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  • Lavrov: Parties in Yemen should go over from military action to talks

    Date: 2018-01-22 12:37:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:7204367

    MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Moscow expects all parties to the Yemeni conflict to go over from combat actions to negotiations and a political settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. At a joint press conference with his Yemeni ....

  • Attack on UN Staff member in Kabul

    Date: 2018-01-22 11:14:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7204452

    KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - A group of armed men attacked UN staff members in Kabul city earlier Monday amid reports that one person was killed and another kidnapped. According to the security officials, the incident took place in the vicinity of ....

  • Lavrov: US sanctions on Russia 'groundless'

    Date: 2018-01-22 11:11:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7204147

    MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the sanctions imposed on Russia by the US are groundless and will not affect Moscow’s foreign policy, Kommersant newspaper reported. "We consider that the sanctions are imposed ....

  • 14 foreigners among 18 killed in Haqqani network attack on Kabul hotel

    Date: 2018-01-22 09:13:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7203984

    KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan released its latest findings regarding the attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that left several people dead or wounded, mostly foreign nationals, Khaama Press reported. According ....

  • French foreign minister to visit Iran March 5 to discuss missiles, nuclear deal

    Date: 2018-01-22 08:18:47 GMT - France - World - SN:14 - ID:7203974

    PARIS, Jan 22 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he will visit Iran on March 5 to discuss Tehran’s ballistic-missile program and the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers, RadioFreeEurope reported. "We have embarked upon a ....

  • US condemns Kabul hotel attack that left 18 dead

    Date: 2018-01-22 06:22:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:7203809

    WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States strongly condemns the militant siege of a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital, ABC news reported. Security forces were pinned for hours before killing the last of the ....

  • Afghan president urges UNSC for actions against terrorists

    Date: 2018-01-21 22:56:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:118 - ID:7203545

    KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani urged to step up fight against all terrorist groups in line with the consensus achieved during the visit of the United Nations Security Council members in Kabul, Khaama Press reported ....

  • French FM: Security Council to discuss Syria on Monday

    Date: 2018-01-21 22:11:57 GMT - France - World - SN:114 - ID:7203674

    PARIS, Jan 21 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council will hold talks about the situation in Syria on Monday, French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on his Twitter feed on Sunday. He added that France would press for humanitarian ....

  • 12 killed in roadside bomb in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-01-21 20:59:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:110 - ID:7203668

    KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - An Afghan official said a roadside bomb has killed at least 12 civilians in the western Herat province, Daily Mail reported Sunday. Abdul Ahad Walizada, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, says a 13th person was ....

  • 40 killed in Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack

    Date: 2018-01-21 19:22:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:104 - ID:7203611

    KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - More than 40 people were killed after Taliban gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday, a government official was quoted by Fox News as saying Sunday. The assault pinned down security ....

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