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  • Defense min.: Malaysia will cooperate with other countries to check Islamophobia

    Date: 2019-12-03 07:07:16 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:9 - ID:8213865

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (MENA) - Malaysia is prepared to cooperate with other Islamic countries to counter Islamophobia, which is on the rise throughout the world with terrorism being frequently linked to the religion, Malaymail reported. Defense ....

  • Two injured after suspected grenade blast near Indonesia's presidential palace

    Date: 2019-12-03 06:33:09 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:5 - ID:8213864

    JAKARTA, Dec 3 (MENA) - A suspected smoke grenade explosion on Tuesday at Indonesia's National Monument park, near the presidential palace in central Jakarta, injured at least two military officials, The News 18 quoted the capital's top police ....

  • UN chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fight

    Date: 2019-12-02 17:24:45 GMT - Spain - World - SN:67 - ID:8213230

    MADRID, Dec 2 (MENA) - U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to lose hope in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global ....

  • Sources: Japan's cabinet may approve SDF information-gathering mission to Middle East by year-end

    Date: 2019-12-02 13:40:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:44 - ID:8212775

    TOKYO, Dec 2 (MENA) - The next Self-Defense Forces dispatch to the Middle East might get Cabinet approval by the end of the year, government sources said, as Tokyo considered deploying one of its biggest warships, The Japan Times reported. For ....

  • Argentine's Rafael Grossi assumes office as IAEA chief

    Date: 2019-12-02 13:01:50 GMT - Austria - World - SN:37 - ID:8212956

    VIENNA, Dec 2 (MENA) - Argentinian diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi took office as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Monday after winning unanimous support from the organization’s Member States. A special session of ....

  • UN climate change summit kicks off in Spain

    Date: 2019-12-02 11:50:24 GMT - Spain - World - SN:24 - ID:8212873

    MADRID, Dec 2 (MENA) - More than 50 world leaders have gathered for the 2019 United Nations Climate Change (COP25) conference at Madrid's convention center. The COP25 which should lay the framework for a new phase of climate action, is the last ....

  • Hundreds of flights cancelled and thousands delayed as winter storm disrupts Thanksgiving travel

    Date: 2019-12-02 09:53:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8212678

    WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (MENA) - A big winter storm caused major disruptions for travelers returning from the Thanksgiving holiday at airports across the US, CNBC reported Monday. More than 600 flights into, out of and within the US were cancelled and ....

  • 5 shot in Chicago's suburb

    Date: 2019-12-01 20:52:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:8212256

    WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (MENA) - One person died, and four others were wounded early Sunday morning after police responded to shots fired in the Aurora neighborhood, NBC Chicago reported. Three adults were found wounded at the scene, police said, and ....

  • 21 killed in Mexico cartel attack near US border

    Date: 2019-12-01 19:35:09 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:76 - ID:8212239

    MEXICO CITY, Dec 1 (MENA) - Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, bringing the death toll to at ....

  • Greece to ask for NATO's support in dispute with Turkey

    Date: 2019-12-01 17:38:09 GMT - Greece - World - SN:70 - ID:8212056

    ATHENS, Dec 1 (MENA) – Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he will ask other NATO members at the alliance's London summit to support Greece in the face of fellow member Turkey's attempts to encroach on Greek sovereignty, notably last ....

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