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  • Ghani, Khalilzad discuss Afghan peace process

    Date: 2019-02-15 09:15:00 GMT - Germany - World - SN:17 - ID:7805453

    BERLIN, Feb 15 (MENA) - United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference [2019] on Friday. They discussed recent ....

  • Six terrorists detained in Malaysia

    Date: 2019-02-15 09:14:37 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:15 - ID:7805435

    KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (MENA) - Six suspected terrorists, including one who had planned to attack the Freemason building in Johor, have been detained in anti-terror raids in Selangor, Johor and Sabah. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad ....

  • Bolton: 25 countries pledge $100m aid to Venezuela

    Date: 2019-02-15 09:13:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:7805428

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Twenty-five countries have pledged $100 million in aid to Venezuela, US national security adviser John Bolton has said following an Organization of American States conference on assisting the crisis-hit ....

  • French ambassador to Italy to return to Rome on Friday

    Date: 2019-02-15 08:18:38 GMT - France - World - SN:11 - ID:7805391

    PARIS , Feb 15 (MENA) - The French ambassador to Italy who was recalled by his country this month in response to comments directed at France by Italian politicians will return to Rome on Friday, said the French European Affairs Minister. France ....

  • Maduro: FM held secret talks with US envoy to Venezuela

    Date: 2019-02-15 06:49:32 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:8 - ID:7805279

    CARACAS, Feb 15 (MENA) - Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza held secret talks in New York with the US special envoy to Venezuela, President Nicloas Maduro revealed. Maduro said that Arreaza invited special envoy Elliot Abrams to Caracas ....

  • US Senate passes border bill as Trump prepares to declare national emergency

    Date: 2019-02-14 22:54:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:7805231

    WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (MENA) - The US Senate has passed a major spending bill that would effectively avoid another federal government shutdown, sending the legislation to the president’s desk for a signature, ABC reported/ Now, the only question is ....

  • 2 Americans among 5 killed after small plane crashes returning from Kenyan wildlife reserve

    Date: 2019-02-14 19:52:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7805113

    WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (MENA) - At least two Americans were among five killed after a small plane carrying tourists from a nature reserve in western Kenya crashed Wednesday after attempting an emergency landing, Fox News reported. The Kenya Civil ....

  • UK PM defeated over Brexit strategy

    Date: 2019-02-14 19:18:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:7805030

    LONDON, Feb 14 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered a fresh defeat in a Commons vote on her Brexit strategy by 303 to 258. Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn called on the prime minister - who did not take part in the debate - to "admit ....

  • Pompeo expresses Washington's desire to impose more sanctions against Iran

    Date: 2019-02-14 18:37:50 GMT - Poland - World - SN:79 - ID:7804949

    WARSAW, Feb 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed his wish that the security conference held in Warsaw would maintain stability in the Middle East. During a press conference with his Polish counterpart here, Pompeo stressed that ....

  • Russian FM to hold talks with Oman's top diplomat on Feb. 18

    Date: 2019-02-14 16:20:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:7804820

    MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Oman’s top diplomat Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah on February 18, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. "On February 18, talks ....

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