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  • Ukraine says it repaid part of its debt for Russian gas — Medvedev

    Date: 2014-05-30 16:49:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:752218

    MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - Ukraine said it had transferred the payment for part of its gas debt to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, Russia Today channel reported. “Talks are underway (in Berlin), so far there is no visible ....

  • OSCE loses contact with second team in east Ukraine

    Date: 2014-05-30 15:04:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:80 - ID:752051

    KIEV, Ukraine, May 30 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has lost contact with a five-member team in east Ukraine, where four members of another OSCE mission are still being held by pro-Russian rebels. The OSCE said ....

  • Hillary Clinton had secret lunch with Obama at White House - Paper

    Date: 2014-05-30 14:49:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:752131

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a secret lunch with President Barack Obama on Thursday in an unannounced meeting sure to fuel extensive speculation at a time when she's widely expected to seek his job in ....

  • Moscow sends note to Kiev urging to send humanitarian aid to east Ukraine regions

    Date: 2014-05-30 14:48:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:752002

    MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - Moscow calls on Kiev to mull Russian proposal to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the eastern regions of Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “Taking into account Kiev’s continuing military actions against ....

  • ISAF airstrike kills 8 Taliban members in Afghanistan

    Date: 2014-05-30 12:53:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:59 - ID:751825

    KABUL, May 30 (MENA) - At least eight Taliban militants were killed following an International Security Assistance Force ISAF airstrike in the Afghan eastern Paktika province. The provincial police chief Nabi Jan Malakhel said the airstrike was ....

  • S. Korea diver dies in search of sunken ferry

    Date: 2014-05-30 12:52:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:751822

    SEOUL, May 30 (MENA) - A diver taking part in search operations inside the sunken ferry Sewol died Friday after suffering from breathing difficulties, Yonhap News Agency quoted officials as saying. The diver, who took part in operations to cut ....

  • MENA agenda for Friday, May 30

    Date: 2014-05-30 05:11:37 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:1 - ID:751126

    CAIRO, The Independence Current holds a press conference to comment on indicators of the presidential elections' results. CAIRO, Al-Azhar University's dormitories resume work and receive students today. TUNIS, Moroccan King Mohammed VI starts a ....

  • Turkey condemns attack on Jewish Museum in Belgium

    Date: 2014-05-29 19:53:16 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:194 - ID:750833

    ANKARA, May 29 (MENA) - Turkey has condemned a fatal weekend attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels, while vowing continued support for efforts against religious intolerance and xenophobia, the Hurriyet Daily News reported. "We hope that the ....

  • Ban urges Egypt's new pres. to reunite people towards stability

    Date: 2014-05-29 19:42:51 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:192 - ID:750988

    NEW YORK, May 29 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged Thursday Egypt's new president to pay more attention for working to re-unite people towards the country's stability and prosperity, the UN posted on its website. "United Nations is ....

  • UN official accuses Syrian gov't, opposition of blocking humanitarian aid

    Date: 2014-05-29 18:54:52 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:189 - ID:750944

    NEW YORK, May 29 (MENA) - Assistant UN Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang urged the Syrian government and opposition groups to remove all obstacles on way of humanitarian aid to Syrians ....

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