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Jordanaian, Uruguayan FMs in talks
Date: 2014-04-24 13:15:59 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:91 - ID:685751
AMMAN, April 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Nasser Judeh met on Thursday with the his counterpart of Uruguay Luis Almagro for talks on the situation in Syria as well as the Palestinian case, reported Petra news ....
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Iran calls on EU to help resolve global problems
Date: 2014-04-24 12:47:18 GMT - Iran - World - SN:83 - ID:685743
TEHRAN, April 24 (MENA) - Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has called on the European Union (EU) to help resolve the problems plaguing the world by adopting an independent and moderate policy, according to Iran's Press TV. “The miscalculations ....
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Libya faces enormous security challenge - US diplomat
Date: 2014-04-24 12:39:40 GMT - Libya - World - SN:81 - ID:685730
TRIPOLI, April 24 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Thursday promised Libya more US help against "extremist violence," saying the country could not achieve political or economic stability without tackling its security ....
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UK Police seek to halt Brits joining Syria rebels
Date: 2014-04-24 12:04:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:685290
LONDON, April 24 (MENA) - British police arrested 40 persons and launched a nationwide campaign to prevent young people from traveling to Syria to take part in the fighting there. The campaign is launched after a dramatic rise in the number of ....
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Ukraine attack in Sloviansk draws stern Putin warning
Date: 2014-04-24 11:53:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:685444
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that if the regime in Kiev has begun using the army against the population inside the country, then this is undoubtedly a very serious crime, BBC reported. "Of course, ....
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Russian minister invites EU commissioner to discuss Ukrainian gas issue April 28
Date: 2014-04-24 11:30:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:685457
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has invited EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to meet in Moscow on April 28 and discuss the Ukrainian gas issue. The minister is prepared to discuss other proposals ....
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UN fund pays out $990 million compensation for Iraq's Kuwait invasion
Date: 2014-04-24 10:29:01 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:36 - ID:685291
GENEVA, April 24 (MENA) - A U.N. panel that settles claims for damages resulting from Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait has paid out another $990 million. The payment Thursday by the U.N. Compensation Commission brings the total paid so far to the ....
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Three Americans killed in Kabul hospital attack
Date: 2014-04-24 09:48:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:685240
KABUL, April 24 (MENA) - Three Americans have been shot dead by a policeman at a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, BBC quoted US officials as saying on Thursday. A spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry described those killed as ....
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Lavrov: Russia-China relations turn in increasingly significant factor in world politics
Date: 2014-04-24 08:48:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:685073
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted “an unprecedentedly high level of Russian-Chinese relations which turn in an increasingly significant factor in world politics.” The minister has made a statement at an opening ....
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Nigerian Ambassador in Jordan assumes duty in Iraq
Date: 2014-04-24 08:23:11 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:22 - ID:684995
ABUJA, April 24 (MENA) - Nigeria’s envoy to Jordan, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, has presented his letter of credence to the president of Iraq, Mr Jalal Talabani, thus, making him ambassador to two countries, Jordan and Iraq, Nigeria Tribune ....
