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Report: US plan to keep troops in Syria violates constitution, int’l law
Date: 2018-01-24 22:31:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:7209249
NEW YORK, Jan 24 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently announced that American troops will remain in Syria even after the fight against Daesh has ended, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. If the administration carries ....
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Russian, Turkish FMs discuss preparations for Syria peace congress
Date: 2018-01-24 21:24:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:7209405
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has focused on preparations for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi in a phone conversation with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, the ....
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Moscow-Cairo flights to resume in 2nd half of Feb. -- minister
Date: 2018-01-24 20:00:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:7209417
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - Flights between Moscow and Cairo will be resumed in February, Russian transport minister Maksim Sokolov was quoted by local media as saying on Wednesday. The resumption will be in the second half of February, Sokolov told ....
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UN Staff Union: 71 UN personnel killed deliberately in 2017
Date: 2018-01-24 19:07:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:7209316
NEW YORK, Jan 24 (MENA) - The UN Staff Union said at least 71 UN staff and associated personnel were killed in "malicious acts" in 2017, the highest number ever recorded by its committee on security, Fox News reported. It said 53 peacekeepers and ....
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Charity offices attacked in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Date: 2018-01-24 19:01:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:82 - ID:7209291
KABUL, Jan 24 (MENA) - About 45 people have been rescued from the offices of the Save the Children charity in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, following an armed attack, the BBC News reported. At least two people have been killed and 12 ....
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Tillerson, Lavrov discuss Syria, North Korea, Ukraine
Date: 2018-01-24 16:21:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:7209180
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the ongoing crises in Syria, North Korea and Ukraine in a call on Wednesday, US News quoted US State Department spokeswoman Heather ....
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3 killed, 25 wounded as siege ends on NGO office in East of Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-24 16:17:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:73 - ID:7209165
KABUL, Jan 24 (MENA) - At least three people have reportedly been killed and 25 others have sustained injuries following a coordinated attack on a non-governmental organization in Jalalabad city in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama ....
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Global-PRNewswire (3):SAI Global expands executive leadership team to accelerate growth and innovation
Date: 2018-01-24 16:13:59 GMT - Australia - World - SN:72 - ID:7209213
SAI Global expands executive leadership team to accelerate growth and innovation New hires round out c-suite to support operations, product innovation and commercial strategy SYDNEY and CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ MENA/-- SAI ....
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Taliban denies involvement in attack on NGO office in Jalalabad
Date: 2018-01-24 10:52:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7208138
KABUL, Jan 24 (MENA) - Taliban militant group denied having any connection with an attack on a non-governmental organization's office in Jalalabad city in Afghanistan Wednesday morning, Khaama press agency reported. Provincial governor’s ....
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At least 11 people injured in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-24 08:39:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7207963
KABUL, Jan 24 (MENA) - At least 11 people are reported injured in an attack which targeted the offices of the Save the Children charity in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. A suspected suicide car bomb blast began the assault, with the ....