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  • Pakistan opens airspace for all flights

    Date: 2019-03-27 08:19:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7868058

    ISLAMABAD, March 27 (MENA) - Pakistan has opened its airspace for all domestic and international flights after keeping it closed for 28 days because of escalation in tension with India, the Dawn newspaper reported. The country had partially ....

  • NATO chief to visit White House next week

    Date: 2019-03-27 06:23:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:7867914

    WASHINGTON, March 27 (MENA) - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will visit President Donald Trump at the White House next week for meetings to address the evolving challenges the alliance faces. The White House ....

  • 5 EU nations reiterate opposition to Trump action on Golan

    Date: 2019-03-26 19:02:48 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:94 - ID:7867691

    BRUSSELS, March 26 (MENA) - Five European Union allies of the United States are reiterating their opposition to President Donald Trump's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and raising "strong concerns" about the ....

  • US imposes sanctions on 25 people, entities ‘supporting’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

    Date: 2019-03-26 16:39:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7867430

    WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - The US on Tuesday imposed fresh sanctions on a network of companies and people, claiming they transferred billions of dollars and euros to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, RT reported. The US Treasury said it was ....

  • Pentagon: 'Milestone' ICBM missile intercept test a success

    Date: 2019-03-26 09:21:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:7866334

    WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - Pentagon officials have announced the success of a first-of-its-kind missile defense test in California, The Hill newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the Ground-Based Midcourse ....

  • Iran floods kill 19 with more heavy rain to come

    Date: 2019-03-26 07:54:20 GMT - Iran - World - SN:13 - ID:7866210

    TEHRAN, March 26 (MENA) - Devastating floods killed at least 18 people and injured at least 94 other in the Iranian city of Shiraz, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Shiraz was not the only city inundated by heavy floods in Iran in the ....

  • Mogherini vows EU's full support to Afghan peace

    Date: 2019-03-26 07:39:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:7866183

    KABUL, March 26 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said the EU strongly supports an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process and that achievements of Afghanistan should be preserved in this process, according to Tolo News ....

  • Bomb threat on Singaporean plane forces its emergency landing

    Date: 2019-03-26 07:05:21 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:10 - ID:7866147

    SINGAPORE, March 26 (MENA) - Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it is assisting authorities with investigations after a bomb threat on board flight SQ423 from Mumbai on Tuesday, India's NDTV reported. The plane landed at Changi Airport at 7.54am, SIA ....

  • Trump recognizes Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

    Date: 2019-03-25 18:35:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7865660

    WASHINGTON, March 25 (MENA) - With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing by his side, US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation officially recognizing the Golan Heights region as part of Israel. "This was a long time ....

  • NASA to send a helicopter to Mars

    Date: 2019-03-25 09:15:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:7864360

    WASHINGTON, March 25 (MENA) - NASA’s next Mars mission will include a helicopter that will be the first human craft to fly around another planet and could potentially pave the way for groundbreaking exploration on Mars and beyond, Russia Today ....

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