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  • US exempts 8 countries from Iran oil sanctions

    Date: 2018-11-05 15:40:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:7656126

    NEW YORK, Nov 5 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday his country exempted eight countries from oil sanction imposed on Iran. The countries with exemptions are China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. ....

  • S Korea, US resume marine drills

    Date: 2018-11-05 10:01:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:33 - ID:7655081

    SEOUL, Nov 5 (MENA) - South Korea and the US resumed their combined marine drills Monday for the first time since they were suspended in June to support diplomacy with North Korea over its denuclearization, Yonhap reported. The allies began the ....

  • Global(1):In New Agreement with Arab Open University, McGraw-Hill Education Will Make Powerful Digital Learning Materials Available to Students in Nine Countries

    Date: 2018-11-05 07:03:12 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:15 - ID:7654928

    Dear subscribers, following is a global bulletin published for PR ‎Newswire:‎ Students in all major courses will have access to McGraw-Hill Connect® course materials KUWAIT CITY, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A new agreement that expands ....

  • Pompeo says 'no one's going to argue' he and Trump aren't tough on Iran amid new sanctions

    Date: 2018-11-04 20:22:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:7654698

    WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday pushed back against criticism that the Trump administration's latest sanctions on Iran don't go far enough, The Hill reported. “The sanctions that will be re-imposed tomorrow ....

  • Afghan president calls on Taliban to participate in intra-Afghan talks

    Date: 2018-11-04 09:10:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:7653506

    KABUL, Nov 4 (MENA) - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has once again called on Taliban group to participate in intra-Afghan peace talks, emphasizing that a consensus exists for peace and the Islamic world and region is prepared for reconciliation, ....

  • Trump doubles down on his immigration stance

    Date: 2018-11-04 08:48:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:7653464

    WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (MENA) - President Donald Trump hammered his closing message on immigration during a pair of campaign rallies Saturday, Sawa Radio reported. He urged voters to consider “security” when they turn out for next week’s Congress' ....

  • Two wounded in stabbing attack in London

    Date: 2018-11-02 17:54:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:58 - ID:7651290

    LONDON, Nov 2 (MENA) - Two people were wounded and one person was arrested after a stabbing attack on Friday at Sony headquarters in London, police said. There was no evidence of firearms involved in the incident and it wasn't being treated as ....

  • Trump to reimpose all Iran sanctions lifted by Obama

    Date: 2018-11-02 16:56:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:7651595

    WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Trump administration is set to reimpose all sanctions against Iran that had been lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was quoted by CNN as saying. He said the US will grant ....

  • Afghan president seeks re-election

    Date: 2018-11-02 14:29:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:7651273

    KABUL, Nov 2 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani revealed he is seeking re-election next year to "finish the job" of bringing an end to the 17-year war, Tolo News reported on Friday. Ghani said the Taliban and other terrorist groups are ....

  • Two injured at Sony Music's HQ in London

    Date: 2018-11-02 13:38:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:7651231

    LONDON, Nov 2 (MENA) - Two people have been stabbed during an "incident" at Sony Music's headquarters in central London, the BBC reported. People were evacuated from the building and roads nearby were closed. The Met said there was no evidence ....

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