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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran response
Date: 2019-09-18 07:55:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8108653
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to the Middle East Tuesday as the Trump administration again sent mixed messages about how the US would respond to the crippling attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, USA ....
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Trump to meet Imran, Modi for talks focusing on Kashmir
Date: 2019-09-18 07:27:36 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8108605
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that he will meet both Indian and Pakistani leaders in the next few days while claiming that “a lot of progress is being made” in defusing tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed ....
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Trump says he'd 'prefer' not to meet with Iran's leader
Date: 2019-09-17 23:00:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:8108424
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would prefer not to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, The Hill reported. “I never rule anything ....
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Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul blast near US embassy
Date: 2019-09-17 11:46:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:42 - ID:8107596
KABUL, September 17 (MENA) - The Taliban group claimed responsibility for the explosions in Kabul city near the US embassy and Parwan provinces. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement Tuesday that a suicide bomber detonated his ....
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UAE takes part in IAEA General Conference; discusses cooperation opportunities
Date: 2019-09-17 11:09:31 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:37 - ID:8107530
ABU DHABI, Sept 17 (MENA) - The UAE is taking part in the annual week-long General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, at the organization's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, WAM news agency reported. The UAE delegation, ....
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Suicide attack close to a compound of defense ministry in Kabul city
Date: 2019-09-17 10:24:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:8107408
KABUL, Sept 17 (MENA) - An explosion has taken place close to one of the compounds of the Ministry of Defense in Kabul city, Khaama Press reported Tuesday. The security officials confirmed the explosion and said there are no reports available ....
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Blast at Afghan president campaign rally kills 24, wounds 30
Date: 2019-09-17 10:14:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:8107324
KABUL, Sept 17 (MENA) - An explosion occurred Tuesday as Afghan President Ghani began speaking at a campaign rally in the city of Charikar, in Parwan province, Tolo News TV reported. Twenty-four people are reported killed, and over 30 ....
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Russia to put forward security initiatives at UN General Assembly — envoy
Date: 2019-09-17 09:55:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:8107296
MOSCOW, Sept 17 (MENA) - At the upcoming 74th UN General Assembly session, Russia would seek to forge multilateral approaches to various problems and put forward security initiatives, TASS News Agency quoted Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, as ....
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China calls for de-escalation of tension in Yemen
Date: 2019-09-17 07:43:01 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:8107156
BEIJING, Sept 17 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy has called for de-escalation of tension in Yemen and the return to diplomacy for a political solution, Xinhua news agency reported. The many recent developments concerning the situation in Yemen have ....
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Afghan Special Forces kill more than 20 militants, destroy caches of weapons in Ghazni
Date: 2019-09-17 06:55:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8107121
KABUL, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Afghan Special Forces killed 22 Taliban militants during an operation in South-eastern Ghazni province, Khaama Press reported. The military officials said Tuesday that the Special Forces killed the militants during the ....