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  • Reward for ex-FBI agent missing in Iran jumps to $25m - Pompeo

    Date: 2019-11-04 23:29:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:8174648

    WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (MENA) - The US State Department announced Monday a major increase in reward money for information on the whereabouts of a retired FBI agent missing in Iran for over a decade, Fox News reported. US Secretary of State Mike ....

  • Putin sacks 11 generals of interior, emergencies ministries, investigative committee

    Date: 2019-11-04 19:18:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:8174537

    MOSCOW, Nov 4 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree dismissing more than ten generals of the Russian Investigative Committee, and Emergencies and Interior Ministries, TASS news agency reported. According to the ....

  • EU denounces new Israeli settlement in West Bank

    Date: 2019-11-04 15:45:46 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:60 - ID:8173828

    BRUSSELS, Nov 4 (MENA) - The EU condemned Israel's advancement of over 2,000 new homes in West Bank settlements. The European Union's position on Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territory is clear and remains unchanged: all ....

  • 1 dead, 25 hurt in grenade blast in India-controlled Kashmir

    Date: 2019-11-04 11:33:24 GMT - India - World - SN:29 - ID:8173588

    NEW DELHI, Nov 4 (MENA) - One person was killed and at least 25 others were injured Monday after an attacker threw a grenade at a busy market in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city, abc news reported. The slain was identified as a street vendor ....

  • Russian Navy, Aerospace Forces conclude Mediterranean Sea drills

    Date: 2019-11-04 10:29:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8173347

    MOSCOW, Nov 4 (MENA) - Joint exercises of the Russian Navy and the Russian Aerospace Forces were held in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the final combat readiness check, according to Sputnik. More than five warships and support vessels, from ....

  • S. Korea, US to hold vice-ministerial talks on economic cooperation

    Date: 2019-11-04 07:48:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8173256

    SEOUL, Nov 4 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States will hold vice-ministerial economic cooperation talks this week, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, quoting the foreign ministry. The Senior Economic Dialogue (SED) will take ....

  • Basic conditions for terms of reference have been set, president says

    Date: 2019-11-04 07:36:34 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:8 - ID:8173234

    NICOSIA, Nov 4 (MENA) - President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that the basic conditions to formulate the terms of reference for a resumption of talks have been set, Cyprus Mail reported. He was asked about his expectations ahead of a ....

  • Pakistan closes Kabul Embassy after harassment of diplomats

    Date: 2019-11-04 05:42:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8173174

    KABUL, Nov 4 (MENA) - Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul will remain closed from today onwards for an indefinite period due to the harassment of Pakistani diplomats in Afghanistan’s capital, Geo News reported Monday. A statement issued by the Pakistani ....

  • Licenses for US companies to sell to Huawei very shortly - Commerce Secretary

    Date: 2019-11-03 18:58:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:8172976

    WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) – US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said that licenses for United States companies to sell components to Chinese telecom giant Huawei are coming “very shortly,” CNBC reported Sunday. He expressed hope that the US would ....

  • UN chief urges Myanmar to ensure 'safe' return of Rohingya

    Date: 2019-11-03 13:14:38 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:35 - ID:8172320

    BANGKOK, Nov 3 (MENA) - The UN chief on Sunday urged Myanmar to ensure the "safe" return of Rohingya refugees driven out by army operations, a plea made in front of Aung San Suu Kyi more than two years since her country cracked down on the Muslim ....

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