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UN welcomes Korea talks which can build confidence, trust
Date: 2018-01-11 10:43:49 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:14 - ID:7185212
The United Nations Security Council is welcoming talks between the two Koreas saying they can open "possibilities for confidence building and trust building on the Korean peninsula," Fox News reported on Thursday. The council expressed hope in a ....
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Kuwait’s deputy FM, Egypt’s amb. discuss regional, int’l developments
Date: 2018-01-11 10:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7185179
Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al Jarallah discussed in a meeting on Wednesday with Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait Tareq Elqouny ways of boosting bilateral ties and the latest developments on the regional and international arenas. The ....
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EU to meet Iran to back nuclear deal in message to Trump
Date: 2018-01-11 10:36:57 GMT - France - International - SN:12 - ID:7185138
European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats said, on the eve of a deadline for the US president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions lifted under the ....
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Russia, US chiefs of staff discusses conditions in Syria
Date: 2018-01-11 09:19:18 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7185086
Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov discussed Syria and some other issues of mutual interest with US Marine Corps Gen Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a phone conversation on Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry ....
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Nearly 100,000 displaced by fighting in northwest Syria: UN
Date: 2018-01-11 09:11:00 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7185073
Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since early December by fighting in northwestern Syria, where the regime is waging an offensive against jihadists, the United Nations said on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail. Russian-backed regime ....
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UN says USD 1.7 bn raised to help people in Syria
Date: 2018-01-11 09:02:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7185023
UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) Mark Lowcock announced on Wednesday that a sum of 1.7 billion dollars was raised to help meet the needs of people all over Syria. On his three-day visit ....
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4.7 magnitude quake jolts western Iran
Date: 2018-01-11 09:00:22 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:7185013
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has hit a town in the province of Kermanshah in western Iran, Sky News Arabia reported on Wednesday. The quake, which jolted Kuzaran, was 10 km deep. It's also felt by residents in other provinces. No casualties were ....
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Greece seizes ship carrying explosive materials to Libya
Date: 2018-01-11 08:59:17 GMT - Greece - International - SN:7 - ID:7185051
Greece's coastguard Wednesday said it had seized a freighter carrying explosive materials from Turkey to Libya, The Daily Star reported. The ship was found to be carrying 29 crates containing detonators and explosive materials including ammonium ....
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Syrian army regains control over areas in Idlib countryside
Date: 2018-01-11 08:40:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7185002
Syrian army units on Wednesday regained control over 23 villages and towns in the south-eastern countryside of Idlib. A military source told SANA that the army went on in its military operations against Jabhat al Nusra terrorists in the ....
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Palestinian child injured in Israeli military training
Date: 2018-01-11 08:38:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7184950
A Palestinian child was hit by a stray bullet in an Israeli military training in Tubas in the occupied West Bank, said the health ministry in a press release. The kid sustained a live bullet wound in the head, said the ministry said, adding that ....