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UN marks Arabic Language Day
Date: 2022-12-18 09:02:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:18 - ID:9927504
PARIS, Dec 18 (MENA) - The United Nations has been marking Arabic Language Day on December 18 every year since 2012 to honor the language and the cultural diversity of the Middle Eastern region. The annual celebration of the Arabic culture falls ....
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Russia’s defense minister inspects frontline troops
Date: 2022-12-18 08:05:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9927429
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited forces involved in Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, RT reported Sunday quoting the Defense Ministry. During the inspection of the troops in the southern military district, ....
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Militants kill 4 police officers in attack on police station in NW Pakistan
Date: 2022-12-18 07:54:33 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:9927425
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (MENA) - Four Pakistani police officers were killed and another four critically wounded Sunday when suspected militants attacked a police station in the country’s volatile northwest, police said as quoted by Express Tribune ....
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Russia strikes Sumy region again with 20 explosions
Date: 2022-12-18 07:51:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:9927430
KIEV, Dec 18 (MENA) - Over Saturday, Russian forces launched at least 20 strikes on the territory of Sumy region, northern Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Sunday. In total, 20 strikes on Znob-Novhorodske, Seredyna-Buda, and Shalyhine communities were ....
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Russia warns new EU sanctions against Moscow will add to Europe's woes
Date: 2022-12-18 07:36:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:9927428
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - The ninth package of sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia this week will only add to the EU’s social and economic woes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday. "EU leaders are ....
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Ukraine: Enemy shells Nikopol district with heavy artillery
Date: 2022-12-18 07:24:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9927372
KIEV, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Russians shelled Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, with heavy artillery five times during the night, Ukrinform reported Sunday. "They struck three communities – Nikopol, Marhanets, and Chervonohryhorivka," ....
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UK confirms transfer of Brimstone 2 precision-guided missiles to Ukraine
Date: 2022-12-18 07:02:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:6 - ID:9927370
LONDON, Dec 18 (MENA) - The UK Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed the transfer of Brimstone 2 missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "As part of its aid package, the UK has provided Brimstone 2 missiles, a precision-guided missile, ....
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Infant dead, 43 people rescued as refugee boat crashes into rocks
Date: 2022-12-17 17:28:01 GMT - Greece - World - SN:53 - ID:9927090
ATHENS, Dec 17 (MENA) - A small child has died in a boat accident on the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos, state broadcaster ERT reported. According to the Greek coastguard on Saturday, a small boat with 35 migrants on board was wrecked on ....
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Scholz wants to keep channels open for communication with Putin
Date: 2022-12-17 13:59:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:42 - ID:9926774
BERLIN, Dec 17 (MENA) - World leaders need to be able to talk to the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin in order to end the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, Ukrinform reported on ....
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UK high court rules in favor of increasing asylum seeker support
Date: 2022-12-17 13:49:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:9926697
LONDON, Dec 17 (MENA) - The home secretary is acting unlawfully in failing to ensure the rate of support for more than 50,000 asylum seekers is adequate by not implementing an increase of almost £5 a week recommended by officials, the high court has ....
