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  • Russian deputy FM, Syrian amb. confer on Ghouta truce

    Date: 2018-03-03 13:21:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7275409

    MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met Saturday with Syrian Ambassador here Riyad Haddad to discuss a UN Security Council resolution about the humanitarian truce in East Ghouta. The meeting also took up ....

  • Russia concerns from amounting arming in Horn of Africa region

    Date: 2018-03-03 12:50:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:7275280

    MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) – Russia is concerned by the amounting arms race in the Horn of African region, Tass cited the country’s Foreign Minister as saying on Saturday. "Russia is traditionally in favour of settlement of disputes by exclusively ....

  • UNSC condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

    Date: 2018-03-03 10:52:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:7275123

    NEW YORK, March 3 (MENA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against the army headquarters and the French Embassy in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. In a press statement, the members of the Security ....

  • Lavrov to discuss in Ethiopia scientific cooperation

    Date: 2018-03-03 10:22:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:7274991

    MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the coming visit to Ethiopia will discuss organization of a nuclear sciences center in that country, TASS News Agency reported. "Our plans include organization of Ethiopia’s ....

  • At least 5 dead as storm brings wind, floods and snow to US

    Date: 2018-03-03 08:31:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:7274831

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - At least five people were killed after a major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow disrupting thousands of flights and forcing the closure of federal government ....

  • Japanese FM visits US this month to discuss N. Korea

    Date: 2018-03-03 07:41:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:7274765

    TOKYO, March 3 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Taro Kono is planning to visit the United States later in the month for talks on dealing with North Korea once the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics wrap up, The Japan Times quoted an official as saying on ....

  • 3 killed, 5 injured in Taliban-Daesh clash in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-03-02 20:58:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:73 - ID:7274614

    KABUL, March 2 (MENA) - At least three militants were killed and five others were wounded during a clash between terrorists of Taliban and Daesh groups in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, official media reported. The latest clash ....

  • Trump prolongs anti-Russia sanctions over Ukraine

    Date: 2018-03-02 20:02:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:7274579

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - The White House announced on Friday the decision of US President Donald Trump to prolong sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine for one more year, Sputnik International reported. According to the ....

  • Pentagon considers new missile policy to include Russia, China threats

    Date: 2018-03-02 19:50:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7274534

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's administration is working on an expanded US missile defense policy that would address certain threats from Russia and China, departing from a previous strategy that focused nearly exclusively ....

  • UN rights council postpones vote on Syria resolution

    Date: 2018-03-02 18:21:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:7274412

    GENEVA, March 2 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council on Friday postponed voting on a British resolution condemning the crisis in Syria's besieged rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, after members-states failed to agree on a final text, Daily Mail ....

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