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  • The Hill: New fears over Chinese espionage grip Washington

    Date: 2018-06-25 11:43:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:7458820

    WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - Fresh concerns over Chinese espionage are gripping Washington as lawmakers fear Beijing is gaining sensitive details on U.S. technologies, the Hill newspaper reported. Lawmakers are scrutinizing the Pentagon over its ....

  • World Bank loan to support poverty reduction in China's Guangxi

    Date: 2018-06-25 11:21:51 GMT - China - World - SN:35 - ID:7458628

    BEIJING, June 25 (MENA) - The World Bank has approved a loan of 400 million U.S. dollars to help poverty reduction in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Xinhua reported. The bank gave the nod to the first Program-for-Results ....

  • UN envoy for Syria starts new round of consultations with senior officials

    Date: 2018-06-25 10:23:52 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:26 - ID:7458657

    GENEVA, June 25 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura started on Monday a new round of consultations with senior officials of each of the US, UK, Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and France to discuss the formation of a committee to ....

  • Magnitude 5.4 quake rattles Greece, no injuries reported

    Date: 2018-06-25 07:29:09 GMT - Greece - World - SN:10 - ID:7458379

    ATHENS, June 25 (MENA) - Greek authorities said a strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has struck off southern Greece but no injuries or damage have been reported, ABC News reported. The Athens University's Geodynamic Institute ....

  • S.Korean army to send new batch of Akh combat unit to UAE

    Date: 2018-06-25 06:52:18 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:7458334

    SEOUL, June 25 (MENA) - The South Korean Army held a send-off ceremony for the latest batch of South Korean troops at the International Peace Supporting Standby Force in Incheon, west of Seoul. They will serve in the UAE for the next eight months, ....

  • Koreas hold working-level talks on restoring military communication lines

    Date: 2018-06-25 06:16:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:2 - ID:7458297

    SEOUL, June 25 (MENA) - The two Koreas held working-level talks on fully restoring military communication lines Monday as part of efforts to reduce tensions and build trust, Yonhap news agency reported quoting officials here as saying. The first ....

  • Trump: Deport without 'judges or court cases'

    Date: 2018-06-24 22:43:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:7458095

    WASHINGTON, June 24 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the US to deport people without judicial proceedings, referred to an invasion by "these people" and railed against standing immigration laws, CNN reported. "We cannot ....

  • Italy declines aid ship help, hands migrant rescue to Libya

    Date: 2018-06-24 22:37:52 GMT - Italy - World - SN:113 - ID:7458097

    ROME, June 24 (MENA) - The Italian government stepped up its efforts to discourage migration by telling a Spanish aid group it did not need help rescuing 1,000 migrants from six dinghies because it had passed responsibility for the Mediterranean Sea ....

  • French delegation detained in Turkey during election

    Date: 2018-06-24 22:32:27 GMT - France - World - SN:112 - ID:7458094

    PARIS, June 24 (MENA) - The French Communist Party said Sunday a delegation from its party, including a senator, which was in Turkey to observe the elections, has been released after being detained by Turkish authorities, ABC News reported. PCF ....

  • Merkel advocates bilateral, trilateral deals over migrants to EU

    Date: 2018-06-24 22:24:15 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:111 - ID:7458201

    BRUSSELS, June 24 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to downplay expectations from this week's EU summit for a European solution, Deutsche Welle reported Sunday, quoting her as saying that the mini-summit of 16 EU leaders created "a ....

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