist group. Al-Qaeda militants released a video Tuesday purporting to show the ....

  • US Officials warn against terrorist attacks on 9/11 anniversary

    Date: 2014-09-03 12:24:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:904364

    LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - U.S. officials fear Islamic militants have stolen nearly a dozen commercial planes in Libya which could be used to carry out 9/11-style terrorist attacks in the region, Daily Mail reported Wednesday. Eleven commercial jets ....

  • Iran’s FM arrives in Italy for key talks

    Date: 2014-09-03 12:07:24 GMT - Italy - World - SN:62 - ID:904410

    ROME, Sept 3 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in the Italian capital of Rome on the last leg of his three-nation European tour to hold key talks with the country’s senior officials, Press TV reported ....

  • Stephen Sotloff murder: operation to rescue British hostage considered

    Date: 2014-09-03 11:41:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:904365

    LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Foreign Secretary has raised the prospect of special forces mounting an operation to rescue a British hostage whose life is in the hands of Islamist terrorists. The British government will “look at every possible option” ....

  • Luxemburg underlines Iran's right to utilize civilian n. energy

    Date: 2014-09-03 11:17:59 GMT - Iran - World - SN:57 - ID:903928

    LUXEMBOURG, Sept 3 (MENA) - Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Iran, as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has the right to advance its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, FARS reported Wednesday. In a meeting ....

  • Australian PM does not rule out boots on ground in Iraq

    Date: 2014-09-03 11:15:24 GMT - Australia - World - SN:54 - ID:903944

    CANBERRA, Sept 3 (MENA) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today declined to rule out sending combat troops to support US air strikes in Iraq, amid a growing confrontation with radical Islamists who have seized large swaths of that country and ....

  • Operation to rescue British hostage considered

    Date: 2014-09-03 10:22:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:904157

    LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Foreign Secretary has raised the prospect of Special Forces mounting an operation to rescue a British hostage whose life is in the hands of Islamist terrorists, The Telegraph reported. The British government will “look ....

  • 4 NATO warships to enter Black Sea before Sept 7-source

    Date: 2014-09-03 10:21:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:904158

    MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - Four NATO warships will enter the Black Sea before September 7, US Navy’s destroyer USS Ross, the Commandant Birot ship of the naval forces of France, Canadian Navy’s HMCS Toronto frigate and Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de ....

  • White House confirms authenticity of ISIS video showing beheading of reporter

    Date: 2014-09-03 09:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:904064

    WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (MENA) - The White House has confirmed that an internet video purporting to show the beading of American reporter Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State extremist group is authentic, Fox News reported Wednesday. "The US ....

  • Obama in Estonia ahead of Nato summit

    Date: 2014-09-03 08:29:21 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:23 - ID:903917

    TALLINN, Sept 3 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has arrived in Estonia for talks on Russia and the Ukraine crisis with Baltic leaders, the BBC reported. He is due to hold talks in the capital Tallinn with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and ....

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