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  • Pence: US will not certify Iran nuclear deal

    Date: 2018-02-22 22:52:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:7260698

    WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (MENA) - The Trump administration will not certify the Iran nuclear deal, US Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday, increasing the likelihood of re-imposition of US sanctions on international sales of Iranian crude, Al Hurra ....

  • 12 Taliban militants killed in US airstrike

    Date: 2018-02-22 17:01:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:66 - ID:7260204

    Kabul, Feb 22 (MENA) - Local security officials announced that at least 12 Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted by the US forces in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan. According to the officials, the airstrike was ....

  • US says Cyprus has right to explore EEZ

    Date: 2018-02-22 15:10:23 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:54 - ID:7259976

    NICOSIA, Feb 22 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Cyprus Kathleen A. Doherty said the US feels very strongly that the Republic of Cyprus has the right to explore and exploit its resources in the exclusive economic zone, Fox news reported. The ambassador ....

  • Efforts continue to resolve crisis of Eni operations at EEZ

    Date: 2018-02-22 12:58:07 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:35 - ID:7259572

    NICOSIA, Feb 22 (MENA) - Efforts to settle the problem of Italian Eni company, which explores for gas in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Eastern Mediterranean, are continuing, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said. Turkey tried ....

  • Moon likely to meet N. Korean delegation to Olympics: official

    Date: 2018-02-22 07:15:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:7258932

    SEOUL, Feb 22 (MENA) - An official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday that South Korean President Moon Jae-in will likely hold a meeting with North Korea's delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter ....

  • 7 injured in gas pipeline explosion in Pakistan

    Date: 2018-02-22 07:07:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:8 - ID:7258963

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (MENA) - A gas pipeline was exploded in Nusrat Bhutto Colony in Karachi, injuring at least seven people, Dunya News reported Thursday. A nearby house collapsed due to intensity of blast burying seven people under the rubble. ....

  • Trump considers arming school teachers

    Date: 2018-02-22 06:52:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:7258898

    WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he was considering backing proposals for teachers in schools to be armed in the wake of America's deadliest ever high school shooting. The president floated the suggestion at a meeting ....

  • 3 Daesh militants killed, 1 wounded in US drone strike in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-02-22 06:42:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:7258911

    KABUL, Feb 22 (MENA) - At least three militants affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported on Thursday. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan ....

  • Suicide attack on US Embassy in Montenegro

    Date: 2018-02-22 06:28:48 GMT - Montenegro - World - SN:3 - ID:7258896

    PODGORICA, Feb 22 (MENA) - A man threw an explosive device onto the grounds of the United States Embassy in Montenegro late Wednesday night, but succeeded only in killing himself, according to local media. The blast killed the man but did not ....

  • Skies above US military bases in Japan to be drone-free

    Date: 2018-02-21 22:54:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:83 - ID:7258818

    TOKYO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Japanese government is taking steps to discourage people from flying drones above US military facilities, NHK World reported Wednesday. Drone flights are not prohibited at many of the US military installations in ....

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