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US sanctions individuals, firms linked to Hezbollah
Date: 2018-02-02 18:03:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:7224329
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Trump administration is targeting Hezbollah's financial network with new sanctions, Voice of America reported Friday. The Treasury Department said it's targeting six people and seven companies. The sanctions ....
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2 shot dead by unknown armed men in Pakistan
Date: 2018-02-02 17:41:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:60 - ID:7224307
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (MENA) - Two people were shot dead by unknown armed men in separate incidents in Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan on Friday, according to police. In the first incident, four assailants riding on two motorbikes gunned down trustee of ....
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Panetta: 'Constitutional crisis' if Trump OKs memo's release over FBI objections
Date: 2018-02-02 17:00:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:7224013
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Former CIA Director Leon Panetta has said that US President Donald Trump risks a "constitutional crisis" by pushing for the release of a GOP memo detailing alleged government surveillance abuses over objections from the ....
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Maldives: Overturned conviction of former president ‘must mark a turning point’
Date: 2018-02-02 16:45:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:54 - ID:7224015
LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Amnesty International said a Maldives Supreme Court ruling overturning the conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed and other opposition leaders should be a turning point for the archipelago nation, ABC News reported on ....
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Cambodian government agrees on amendment banning insulting king
Date: 2018-02-02 16:09:22 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:52 - ID:7224171
PHNOM PENH, Feb 2 (MENA) - Cambodia’s Cabinet endorsed an amendment to the criminal code making insulting the king a criminal offense punishable by a fine and up to five years in prison. The government said the amendment is needed to protect the ....
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China reportedly negotiating creation of military base with Afghanistan
Date: 2018-02-02 15:12:50 GMT - China - World - SN:47 - ID:7224074
BEIJING, Feb 2 (MENA) - Afghan Defense Ministry deputy spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh said that the Chinese and Afghan officials are discussing the construction of a base in Wakhan Corridor, a remote mountainous strip that is isolated from the rest ....
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Global-PRNewswire(4):Pakistan Oil and Gas concern KPOGCL engages CRI Group's Anti-Bribery Certification
Date: 2018-02-02 15:02:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:7224139
Pakistan Oil and Gas concern KPOGCL engages CRI Group's Anti-Bribery Certification Emerging provincial exploration and production company signs on for ISO 37001:2016 ABMS standard LONDON, Feb. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Research and ....
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White House seeks military options from Pentagon against N.Korea
Date: 2018-02-02 14:32:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:7223871
NEW YORK, Feb 2 (MENA) - The White House has grown frustrated in recent weeks by what it considers the Pentagon’s reluctance to provide US President Donald Trump with options for a military strike against North Korea, according to officials, The New ....
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Afghan forces uncover Daesh hideout in Kabul district
Date: 2018-02-02 14:13:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:40 - ID:7224007
Kabul, Feb 2 (MENA) - Afghan security forces uncovered a Daesh hideout packed with explosives and suicide vests this week in a poor western neighborhood of the capital, Kabul, ABC News reported. An intelligence official said the security forces ....
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Top US nuke envoy says Washington wants 'credible dialogue' with N.K. for denuclearization
Date: 2018-02-02 12:32:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:32 - ID:7223726
SEOUL, Feb 2 (MENA) - The top US nuclear envoy said Friday that Washington wants to open dialogue with North Korea for its denuclearization, Yonhap news agency reported. After meeting with South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung in ....
