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Afghan IEC says foreign forces to help safeguard voting centers
Date: 2018-09-12 21:34:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:7573847
KABUL, Sept 12 (MENA) - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan says the security forces have promised to ensure the safety of 5,100 voting centers with the help of foreign forces on election day, TOLO news reported. “At least ....
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US targets Libyan militia leader with sanctions
Date: 2018-09-12 20:57:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:7573851
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) - The US Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the leader of a militia in Libya for attacks on the country's oil facilities, The New York Times reported. The US said Ibrahim Jadhran's attacks "robbed the Libyan ....
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Sanctions will remain until Pyongyang takes concrete steps toward denuclearization: US amb.
Date: 2018-09-12 20:03:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:71 - ID:7573767
SEOUL, Sept 12 (MENA) – International sanctions will remain in place until Pyongyang takes concrete and verifiable steps toward denuclearization, Harry Harris, US Ambassador to South Korea, said during a speech he gave on Wednesday in ....
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Trump: Hurricane Florence looking ‘bigger than anticipated’
Date: 2018-09-12 18:54:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7573827
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday to urge Americans to be safe during Hurricane Florence and to tout the preparations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and first responders, the Hill ....
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US embassy in Cairo urges passengers to check flight schedules
Date: 2018-09-12 18:22:55 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:65 - ID:7573760
CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Cairo called on passengers planning to travel to the US this week to check their flight schedules as many cancellations occurred due to the Hurricane Florence. "If you have air travel planned to or in the ....
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Global-PRNewswire(2):Rubique Aims to Forge Strategic Ties With Financial Institutions in UAE
Date: 2018-09-12 17:48:43 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:64 - ID:7573798
Dear subscribers, following is a global bulletin published for PR Newswire: ABU DHABI, UAE, September 12, 2018/PRNewswire/ -- Rubique Technologies, India's leading financial matchmaking platform for loans and cards, is among the five global ....
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US, UK naval forces hold joint drills to secure Strait of Hormuz
Date: 2018-09-12 12:33:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:7573247
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) - The US and UK naval forces have conducted joint military maneuvers in the waters of the Arabian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, AlHurra news channel reported on Wednesday. The joint military drills included ....
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Reporters Without Borders launches global Information and Democracy Commission
Date: 2018-09-12 11:21:36 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:7572808
PARIS, Sept 12 (MENA) - Seventy years after the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, the Paris-based international NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced the formation of a panel of 25 prominent ....
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We know who people named as suspects in Skripal case are, they are civilians – Putin
Date: 2018-09-12 09:05:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:7572764
MOSCOW, Sept 12 (MENA) - Moscow is aware of who the people named as suspects in the Skripal case are, Russia Today quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying, adding that these people are civilians. Saying that there is “nothing criminal” about ....
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Judge, police official gunned down in Kabul attacks
Date: 2018-09-11 07:24:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:7571474
KABUL, Sept 11 (MENA) - A judge and a police officer have been killed in separate attacks in Kabul, where as three rockets landed but caused no damage, Pajhwok news agency reported quoting officials as saying on Tuesday. Habib Rahman Ibrahimi, ....