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Germany eyes goal of 1.5 percent defense spending by 2025

Date: 2018-05-14 19:41:21 GMT - Germany - World - SN:109 - ID:7401056

BERLIN, May 14 (MENA) - Germany's defense minister said Berlin will raise its military spending to 1.5 percent of GDP by 2025 — far short of the 2 percent goal demanded of NATO members by US President Donald Trump, ABC News reported. Defense ....

Kuwait: Houthi attacks aim to undermine Saudi Arabia's security

Date: 2018-05-14 19:16:22 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:7401041

KUWAIT CITY, May 14 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti cabinet strongly condemned Houthi rebels for continuing to launch missile attacks on Saudi cities. During its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of Kuwaiti Prime Minister Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al ....

FBI chief hails Egypt’s efforts to combat corruption

Date: 2018-05-14 19:14:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:7401035

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - FBI Director Christopher Wray has hailed Egypt's efforts to combat corruption as well as cooperation between the US and Egypt in the past period. Wray was speaking in a meeting with Chairman of the Egyptian Administrative ....

12 terror plots thwarted in the UK since March 2017, says spy chief

Date: 2018-05-14 19:11:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:7401037

BERLIN, May 14 (MENA) - Authorities have thwarted 12 terror plots in the United Kingdom since the Westminster attack in March 2017, bringing the total number of foiled attacks in the country since 2013 to 25, the head of the UK’s domestic ....

Iran condemns moving US embassy to Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-14 18:45:54 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:105 - ID:7400931

TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday described today's opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem "a day of great shame." "Israeli regime massacres countless Palestinians in cold blood as they protest in the ....

Death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli troops rises to 52

Date: 2018-05-14 18:42:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:7400791

GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed 52 Palestinians on Monday during massive protests at the Gaza Strip border and injured 2410 others, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Tens of thousands of Palestinians ....

Moscow says moving US embassy to Jerusalem 'short-sighted'

Date: 2018-05-14 18:42:00 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:7400924

MOSCOW, May 14 (MENA) - A top Russian diplomat has criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, saying it will further fuel tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, ABC News reported Monday. Russia's ....

Jordan condemns Israeli escalation in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-14 18:41:32 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:7400920

AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - The Jordanian cabinet on Monday expressed strong condemnation of the serious Israeli escalation against the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of a large number of innocent Palestinians and led to injury of other hundreds, ....

UK concerned about status in Gaza, calling for 'restraint'

Date: 2018-05-14 18:39:54 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7400923

GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May called for "restraint" after violent clashes, erupted between the Palestinians and Israeli forces during the opening of US Embassy in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), The Telegraph reported on ....

EU foreign ministers blast US decision to move embassy to Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-14 18:37:12 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:101 - ID:7400929

BRUSSELS, May 14 (MENA) - European foreign ministers said the US decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem is unwise and likely to exacerbate tensions, ABC News reported. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said Monday that the move "is ....