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IMF approves Greece's bailout in principle
Date: 2017-07-21 09:06:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:6908481
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - A new cap on debt in the International Monetary Fund's latest Greek bailout approved on Thursday keeps pressure on Europe to deliver debt relief and prevents Athens from raising fresh cash in the markets anytime soon, ....
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Trump says at Pentagon Daesh ‘is falling fast’
Date: 2017-07-20 18:15:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:6908090
WASHINGTON, July 20 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump said the US and its allies have Middle East terrorists on the run as Pentagon considers troop surge in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban, the NBC News reported. The president made the remarks ....
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White House 'very concerned' over Aqsa tension
Date: 2017-07-20 06:56:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6906769
WASHINGTON, July 20 (MENA) - The White House voiced its concerns on Wednesday night regarding the recent tensions surrounding the Aqsa Mosque, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. In a statement released to the press, the US called on Israel and ....
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UN Chief encourages role of religious leaders in peacebuilding
Date: 2017-07-19 17:01:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:6906284
NEW YORK, July 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres said on Wednesday that conflicts in the Middle East continued to feed extremism around the world. In a statement issued by United Nations Information Center in ....
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15 policemen killed, injured in Zabul clashes
Date: 2017-07-19 16:54:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:71 - ID:6906280
KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - At least eight policemen were killed and seven wounded in a clash with the Taliban in Arghandab district of Zabul province, local security officials said. Zabul police confirmed the toll and said the clash started on ....
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Germany summons Turkish ambassador over activists' arrests
Date: 2017-07-19 14:44:25 GMT - Germany - World - SN:60 - ID:6906049
BERLIN, July 19 (MENA) - German Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it had summoned Turkey's ambassador in Berlin to protest the pre-trial detention of six human rights activists, particularly that of German citizen Peter Steudtner. "The Turkish ....
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China calls for implementing Iran Nuclear deal
Date: 2017-07-19 14:42:09 GMT - China - World - SN:58 - ID:6905860
BEIJING, July 19 (MENA) – China argued Wednesday all parties involved in Iran nuclear deal should be committed to the deal signed in 2015, stressing the importance of showing mutual trust. This came after Washington announced Tuesday imposing new ....
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Taliban militant kills his two senior leaders in Nangarhar insider attack
Date: 2017-07-19 11:18:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:40 - ID:6905597
KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - A Taliban militant who was conducting insurgency activities as a local commander in Bati Kot district has killed his two senior leaders in an insider attack. According to the local government officials, the incident took ....
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Explosion in Daesh militant’s house leaves 7 dead in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2017-07-19 10:46:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:34 - ID:6905523
KABUL, July 19 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed in an explosion inside the house of a Daesh militant in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. According to the local government officials, the incident took ....
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Trump formally nominate Jon Huntsman as US ambassador to Russia
Date: 2017-07-19 06:34:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:6905011
WASHINGTON, July 19 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump formally nominated former Utah governor and onetime Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. as his envoy to Moscow, the White House announced Tuesday. The official selection of ....
