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  • Afghan Takhar’s Darqad cleared of insurgents: MoD

    Date: 2019-10-25 07:12:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:8160202

    KABUL, Oct 25 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Defense announced that Darqad district of northern Takhar province has been cleared of insurgents. In a statement on Friday, the ministry said an operation was launched on October 14 to retake the ....

  • Putin urges African countries to develop tourism, attracting Russians

    Date: 2019-10-24 14:56:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:8159661

    MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the African countries to develop tourism, making them an attractive destination for the Russian tourists, TASS reported. "Our tourists are spending tens of billions of dollars ....

  • Russia, African nations sign 50 deals worth over $12Bln at Russia-Africa forum - adviser

    Date: 2019-10-24 14:55:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:8159625

    MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - Russia and African nations have signed over 50 agreements worth more than 800 billion rubles ($12 billion) at the Sochi forum, Russian presidential adviser Anton Kobyakov said Thursday summing up the economic results of the ....

  • Police investigating 39 lorry deaths raid two homes in Northern Ireland

    Date: 2019-10-24 10:50:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:8159074

    LONDON, Oct 24 (MENA) - British Police raided two homes in Northern Ireland on Thursday as part of an investigation into the deaths of 39 people inside a truck found at a port on the River Thames near London, according to euronews. The grim ....

  • House Democrats look to take impeachment probe public as soon as mid-November

    Date: 2019-10-24 09:03:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8158777

    WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - House Democrats are preparing to move their largely private impeachment inquiry onto a more public stage as soon as mid-November and are already grappling with how best to present the complex Ukraine saga to the American ....

  • N.K. to see how 'wisely' Washington acts through year-end deadline: official

    Date: 2019-10-24 08:29:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8158776

    SEOUL, Oct 24 (MENA) - A former top North Korean nuclear envoy said Thursday he hopes to see the United States act "wisely" through the end of the year, apparently referring to the deadline Pyongyang set for Washington to come up with a new proposal ....

  • Russia, Nigeria sign deal for delivery of 12 MI-35 attack helicopters

    Date: 2019-10-24 08:16:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:8158767

    MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - Russia and Nigeria have signed a contract for the delivery of 12 MI-35 attack helicopters, Sputnik reported Thursday quoting Anatoly Punchuk, Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation ....

  • PM Lee expects Seoul-Tokyo dialogue to pick up pace after talks with Abe

    Date: 2019-10-24 07:44:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8158677

    SEOUL, Oct 24 (MENA) - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon voiced optimism Thursday that Seoul and Tokyo will accelerate their "official" diplomatic dialogue to mend their frayed ties, speaking after his 21-minute talks with Prime Minister ....

  • Afghanistan's acting foreign minister resigns post

    Date: 2019-10-23 18:17:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:85 - ID:8158381

    KABUL, Oct 23 (MENA) - Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani has resigned his post. In a resignation letter to President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday, Rabbani said the Foreign Ministry has been sidelined and is being treated as a ....

  • Hillary Clinton mulling 2020 run: reports

    Date: 2019-10-23 15:09:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:8158031

    WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - Speculation is growing that Hillary Clinton will make a last-minute entry into the 2020 presidential race after reports published Tuesday said members of the Democratic establishment doubted any of the party’s current top ....

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