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  • Masked gunmen open fire on youngsters in Marseille

    Date: 2018-05-21 19:49:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:7411092

    LONDON, May 21 (MENA) - A group of masked attackers in three cars fired AK-47 assault rifles at young people in the French city of Marseille this evening, the Daily Mail quoted local media as saying on Monday. One man is said to be 'slightly ....

  • Non-recognition of Venezuelan election threatens regional stability - Moscow

    Date: 2018-05-21 19:38:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:7411048

    MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that non-recognition of the Venezuelan presidential election by the United States and a number of Latin American countries is fraught with destabilization in and around Venezuela, TASS ....

  • Putin congratulates Venezuela's Maduro on reelection

    Date: 2018-05-21 19:12:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:88 - ID:7411040

    MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Nicolas Maduro on his reelection as Venezuelan president, TASS quoted the Kremlin press service as saying Monday. In his congratulatory telegram, "Putin expressed ....

  • Possible deployment of UN mission to Donbass still on agenda - Kremlin

    Date: 2018-05-21 15:01:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:7410666

    MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Parameters of a possible United Nations mission to Donbass are still being discussed, the situation is complicated by instability at the contact line, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists on ....

  • Pompeo offers concessions if Iran makes changes

    Date: 2018-05-21 14:30:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:7410672

    WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is offering a series of dramatic potential US concessions to Iran if it agrees to make "major changes." Pompeo called for a stronger nuclear agreement with Iran following the US ....

  • Wan Azizah leads swearing-in of 13 Malaysian Cabinet ministers

    Date: 2018-05-21 12:48:30 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:49 - ID:7410500

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 - (MENA) - Malaysia's first female Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail led a line-up of 13 Cabinet ministers in taking their oath of office, loyalty and secrecy before Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad ....

  • Taliban leader, comrades killed in Farah airstrike

    Date: 2018-05-21 11:51:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:40 - ID:7410326

    KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - A key Taliban leader and his comrades were killed in an airstrike in western Farah province of Afghanistan. Four Taliban militants including local group leader Mullah Din Mohammad and his three comrades were killed in ....

  • 5 mine disposal experts killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar

    Date: 2018-05-21 09:25:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:7409973

    KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - At least five de-miners who were clearing the path for the TAPI gas pipeline project were killed in militants attack in southern Kandahar province, said Khaama Press. According to the local officials, the incident took ....

  • 16 killed in Afghan-US operations in Paktika, Ghazni

    Date: 2018-05-21 08:37:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:7409964

    KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - At least 16 militants were killed during separate operations conducted in southeastern Ghazni and Paktika provinces, Khaama press reported Monday. The 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military in the Southeast said the ....

  • Taliban threatens to target security institutions in Kabul

    Date: 2018-05-21 08:34:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7409969

    KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - The Taliban group has threatened to carry out attacks on security institutions in Kabul as part of their spring offensive, urging the civilians to stay away from such compounds amid growing criticisms that such attacks mostly ....

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