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  • Kuwaiti Emir receives congratulations from Ukrainian president on assuming his top post

    Date: 2024-01-08 12:40:55 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:43 - ID:10524403

    KUWAIT CITY, Jan 8 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a phone call on Monday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky greeting him on assuming the top post. Zelensky wished the Kuwaiti Emir more progress ....

  • China expresses serious concern over US-Japan-ROK joint statement

    Date: 2024-01-08 12:36:30 GMT - China - World - SN:42 - ID:10524515

    BIEJING, Jan 8 (MENA) - China on Monday expressed serious concern over a joint statement issued by the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) about the Taiwan question and South China Sea, CGTN reported. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson ....

  • Over 300 unaccounted for after Japan quake, snow hampers rescue work

    Date: 2024-01-08 12:26:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:41 - ID:10524401

    TOKYO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The death toll from a New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan rose to 168 on Monday, with more than 300 unaccounted for, authorities said, as snow and rain hamper rescue operations and efforts to relocate survivors to hotels ....

  • Cyprus: Four ministers out in reshuffle

    Date: 2024-01-08 11:59:49 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:38 - ID:10524420

    NICOSIA, Jan 8 (MENA) - One week after announcing a cabinet reshuffle on Monday President Nikos Christodoulides announced four ministers had been replaced, Cyprus Mail reported. Effective from Wednesday, Vasilis Palmas will take over from ....

  • Indonesia consistent in defending Palestinians' rights: Minister

    Date: 2024-01-08 10:32:15 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:30 - ID:10524251

    JAKARTA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi emphasized that Indonesia will be consistent and at the forefront in defending the rights of the Palestinian people, Antara News Agency reported. At the 2024 Annual Press ....

  • Pentagon reveals new information on Austin's health

    Date: 2024-01-08 10:20:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:10524238

    WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III remains hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center but is recovering well and in good spirits, said the Pentagon in a statement Monday. Since resuming his ....

  • At least five Pakistani police personnel killed, 22 injured in Bajaur bomb attack

    Date: 2024-01-08 08:56:44 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:19 - ID:10524048

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (MENA) - At least five police personnel were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb attack on a police vehicle in tehsil Mamond of Bajaur district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday, The Express Tribune reported. The police ....

  • Poland receives 31,900 Ukrainian refugees in past 24 hrs

    Date: 2024-01-08 08:54:08 GMT - Poland - World - SN:18 - ID:10524021

    WARSAW, Jan 8 (MENA) - Around 31,900 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Radio Poland quoted the Polish border guards as saying on Monday. Since February 24, 2022, the start of Russian-Ukrainian war, 18 million ....

  • S. Korea to launch two more military spy satellites this year

    Date: 2024-01-08 08:33:27 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:10524035

    SEOUL, Jan 8 (MENA) - South Korea plans to launch two more military spy satellites this year to better monitor North Korea, the state arms procurement agency said Monday, a move that could heat up the inter-Korean space race, Yonhap News Agency ....

  • UK minister embarks on visit to India to build closer trade, innovation partnership

    Date: 2024-01-08 08:15:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:14 - ID:10523936

    LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - British Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and UN Affairs Lord Tariq Ahmad arrived in India Monday where he will lunch two new UK-funded sustainability projects, according to the UK government website. Lord ....

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