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  • Trump hails dawn of a new Middle East with UAE-Bahrain-Israel peace accords

    Date: 2020-09-15 19:58:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8589472

    WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East, US President Donald Trump said while hosting the signing ceremony of US-brokered peace deals to normalize diplomatic ties between Israel, the ....

  • UK confirms 3,105 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-09-15 18:53:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:8589429

    LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The UK Government said that there had been a further 3,105 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the kingdom over the past 24 hours. Overall, 374,228 cases have been confirmed since the start of the outbreak, the ....

  • Germany expects vaccine by mid-2021, insisting 'no risky short-cuts'

    Date: 2020-09-15 17:31:29 GMT - Germany - World - SN:56 - ID:8589340

    BERLIN, Sept 15 (MENA) - Germany expects no coronavirus vaccine to be available to the wider population before the middle of next year as the government insists Europe will refuse to bow to any pressure to hurry research through, Financial Times ....

  • Greece: Force maybe used to move homeless migrants to new tent city

    Date: 2020-09-15 13:17:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:35 - ID:8588895

    ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - Greece’s migration minister said the government will use force, if necessary, to move homeless migrants to the new tent city, ABC news reported on Tuesday. Notis Mitarachi said efforts to relocate migrants on a voluntary ....

  • Amazon hiring 100,000 workers in U.S. and Canada to meet surge in lockdown shopping

    Date: 2020-09-15 08:47:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8588322

    WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - Amazon stepped up its hiring spree on Monday, saying it would recruit 100,000 more workers to meet the growing demand for online shopping, which has spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, FOX News reported. The ....

  • Greece: 3 migrants dead, 56 saved after boat sinks off Crete

    Date: 2020-09-15 07:45:32 GMT - Greece - World - SN:13 - ID:8588255

    ATHENS, Sept 15 (MENA) - A smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, The Washington Post reported. The Greek coast guard said ....

  • EU sets specific timetable for de-escalation in East Med

    Date: 2020-09-14 17:59:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:74 - ID:8587505

    BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (MENA) - The EU is monitoring Turkey’s moves and announcements in relation to the Eastern Mediterranean and reiterates that it has set a very specific timetable for achieving de-escalation, Commission and European External Action ....

  • US envoy in Islamabad to discuss Afghan peace talks with Pakistani leadership

    Date: 2020-09-14 13:54:03 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:59 - ID:8587426

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad to discuss matters related to Afghan peace talks with the Pakistan leadership, Geo News reported Monday. According to ....

  • OPEC cuts 2020 oil demand forecast, trims 2021 outlook on pandemic fallout

    Date: 2020-09-14 13:06:30 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:53 - ID:8587311

    VIENNA, Sept 14 (MENA) - OPEC has cut its forecast for oil demand growth this year, citing a weaker-than-expected recovery in India and other Asian countries, and warned risks remain “elevated and skewed to the downside” for the first half of next ....

  • Iran reports 2,619 new coronavirus cases, 156 deaths

    Date: 2020-09-14 11:46:35 GMT - Iran - World - SN:41 - ID:8587077

    TEHRAN, Sept 14 (MENA) – Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 156 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, IRNA reported. The health ministry spokeswoman said that ....

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