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  • Iran makes 'substantial' nuclear offer in return for US lifting sanctions

    Date: 2019-07-19 12:56:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:8030678

    LONDON, July 19 (MENA) - Iran has offered a deal with the US in which it would formally and permanently accept enhanced inspections of its nuclear programme, in return for the permanent lifting of US sanctions, The Guardian said in a report ....

  • Return and Reintegration: IOM Releases 2018 Highlights

    Date: 2019-07-19 12:54:31 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:30 - ID:8030764

    GENEVA, July 19 (MENA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is releasing the 2018 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights, which provides trends and figures – as well as key initiatives – on the number of migrants assisted to return, ....

  • Dutch court upholds Srebrenica deaths liability

    Date: 2019-07-19 11:54:36 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:27 - ID:8030673

    AMSTERDAM, July 19 (MENA)- The Dutch Supreme Court upheld Friday a lower court's ruling that the Netherlands is partially liable in the deaths of some 350 Muslim men who were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, ....

  • 5.6 magnitude hits northeastern Indian states

    Date: 2019-07-19 11:15:44 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:8030645

    NEW DELHI, July 19 (MENA) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and other northeastern Indian states on Friday afternoon, the Times of India reported. The epicenter of the quake was located at a depth of 10 km at East Kameng ....

  • Taliban attack kills, injures 96 in Afghanistan's Kandahar

    Date: 2019-07-19 07:31:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8030373

    KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - A coordinated attack by Taliban militants claimed the lives of at least 10 people in Kandahar city, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported on Friday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the militants ....

  • Explosion kills, wounds 41 near Kabul University

    Date: 2019-07-19 07:13:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8030365

    KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - An explosion took place earlier Friday near Kabul University, leaving eight people dead and 33 others wounded, according to officials in the Ministry of Interior. Nobody or group has so far claimed responsibility for the ....

  • OFID winds up its 40th ministerial meeting

    Date: 2019-07-18 21:48:38 GMT - Austria - World - SN:87 - ID:8030246

    VIENNA, July 18 (MENA) – The 40th meeting of the ministers of OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) wounded up on Thursday. The meeting discussed OFID's general policies and future strategies to stimulate economic growth and lessen the ....

  • US sanctions five people, seven entities over Iran nuclear program: Treasury

    Date: 2019-07-18 20:43:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:8030226

    WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on five people and an international network of companies the US Treasury said are involved in the procurement of materials for Iran’s nuclear program, Al Arabiya ....

  • Trump says US 'destroyed' an Iranian drone

    Date: 2019-07-18 20:26:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:8030225

    WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said a US ship "destroyed" an Iranian drone on Thursday, CNN reported. He said the drone came within 1,000 yards of the USS Boxer and ignored "multiple calls to stand down." Speaking at ....

  • EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for ‘predatory pricing’

    Date: 2019-07-18 19:06:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8030144

    WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - In yet another European Union move against a US tech company, the bloc’s antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm dlrs 271 million, accusing it of “predatory pricing” to drive a competitor out of the ....

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