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Public needs reassurance about arms sales to Israel
Date: 2014-08-06 19:49:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:170 - ID:861879
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) – UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the British public needs reassurance about the number of UK arms being exported to Israel, UK ITV reported. The minister said the government must urgently publish a ....
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US embassy denies 'role' in ISIL creation
Date: 2014-08-06 19:48:37 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:169 - ID:861936
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - The US embassy in Lebanon dismissed on Wednesday “claims” that Washington is the creator of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has so far seized several parts of Syria and Iraq. “Any suggestion that the ....
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Britain destroys 180 tonnes of Syrian chemicals
Date: 2014-08-06 19:41:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:168 - ID:861928
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Britain has announced the destruction of 190 tonnes of the Syrian chemical weapons under under the verification procedures of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). "Today marked the completion of ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance
Date: 2014-08-06 19:13:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:165 - ID:861895
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in London Stock Exchange dropped at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) dropped by 0.68 percent. The GDRs of Orascom ....
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Strong earthquake hit Banda Sea, Indonesia
Date: 2014-08-06 19:11:06 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:164 - ID:861926
JAKARTA, Aug 6 (MENA) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Banda Sea, Indonesia tonight, according to Bernama News Agency. The Meteorological Department said the quake at 7.45pm occurred about 411 km southwest of ....
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Greek FM praises Egyptian efforts to end Gaza crisis
Date: 2014-08-06 18:27:37 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:158 - ID:861814
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos hailed Thursday mediation efforts exerted by Egypt to find a real solution to the crisis taking place in the Gaza Strip. Venizelos, who is also deputy prime minister, stressed its ....
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Putin signs decree on countermeasures to Western sanctions
Date: 2014-08-06 17:46:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:154 - ID:861850
MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on countermeasures to Western sanctions. The document entitled “On the Application of Certain Special Economic Measures to Ensure the Security of the Russian ....
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S. Korean FM to visit Myanmar for ASEAN security meeting
Date: 2014-08-06 17:39:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:151 - ID:861825
SEOUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign minister will fly to Myanmar this week to join a set of meetings led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including a regional security forum, Yonhap quoted officials as saying ....
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WHO: Ebola death toll reaches 932
Date: 2014-08-06 17:18:51 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:145 - ID:861769
ABUJA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932, ABC News reported. The new figures come Wednesday as authorities in Nigeria confirmed the death ....
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Venezuela ready for taking part in Gaza reconstruction- FM
Date: 2014-08-06 17:10:27 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:143 - ID:861750
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has voiced his country's readiness to partake in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following the huge damage caused by the Israeli offensive in the enclave. Speaking at a ....
