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China and Europe are partners not rivals, says Chinese FM
Date: 2019-12-17 06:48:32 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:8232886
BEIJING, Dec 17 (MENA) - China and Europe are partners, not rivals, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a speech here on Monday evening. "In recent years, we have heard an argument suggesting that China has become a rival ....
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Sisi receives defense minister
Date: 2019-12-16 14:34:24 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:55 - ID:8232231
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Monday Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki, said Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady. M O H/R G E ....
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Russia's position on global arms market strengthens despite sanctions: Putin
Date: 2019-12-16 13:06:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:8231850
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (MENA) - Russia's position on the global arms market is strengthening, despite intensified sanctions regime and unfair competition, TASS news agency quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying on Monday. "Exports of Russian ....
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OIC calls for presenting financial support needed for implementing strategic program
Date: 2019-12-16 12:16:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:31 - ID:8231539
JEDDAH, Dec 16 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organiztion of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmad Al Othaimeen called for presenting financial support needed for implementing the strategic program of the OIC for 2014-2023. This came ....
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan hold talks in Spain
Date: 2019-12-16 06:17:01 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:8231321
SEOUL, Dec 16 (MENA) - The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held one-on-one talks on the sidelines of a multilateral meeting in Spain on Sunday (Spain time) and discussed key bilateral issues related to the ongoing row over trade and wartime ....
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French new wave icon Anna Karina dies at 79
Date: 2019-12-16 05:23:31 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:1 - ID:8231285
PARIS, Dec 16 (MENA) - Danish-French actress Anna Karina, muse of New Wave director Jean-Paul Godard, has died of cancer at the age of 79, France 24 reported Monday. Karina, who epitomized Sixties chic with her elfin features and big khol-rimmed ....
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UK Johnson plans to form revolutionary gov. in Feb. - paper
Date: 2019-12-15 21:09:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8231115
LONDON, Dec 15 (MENA) - Boris Johnson has drawn up plans to run a “revolutionary” government that will see ministers sacked, Whitehall departments abolished and civil servants replaced by external experts in a bid to “reshape” the ....
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Trump administration prepares to withdraw 4,000 troops from Afghanistan
Date: 2019-12-15 20:40:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:8231114
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to announce a long-anticipated drawdown of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The announcement could ....
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Cypriot gov't spokesman says Turkey must show respect to int'l law, EU leaders
Date: 2019-12-15 09:48:24 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:14 - ID:8230054
NICOSIA, Dec 15 (MENA) - Turkey must show respect to international law as well as to the leaders of the EU member states, Cyprus Government Spokesman Kyriakos Koushos has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). He made the remarks when asked about his ....
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Biegun to visit Seoul ahead of N.K. year-end deadline
Date: 2019-12-15 06:27:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8229891
SEOUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun was set to arrive in Seoul on Sunday, just weeks ahead of Pyongyang's year-end deadline for Washington to show flexibility to advance their stalemated nuclear talks, ....