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  • S. Korean president vows enhanced cooperation with Indonesia, ASEAN

    Date: 2017-08-02 09:23:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:6926580

    SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday vowed to upgrade his country's relations with Indonesia and other Southeast Asian nations to the level of its ties with the world's most powerful countries, Yonhap reported. "I ....

  • South Korea, Japan, US agree to apply maximum pressure on North Korea

    Date: 2017-08-02 09:23:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:6926593

    SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday that North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development poses a "new-phase" security threat, Yonhap news reported. In a trilateral video conference ....

  • Man fired at Chinese Consulate in LA before taking own life

    Date: 2017-08-02 06:52:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:6926448

    WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - A man opened fire outside of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles Tuesday morning before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, ِABC news reported quoting police. The man, a Chinese national, fired ....

  • Middle East needs mainstream Sunni leadership - British columnist

    Date: 2017-08-01 22:17:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:6926342

    LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - International Affairs Editor at the Financial Times David Gardner said Tuesday the Middle East is now arguably more unstable than it has been at any time over the past century. "A great deal of what has brought the region ....

  • Trump: Twitter my only way to share truth

    Date: 2017-08-01 20:41:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:6926253

    WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump defended his habit of going on Twitter on Tuesday, saying it’s the "only way for me to get the truth out", New York Post reported. "Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop ....

  • 19 countries apply to host EMA; 8 chase EBA

    Date: 2017-08-01 20:25:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:94 - ID:6926244

    BRUSSELS, Aug 1 (MENA) - A total of 19 countries are vying to host the European Medicines Agency after Brexit — six of which are also bidding to win the European Banking Authority, the Council of the European Union said Tuesday. The candidates ....

  • Herat mosque blast kills 20 in Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-08-01 18:41:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:89 - ID:6926187

    KABUL, Aug 1 (MENA) - An explosion at a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat has killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more, the BBC reported Tuesday. The blast, which struck the Jawadia mosque, coincided with evening prayers. Officials ....

  • Russian diplomat slams US sanctions on Moscow, Tehran as unlawful

    Date: 2017-08-01 18:05:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:6926159

    MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - Washington’s sanctions against Moscow and Tehran are absolutely unlawful and do not help reach an understanding with the US, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail ....

  • All US Embassy’s diplomatic cars leave Moscow Serebryany Bor Compound

    Date: 2017-08-01 14:32:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:6925722

    MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - All the vehicles having diplomatic license plates have left the territory of the US Embassy’s former compound, located in the Serebryany Bor area, the outskirts of Moscow, Sputnik news agency reported Tuesday. Last two US ....

  • Brazil prepares to vote on removing second president in a year

    Date: 2017-08-01 14:05:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:6925742

    LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The lower house of Brazil’s congress will vote Wednesday on corruption charges against the president, Michel Temer, the Guardian reported. If two thirds of its deputies approve the charges – and Brazil’s supreme court agrees ....

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