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  • Russia-US relations key factor of strategic stability, says Putin

    Date: 2018-12-30 12:31:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:7736343

    MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his best wishes to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of Christmas and New Year holidays, the Kremlin press service informed. In his message, Putin stressed that "Russian-US ....

  • Russia to continue presenting aid to Syria in combating terror

    Date: 2018-12-30 11:17:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:7736196

    MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that Russia will continue presenting comprehensive aid to Syria in the field of combating terror and protecting the state's sovereignty. This came in a cable Putin sent to Syrian ....

  • Daesh commander, 16 militants killed in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-12-30 10:57:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7736159

    KABUL, Dec 30 (MENA) - At least 16 militants affiliated with the terrorist group of Daesh have been killed during operations conducted by the Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province, according Khaama Press news agency . A commander of ....

  • Bangladesh's general elections kick off

    Date: 2018-12-30 08:24:22 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:11 - ID:7735922

    DHAKA, Dec 30 (MENA) - The voting has kicked off on Sunday in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking a third term. Hasina's Awami League party is widely expected to win the polls, ABC News ....

  • Afghani forces storm Taliban’s military compound in Wardak leaving 10 dead

    Date: 2018-12-30 07:35:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:7735901

    KABUL, Dec 30 (MENA) - The Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), stormed a military compound of the Taliban group in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The Special ....

  • Britain's trade minister Liam Fox says 50 per cent chance Brexit may be stopped

    Date: 2018-12-30 06:52:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:9 - ID:7735846

    LONDON, Dec 30 (MENA) - There's a 50-50 chance that Brexit may be stopped if the government rejects the European Union withdrawal deal next month, EuroNews quoted British Trade Minister Liam Fox as saying. "If we were not to vote for that, I'm ....

  • Flights suspended at Hannover Airport over security alert

    Date: 2018-12-29 19:48:58 GMT - Germany - World - SN:44 - ID:7735727

    BERLIN, Dec 29 (MENA) - Flights were suspended at Germany's Hannover Airport Saturday, after a driver smashed through a gate and tried to drive onto tarmac where planes were parked, Alhurra reported. Hannover Police said on Twitter that officers ....

  • Russia: Merkel, Macron put forward unacceptable demands to Moscow

    Date: 2018-12-29 13:25:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:7735156

    MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) - Moscow believes that demands concerning human rights in Crimea and tensions in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov, put forward by Germany and France, are unacceptable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. TASS news agency ....

  • Six family members drown after car falls into Pakistan canal

    Date: 2018-12-29 12:53:34 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:25 - ID:7735153

    ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 (MENA) - Six members of a family — three women and three men — drowned when the car they were travelling in fell into a canal near the Farooqabad Village in Sheikhupura, Samaa TV reported. The car fell into the canal after the ....

  • White House denies report of US forces withdrawal from Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-12-29 11:25:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7735118

    KABUL, Dec 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has not made determination to draw down US military presence in Afghanistan, the White House said on Saturday. Pajhwok news agency said the White House remarks came a week after reports about a ....

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