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US, UK, EU announce new sanctions against Iran’s IRGC for human rights violations
Date: 2023-04-24 16:28:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:10125998
LONDON, April 24 (MENA) - The US, UK and European Union on Monday toughened their sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as part of new restrictions on Tehran for alleged human rights violations, Al Arabiya reported. ....
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UN chief warns Sudan violence risks 'catastrophic conflagration'
Date: 2023-04-24 16:26:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:54 - ID:10126001
GENEVA, April 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the violence in Sudan "risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond" and called on Security Council members to ....
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Defense ministers of Syria, Russia, Iran, Turkey to meet in Moscow Tuesday
Date: 2023-04-24 16:20:00 GMT - Syria - World - SN:51 - ID:10125997
DAMASCUS, April 24 (MENA) - The Syrian Ministry of Defense has announced that a quadripartite meeting including defense ministers of Syria, Russia, Iran and Turkey will be held tomorrow Tuesday in Moscow in continuation of previous talks. On ....
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Hundreds of UN employees evacuated from Khartoum
Date: 2023-04-24 16:08:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:10125962
NEW YORK, April 24 (MENA) - Hundreds of UN employees and their families have been evacuated from Khartoum, affirmed Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq. Haq said that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appreciates ....
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China, Singapore to hold joint naval exercise
Date: 2023-04-24 15:15:19 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:43 - ID:10125892
SINGAPORE, April 24 (MENA) - The Chinese and Singaporean navies will hold a joint exercise in Singapore in accordance with a consensus reached between the two countries, CGTN quoted China's Defense Ministry as saying on Monday. The ministry did ....
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Susan Rice, Joe Biden's top domestic adviser, to step down
Date: 2023-04-24 15:15:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:10125884
WASHINGTON, April 24 (MENA) - Susan Rice, who serves as US President Joe Biden’s domestic policy adviser, is stepping down from her post, the White House announced Monday. It is not immediately clear when Rice will leave her post, but NBC News ....
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Russian air defenses destroy 38 Ukrainian combat drones in past day
Date: 2023-04-24 13:40:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:10125810
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian air defense forces shot down 38 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, TASS news agency quoted Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor ....
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France says its embassy to Sudan closed until further notice
Date: 2023-04-24 12:57:09 GMT - France - World - SN:34 - ID:10125729
PARIS, April 24 (MENA) - The French embassy to Sudan has been closed until further notice, the French foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday. The embassy will continue its activities from Paris. (MENA) Y R E/M O H ....
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Over 1,000 European citizens evacuated from Sudan: EU
Date: 2023-04-24 11:30:21 GMT - Luxembourg - World - SN:23 - ID:10125535
LUXEMBOURG, April 24 (MENA) - More than 1,000 European Union citizens have been evacuated from conflict-hit Sudan over the weekend, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. Borrell added that 21 diplomats from the EU’s ....
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France evacuates 388 persons from Sudan to Djibouti
Date: 2023-04-24 09:53:59 GMT - France - World - SN:16 - ID:10125298
PARIS, April 24 (MENA) - The French Foreign Ministry said Monday it has so far brought four flights from Sudan to Djibouti, with a total of 388 people — citizens of 28 countries of Europe, Asia, North America and Africa, including Sudan, according ....