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  • Oman condemns attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran

    Date: 2023-01-28 09:32:04 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - World - SN:20 - ID:9989881

    MUSCAT, Jan 28 (MENA) - Oman has expressed its condemnation of the attack that targeted the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The Sultanate of Oman affirmed its firm position rejecting any action targeting ....

  • Sukhoi, Mirage fighter jets crash near Gwalior, 1 pilot dead

    Date: 2023-01-28 09:10:48 GMT - India - World - SN:17 - ID:9989806

    NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (MENA) - Two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 - crashed during a training exercise earlier Saturday, officials said, resulting in the death of one pilot. While one aircraft crashed in Morena in ....

  • S.Africa gets 280 mn euros in EU grants for green transition

    Date: 2023-01-28 08:55:48 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:9989785

    BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (MENA) - The European Union announced Friday it would invest more than 280 million euros ($303 million) in grants in South Africa to help the country green its coal-dependent economy. The money will "support policy reforms on ....

  • Peru Congress rejects president’s request to hold early elections

    Date: 2023-01-28 08:14:02 GMT - Peru - World - SN:12 - ID:9989717

    LIMA, Jan 28 (MENA) - Peru's Congress rejected on Saturday a request by embattled President Dina Boluarte to bring forward elections to December 2023, as protests that have killed dozens rage on against her leadership, France24 reported. The ....

  • Peru's president asks Congress to bring vote forward amid deadly protests

    Date: 2023-01-28 08:06:49 GMT - Peru - World - SN:11 - ID:9989706

    LIMA, Jan 28 (MENA) - Peru President Dina Boluarte on Friday urged Congress to advance elections slated for April 2024 to December 2023 as protests against her leadership that have left dozens dead continue. Peru has been embroiled in a political ....

  • US should deal with its own human rights issues — Russian embassy

    Date: 2023-01-28 07:52:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9989683

    WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (MENA) - The administration of the United States should focus on protecting human rights in their own country rather than blaming others for failing to do so, the Russian embassy in Washington said in a statement. "We took ....

  • US condemns attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran

    Date: 2023-01-28 07:44:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9989669

    WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (MENA) - The United States condemned the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy that occurred in Tehran Friday. "We echo Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s call for a prompt investigation into this unacceptable violence," said ....

  • Foreign nationals entering Japan surged in 2022 after easing of COVID steps

    Date: 2023-01-28 07:18:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9989640

    TOKYO, Jan 28 (MENA) - The number of foreign nationals entering Japan surged nearly 12-fold to 4.20 million people in 2022, as COVID-19 border control measures were eased gradually and the number of inbound tourists spiked, Immigration Services ....

  • European Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Malta's request for €52.3 million disbursement

    Date: 2023-01-28 06:58:44 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:1 - ID:9989607

    BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (MENA) - The European Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Malta's payment request for €52.3 million (net of pre-financing) in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at ....

  • Poland to send 60 modernized tanks to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-01-27 21:47:55 GMT - Poland - World - SN:68 - ID:9989447

    WARSAW, Jan 27 (MENA) - Poland will send 60 more tanks to Ukraine, on top of the 14 it has already pledged to the war effort, Sky News quoted the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki as saying Friday. The country had already pledged to hand ....

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