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  • US supports Cyprus’ right to exploit its natural wealth amid Turkish provocations

    Date: 2018-11-21 11:17:03 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:45 - ID:7679496

    NICOSIA, Nov 21 (MENA) - The United States recognizes the right of Cyprus to develop the resources in its Exclusive Economic Zone, a State Department Spokesperson said on Tuesday night. Following the launch of an exploratory drilling by US ....

  • Mark Zuckerberg says he has no plans to step down

    Date: 2018-11-21 11:04:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:7679586

    WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (MENA) - Despite mounting pressure from investors to step down as Facebook chairman as the social media firm faces intense scrutiny on data scandals, Mark Zuckerberg has said he has no plans to retire. In an interview with CNN ....

  • Australia refuses to sign UN migration pact

    Date: 2018-11-21 09:28:51 GMT - Australia - World - SN:26 - ID:7679380

    CANBERRA, Nov 21 (MENA) - The federal executive government of Australia has confirmed it will not sign up to the United Nation’s migration pact, claiming it will undermine Australia’s harsh policies to deter asylum seekers despite Australia’s role ....

  • Indian president arrives In Australia for talks

    Date: 2018-11-21 07:53:22 GMT - Australia - World - SN:16 - ID:7679282

    CANBERRA, Nov 21 (MENA) - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Australia on Wednesday on a three-day visit, becoming the first-ever Indian head of state to visit the country, NDTV channel reported. President Kovind, who landed in Sydney ....

  • Taliban rejects involvement in last evening’s deadly suicide attack

    Date: 2018-11-21 06:59:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7679207

    KABUL, Nov 21 (MENA) - The Taliban group in Afghanistan has rejected the involvement of the group in last evening’s deadly suicide attack which targeted a gathering of religious scholars on the eve of Eid Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad ....

  • US condemns Kabul suicide bombing

    Date: 2018-11-21 06:25:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7679191

    WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (MENA) - The United States of America condemned the Kabul suicide bombing which killed as many as 50 people and injured several others who were part of a large gathering assembled to mark Prophet Mohammad's birth ....

  • UN mission in Afghanistan condemns Kabul blast

    Date: 2018-11-21 06:11:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:7679175

    KABUL, Nov 21 (MENA) - The UN mission in Afghanistan expressed anger over the blast targeting a religious gathering, the BBC reported. Earlier, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has “strongly condemned” the terrorist attack ....

  • Suicide bomber targets clerics in Afghan capital, 50 killed

    Date: 2018-11-20 22:56:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:7678932

    KABUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of hundreds of Islamic scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people as Muslims around the world marked the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, ABC News ....

  • 40 killed, dozens injured in explosion in Kabul

    Date: 2018-11-20 15:51:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7678755

    KABUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials were quoted by BBC news as saying on Tuesday. At least 60 people were also injured as religious scholars met at ....

  • Trump administration prepares to add Venezuela to list of state sponsors of terrorism

    Date: 2018-11-20 14:11:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:7678264

    WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Trump administration is preparing to add Venezuela to the US list of state sponsors of terrorism in what would be a dramatic escalation against the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro, according to US officials and ....

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