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  • Moscow condemns US sanctions on Iran, regrets US influencing Europe - Russian official

    Date: 2019-06-24 10:18:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:7994220

    MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Moscow condemns US sanctions against Iran and regrets that European countries have been influenced by Washington in terms of Iran policy, Sputnik news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying on ....

  • Trump to visit Seoul June 29-30

    Date: 2019-06-24 07:18:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:7993944

    SEOUL, June 24 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump will make a two-day trip to South Korea from June 29-30 amid ongoing diplomatic activities surrounding North Korea's denuclearization, Yonhap news agency. Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung ....

  • Kremlin refuses to confirm on Putin, Trump meeting in G20

    Date: 2019-06-23 21:05:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:7993605

    MOSCOW, June 23 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov refused to say whether Putin would have a meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump on sidelines of Group of Twenty (G20) summit, due to be held in Osaka, ....

  • Over 44 militants dead, 44 injured in Afghan army operations

    Date: 2019-06-23 19:48:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:67 - ID:7993607

    KABUL, June 23 (MENA) - Over 50 militants were killed and 44 others wounded during counter-terrorism operations, the local Khama quoted a statement by the Ministry of Defense as saying Sunday. The operations were launched in various provinces ....

  • Opposition candidate decisively wins Istanbul mayoral re-run

    Date: 2019-06-23 18:00:32 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:61 - ID:7993452

    ANKARA, June 23 (MENA) - Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu has achieved a decisive victory in the re-run of Istanbul's mayoral election Sunday. Imamoglu won 53.6 percent of the votes with more than 95% of ballots counted. Former prime ....

  • Egypt, Serbia review issues of common interest

    Date: 2019-06-23 17:52:13 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:55 - ID:7993112

    CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Egypt-Serbia relations are historical and deep rooted, as they extend over more than ten decades, first deputy of parliament speaker Al-Sayed Al-Sherif said Sunday. Al-Sherif's remarks came at Cairo International Airport, ....

  • No precondition for talks with Iran, says Trump

    Date: 2019-06-23 17:46:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:7993505

    WASHINGTON, June 23 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump said that there is no precondition for talks with Iran except that he would not allow it to acquire nuclear weapons, Business Standard reported Sunday. Trump, after coming to power, has ....

  • Washington's concept of "limited nuclear war" a dangerous practice: Russian Diplomat

    Date: 2019-06-23 16:31:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:7993287

    MOSCOW, June 23 (MENA) - The concept of "limited nuclear war" Washington has been speaking about in the recent time is a dangerous practice, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as having said. He noted that this ....

  • Qu Dongyu of China elected FAO Director-General

    Date: 2019-06-23 16:04:07 GMT - Italy - World - SN:52 - ID:7993028

    ROMA, June 23 (MENA)- Qu Dongyu of China was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Sunday, said FAO said on its website. Qu Dongyu received a total of 108 votes out of 191 cast, ....

  • UN food agency members vote to elect new director general

    Date: 2019-06-23 11:31:32 GMT - Italy - World - SN:22 - ID:7992732

    ROME, June 23 (MENA) - Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have started voting to elect the new head of the U.N. food agency, and China's candidate is seen as the front-runner, Fox News reported on Sunday. The 194 member ....

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