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  • White House: Trump finishes meeting on Syria without final decision

    Date: 2018-04-12 21:22:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:7347300

    WASHINGTON, April 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump met with his national security team Thursday to discuss Syria but no final decision has been made about a U.S. response to a suspected chemical attack by the Syrian regime, White House press ....

  • Russia says to take tit-for-tat measures against Kiev over situation with Nord ship

    Date: 2018-04-12 18:55:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:7347070

    MOSCOW, April 12 (MENA) - Russia reserves the right to take tit-for-tat measures against Ukraine in the wake of the situation with the fishing vessel Nord, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. The provocation ....

  • Italy won't take part in Syria action

    Date: 2018-04-12 17:56:44 GMT - Italy - World - SN:89 - ID:7347046

    ROME, April 12 (MENA) - Italy will not take part in any military action in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday, according to sources at the premier's office, ANSA reported. On the basis of international and bilateral accords ....

  • Greek fighter jet crashes in sea after patrol, pilot killed - report

    Date: 2018-04-12 16:12:08 GMT - Greece - World - SN:78 - ID:7346855

    ATHENS, April 12 (MENA) - A Greek air force fighter jet has crashed into the Aegean Sea after returning from a patrol, killing the pilot, Defense Ministry officials said. According to The Washington Post, the officials said the single-seat Mirage ....

  • EU Council extends anti-Iran sanctions for one year

    Date: 2018-04-12 13:10:08 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:49 - ID:7346065

    BRUSSELS, April 12 (MENA) - The Council of the European Union (EU) said on Thursday it had extended sanctions against Iran in response to alleged human rights violations until April 2019. "On 12 April 2018, the Council extended until 13 April ....

  • OPCW says Novichok used in spy poisoning

    Date: 2018-04-12 13:09:24 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:48 - ID:7346375

    THE HAGUE, April 12 (MENA) - The international chemical weapons watchdog has backed Britain’s findings on the identity of the chemical used in the Salisbury nerve agent attack. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said ....

  • Greek fighter jet falls in Aegean Sea

    Date: 2018-04-12 11:37:43 GMT - Greece - World - SN:32 - ID:7346196

    ATHENS, April 12 (MENA) - A Greek military jet went down in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece. The cause of the plane crash is still unknown so far. Al Hurra news channel carried the news without giving further details. (MENA) K A ....

  • Afghan official killed in Taliban attack in Ghazni

    Date: 2018-04-12 09:05:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7345732

    KABUL, April 12 (MENA) - A senior government official was killed in a coordinated attack by the Taliban militants in Ghazni province in southeastern Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported on Thursday. The provincial police department confirmed in a ....

  • 7 dead, 13 injured in truck explosion in northwest China

    Date: 2018-04-12 08:34:37 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:7345625

    BEJING, April 12 (MENA) - Seven people have been confirmed dead and 13 were injured after a blast hit a truck loaded with explosives in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Xinhuanet reported on Thursday. The explosion has occurred near Pusadian ....

  • Syrian military take full control over Eastern Ghouta

    Date: 2018-04-12 07:13:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:7345551

    MOSCOW, April 12 (MENA) - Syria’s government army has taken full control over the city of Douma that was held by the Jaysh al Islam group and now entire Eastern Ghouta is under control of government forces, chief of the Russian center for ....

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