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US ready to support direct negotiations between Afghan gov't, Taliban
Date: 2018-06-21 22:45:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:7453813
WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - Ambassador Alice Wells, the US senior bureau official for South and Central Asian Affairs, has said the United States government is prepared to support, facilitate, and participate in direct negotiations between the ....
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Trump: House immigration bill could stall
Date: 2018-06-21 22:35:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:7453821
WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump expressed Thursday skepticism that any House immigration bill could get the necessary votes, blaming Democrats, Voice of America reported. Trump wrote on his Twitter account: "What is the ....
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Libyan army says foiled Qatar's plot
Date: 2018-06-21 22:25:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:7454045
TRIPOLI, June 21 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army (LNA) said it has foiled Qatar's plot in the country, after succeeding in liberating the oil crescent area from extremist militias. LNA spokesman Ahmed Al Mismari told Al Arabiya television that ....
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New Hungary legislation ‘shameful and blatantly xenophobic’: UNHCHR
Date: 2018-06-21 22:15:46 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:102 - ID:7453786
GENEVA, June 21 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has condemned the decision by the Hungarian Parliament to pass legislation that criminalizes individuals and groups deemed to be supporting asylum-seekers, refugees ....
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UNHCR shocked by mass drownings off Libya, calls for urgent action
Date: 2018-06-21 22:07:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:101 - ID:7453969
GENEVA, June 21 (MENA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on its website that it is shocked and saddened by reports that some 220 people drowned off Libya in recent days while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. According to ....
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Iranian charged with plot to smuggle material from Illinois
Date: 2018-06-21 21:54:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:7454030
WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - A federal indictment in the US accuses a 56-year-old Iranian businessman of trying to smuggle materials used in the missile industry and restricted under nuclear-nonproliferation rules from Illinois to Iran, ABC News ....
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Survivors report 220 migrants drown off Libya in recent days - UNHCR
Date: 2018-06-21 21:40:40 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:99 - ID:7454029
NEW YORK, June 21 (MENA) - Survivors have reported that about 220 migrants drowned off the coast of Libya in the last few days while trying to reach Europe, putting the death toll this year on that route to more than 1,000, the United Nations said ....
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Mauritanian delegation heads to Manama
Date: 2018-06-21 21:26:04 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:7453977
NOUAKCHOTT, June 21 (MENA) - Minister Secretary General of the Mauritanian Government Zainab Bint Ali Salem on Thursday left Nouakchott heading for the Bahraini capital Manama on top of a government delegation. Radio Mauritania said the ....
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Bourse gains EGP 6.8 billion in 3 sessions
Date: 2018-06-21 21:09:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:97 - ID:7453984
CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) – The Egyptian Exchange indexes posted gains estimated at EGP 6.8 billion during only three sessions this week. The market capital gained 0.7 percent to reach EGP 914.7 billion, up from EGP 907.9 billion last week. The ....
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Planning underway for Trump-Putin summit, White House officials say
Date: 2018-06-21 20:47:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:7453778
MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) - Planning is underway for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to White House officials, Voice of America reported. Media reports quote unnamed sources who say the ....
