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  • Putin: Iran pullout contingent on Syrian security

    Date: 2018-10-18 21:14:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:7628495

    SOCHI, Oct 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said any talks about the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria would be contingent on providing security guarantees for Syria, Tass News Agency reported. Putin said Thursday that Russia ....

  • Putin: Moscow ready to improve relations with Washington "any moment"

    Date: 2018-10-18 17:35:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:7628217

    MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that US President Donald Trump is determined to stabilize relations with Russia and stated Moscow’s readiness to develop relations, TASS reported. "Were our meetings with President ....

  • Pakistani PM to visit Saudi Arabia for economic talks: sources

    Date: 2018-10-18 16:51:22 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:62 - ID:7628220

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (MENA) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will undertake a second visit to Saudi Arabia on October 23, Geo News reported on Thursday. The Pakistani prime minister is expected to hold talks on economic cooperation with Saudi ....

  • 3 top Afghan leaders killed in attack in Kandahar

    Date: 2018-10-18 16:16:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:59 - ID:7628195

    KABUL, Oct 18 (MENA) - Three top Kandahar officials killed by their own guards, 2 U.S. troops wounded in same attack, ABC news reported. U.S. Gen. Scott Miller, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, was the target. NATO officials ....

  • Vatican Pope ready to visit Pyongyang following official invitation

    Date: 2018-10-18 16:15:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:7628188

    SEOUL, Oct 18 (MENA) - Pope Francis expressed his willingness Thursday to visit North Korea if officially invited, also saying he will "certainly" respond to such an invitation from the communist state, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The ....

  • Putin: Daesh took several US & European citizens hostage in US-controlled part of Syria

    Date: 2018-10-18 16:04:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:7628132

    MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - The 700 hostages captured in Syria by Daesh terrorists include US and European citizens and are being killed off 10 people a day, Russia’a Vladimir Putin said, criticizing American forces for “catastrophic” failure, Russia ....

  • US issues threat to EU as tensions escalate over post-Brexit financial services

    Date: 2018-10-18 11:27:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:7627627

    WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - The head of the US’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Christopher Giancarlo, said the EU’s plans on oversight clearing houses was “completely irresponsible” and would be met with retaliation, The Daily Express ....

  • China, Belgium agree to unleash complementary advantages, tap more cooperation potentials

    Date: 2018-10-18 06:42:54 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:7627064

    BEIJING/BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (MENA) - China and Belgium agreed to keep unleashing complementary advantages, tapping more cooperation potentials, and yielding greater development achievements in pragmatic cooperation. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made the ....

  • Judge frees Peru opposition leader Keiko Fujimori

    Date: 2018-10-18 06:41:07 GMT - Peru - World - SN:3 - ID:7627065

    LIMA, Oct 18 (MENA) - An appeals judge has freed Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori a week after she was arrested as part of an ongoing money laundering probe. The daughter of former strongman Alberto Fujimori cried as the judge read aloud ....

  • Trump: Saudi Arabia very important ally of ours in Middle East

    Date: 2018-10-17 21:15:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:118 - ID:7626942

    WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he is not giving cover to Saudi Arabia over the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as his top diplomat said Riyadh needed space and time to conduct an investigation, CNN ....

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