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UK Parliament to get binding vote on final Brexit deal
Date: 2017-11-13 20:09:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:7089360
LONDON, Nov 13 (MENA) - UK Parliament is to be given a take-it-or leave-it vote on the final Brexit deal before the UK leaves the EU, The BBC News reported Monday. Brexit Secretary David Davis said the terms of the UK's exit, such as money, ....
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Johnson apologizes for comments on British woman detained in Iran
Date: 2017-11-13 19:15:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:7089285
LONDON, Nov 13 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has apologized for incorrect comments, which risked lengthening the prison sentence of a British woman incarcerated in Iran, The Independent reported Monday. Johnson has faced calls to ....
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Egypt's consul in Paris attends ceremony marking anniversary of 'Paris attacks'
Date: 2017-11-13 14:17:11 GMT - France - World - SN:35 - ID:7088741
PARIS, Nov 13 (MENA) - Egypt's Consul General in Paris Serenad Gamil on Monday attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of 'Paris attacks of November 13' that had left more than 130 victims including an Egyptian citizen, Salah el ....
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8 Afghan policemen killed by Taliban
Date: 2017-11-13 08:30:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7088197
KABUL, Nov 13 (MENA) - An Afghan official saids a Taliban attack in western Farah province has killed eight police officers, ABC news reported. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the Taliban attacked a police check ....
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UK minister dismisses the EU's two-week deadline for Britain to set out 'divorce' bill commitment
Date: 2017-11-12 22:54:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:7087629
LONDON, Nov 12 (MENA) - Brexit Secretary David Davis has dismissed the two-week deadline set by the chief EU Brexit negotiator for the UK setting out how it will meet its financial obligations, The Independent reported. The secretary laughed in ....
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Up to 40 UK lawmakers ready to sign letter of no confidence in Theresa May - report
Date: 2017-11-12 22:49:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:7087618
LONDON, Nov 12 (MENA) - Up to 40 Conservative MPs in the UK are now said to be prepared to sign a letter of no confidence in British Prime Minister Theresa May, The Independent reported Sunday. The number has increased in recent weeks, since the ....
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Kremlin opposes double interpretation of Putin-Trump statement on Syria
Date: 2017-11-12 22:41:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:7087760
MOSCOW, Nov 12 (MENA) - Any double interpretation of the latest joint statement on Syria by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump would be inappropriate, the Kremlin said Sunday. According to the statement, the two ....
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Defeating Daesh top priority for Moscow, Washington- Statement
Date: 2017-11-12 20:25:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:7087615
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin informally met on the sidelines of a regional economic summit in Vietnam Saturday and agreed to an extensive statement on the conflict in Syria, CNN ....
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UN begins evacuating refugees from Libya to Niger
Date: 2017-11-12 19:19:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:7087605
NEW YORK, Nov 12 (MENA) - A group of vulnerable refugees from several African countries, who had been stuck in war-ravaged Libya, have been evacuated to Niger, Voice of America cited the UN as saying on Sunday. The UN refugee agency said the ....
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Marine drill instructor gets 10 years in prison for hazing recruits, especially Muslims
Date: 2017-11-11 20:17:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:7086302
WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (MENA) - A military jury has sentenced a Marine Corps drill instructor to 10 years behind bars for tormenting and physically abusing young recruits, especially Muslims, ABC News reported Saturday. Joseph Felix on Thursday was ....