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Minsk agreements key to lifting anti-Russia sanctions: polish ambassador

Date: 2014-11-29 18:07:47 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:130 - ID:1438161

MOSCOW, Nov 29 (MENA) - The fulfillment of the Minsk agreements on the Ukrainian crisis settlement is the main condition for easing the European Union's sanctions against Russia, the Polish Ambassador to Russia said, Sputnik news agency reported. ....

Egypt's embassy takes part in Austria charity bazaar

Date: 2014-11-29 18:05:35 GMT - Austria - World - SN:126 - ID:1437673

VIENNA, No 29 (MENA) - Egypt's embassy in Austria has taken part in a charity bazaar organized by the UN Women to support the children care projects worldwide. The bazaar started on Friday and ends Saturday. Embassies of 70 countries take part ....

Court bans pro-Russia party from Moldova elections

Date: 2014-11-29 17:23:11 GMT - Moldova - World - SN:117 - ID:1437869

CHISINAU, Nov 29 (MENA) - Moldova's top court had upheld a decision to bar a pro-Russian party from competing in this weekend's elections on the grounds that it illegally received funding from abroad, ABC News reported. The Supreme Court on ....

EU sanctions against DPR, LPR self-proclaimed republics coming into force

Date: 2014-11-29 17:21:14 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:114 - ID:1437865

BRUSSELS, Nov 29 (MENA) - The EU Official Journal publishes on Saturday the EU Council’s resolution on the imposition of sanctions on 13 officials of the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR) in the east of Ukraine and ....

Spain's PM visits Catalonia amid secession tension

Date: 2014-11-29 17:18:17 GMT - Spain - World - SN:111 - ID:1437693

MADRID, Nov 29 (MENA) - Spain's prime minister has visited the northern region of Catalonia 20 days after its government held an informal, nonbinding poll asking residents if they favored splitting from Spain, ABC news reported on ....

Explosion: Motorway closed after blast report

Date: 2014-11-29 15:21:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:93 - ID:1437101

LONDON, Nov 29 (MENA) - Police have closed the A1 motorway at Catterick in North Yorkshire after Army staff reported hearing an explosion in the early hours. Both slip roads to the area are shut and diversions are in place, with motorists warned ....

Taiwan premier Jiang Yi-huah quits after poll loss

Date: 2014-11-29 15:18:13 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:91 - ID:1436521

TAIPEI, Nov 29 (MENA) - The Prime Minister of Taiwan, Jiang Yi-huah, has resigned after his ruling pro-China party suffered stiff defeats in local elections, the BBC news reported. The Kuomintang party (KMT) appears to have lost control of ....

MP: Iran, G5+1 close ranks in certain articles of final deal

Date: 2014-11-29 15:16:31 GMT - Iran - World - SN:90 - ID:1436749

TEHRAN, Nov 29 (MENA) - Senior member of the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) said on Saturday that in some of the articles of the final comprehensive nuclear deal Iran got closer to the viewpoints of the six major powers, the state-run IRNA news agency ....

Pakistan behind attacks in India, says minister

Date: 2014-11-29 15:15:20 GMT - India - World - SN:89 - ID:1436105

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (MENA) - Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said state actors from Pakistan are playing a role in destabilising India, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported. Mentioning the gun battle that erupted Thursday in Jammu and ....

Mahlab conveys greetings of El Sisi to Francophonie's leaders

Date: 2014-11-29 15:14:34 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - World - SN:88 - ID:1436745

DAKAR, Nov 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab conveyed the greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the leaders and presidents participating in summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie. El Sisi hoped also ....