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Upper house seeks Europe/US assets freeze if sanctions hit Russia
Date: 2014-03-05 13:40:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:591919
MOSCOW, March 5 (MENA) - Russia's Federation Council upper house of parliament wants legislation drawn up to freeze assets of European and American companies operating in Russia if international sanctions are imposed, Itar Tass quoted constitutional ....
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UK officials positively reconsidering stance regarding situation in Egypt -- Minister
Date: 2014-03-05 13:36:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:591934
LONDON, March 5 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour has said that UK officials are positively reconsidering their stance toward the situation in Egypt. "My impressions about the visit are very positive," Abdel-Nour told ....
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Russia will ask IAEA to ensure security at nuclear power plants in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-05 12:50:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:591780
MOSCOW, March 5 (MENA) - Russia will ask the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure security at nuclear power plants in Ukraine, Itar Tass said Wednesday, quoting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. (MENA) MA/RE ....
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UNGA should play leading role in int'l relations -- Egypt envoy to UN
Date: 2014-03-05 12:13:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:64 - ID:591562
NEW YORK, March 5 (MENA) - Egypt has stressed the need for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to play a leading role in international relations at the political, economic and social levels. The UN Security Council (UNSC) continues to encroach on UNGA ....
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Zaazou meets German foreign ministry official on travel ban on Egypt
Date: 2014-03-05 11:01:28 GMT - Germany - World - SN:45 - ID:591164
BERLIN, March 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou met here on Wednesday with Ambassador, Director General for Africa, Asia, Latin America, Near and Middle East at the German Federal Foreign Office Clemens von Goetze for talks on the ....
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Russia will not wage war against Ukraine, Russia's amb. to Libya tells MENA
Date: 2014-03-05 10:46:59 GMT - Libya - World - SN:42 - ID:591203
TRIPOLI, March 5 (MENA) - Russia's Ambassador to Libya Ivan Mulotkov asserted that his country would not launch a war against Ukraine, describing the Ukrainian-Russian relations as brotherly and eternal, and based on conventions, adding that an ....
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US State Department condemns attack on Libya's National Congress HQ
Date: 2014-03-05 10:10:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:591043
WASHINGTON, March 5 (MENA) - The US State Department on Wednesday condemned the attack on Libya's National Congress earlier in the week, Spokesperson Jen Psaki said. In a briefing released on Wednesday, the United States condemned the March 2 ....
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Russian official says Moscow explained detriments of sanctions to Washington
Date: 2014-03-05 08:33:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:590856
MOSCOW, March 5 (MENA) - Moscow has explained to Washington on a number of occasions that unilateral sanctions against Russia do not match the format of civilized relations between countries, Itar-Tass news agency reported quoting the Russian ....
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Israeli premier embarks on tour in Los Angeles city
Date: 2014-03-05 07:53:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:590806
LOS ANGELES, March 5 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived here on a two-day trip to the State of California after the end of his political activities in the US, Israel Radio reported Wednesday. Netanyahu will be in ....
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10 killed, 17 injured in northeast China bus fire
Date: 2014-03-05 07:33:41 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:590754
BEIJING, March 5 (MENA) - A fire on a passenger bus in northeastern China killed at least 10 people and injured 17 on Wednesday, officials said, in the country's second deadly bus fire in less than a week, ABC news reported. The fire broke out ....
