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France sends arms to besieged Yazidi community in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-13 16:53:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:125 - ID:872613
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - France has announced it will send arms to the Kurds and ethnic Yazidis in Iraq immediately, to help them defend their territory against Islamic State extremists, The Guardian reported Wednesday. The announcement by ....
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Russians back Putin on Ukraine policy -- poll
Date: 2014-08-13 16:43:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:872553
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Nearly two thirds of Russians support President Vladimir Putin’s actions on Ukraine, Itar-Tass news agency quoted an opinion poll as suggesting Wednesday. Sixty-three percent of respondents said his policies contributed to ....
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Mexico ready to increase food deliveries to Russia - ambassador
Date: 2014-08-13 16:40:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:120 - ID:872528
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Mexico is prepared to increase deliveries of foodstuffs to Russia if the opportunity presents itself, Mexican Ambassador to Russia Ruben Beltran said Wednesday. "If that opportunity comes up, then Mexico will gladly ....
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EU Foreign ministers to meet on conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine, Gaza
Date: 2014-08-13 15:45:53 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:114 - ID:872478
BRUSSELS, Aug 13 (MENA) - European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in the coming days to discuss the Iraq crisis and the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, senior EU officials said Wednesday. The foreign ministers meeting could ....
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'Int'l community needs to save Iraq before it falls beyond repair'
Date: 2014-08-13 15:12:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:108 - ID:872301
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - Director of Save the Children’s Program Development and Quality in Iraq Aram Shakaram called on the international community to take responsibility for saving Iraq before it falls beyond repair. Shakaram wrote in an Op-ed ....
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Syria paying price for countering Israel: Iran MP
Date: 2014-08-13 13:36:54 GMT - Iran - World - SN:91 - ID:872151
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - A senior Iranian lawmaker says Syria is paying the price for supporting the Palestinian resistance against Israel. "The Syrian people are paying the price for supporting the Palestinian resistance and countering the ....
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Zarif: Iran will not sacrifice nuclear rights
Date: 2014-08-13 13:27:49 GMT - Iran - World - SN:89 - ID:872152
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Tehran's seriousness in the talks with the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany), and said the country will not sacrifice its nuclear ....
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No Ebola travel restrictions for Nigeria, others – U.S
Date: 2014-08-13 13:10:55 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:81 - ID:872084
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The U.S. Department of State has said that no Ebola-related travel restrictions have been issued by the agency for Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone. A “fact sheet” issued by the State Department on its response to Ebola ....
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80 Taliban militants killed, 69 others injured in Afghan operations: MoI
Date: 2014-08-13 13:04:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:872083
KABUL, Aug 13 (MENA) - At least 80 Taliban militants including their local commanders were killed following counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Interior (MoI), following a statement said that the militants were killed ....
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Russia, UAE eye joint weapons production
Date: 2014-08-13 11:44:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:871897
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) – Russia plans to produce weapons jointly with the United Arab Emirates, said Igor Sevastyanov, deputy general director of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state-run arms export monopoly, RIA Novosti reported. “There is an idea of ....
