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  • Global-PRNewswire(1):The Ritz-Carlton, Astana Opens, Raising the Bar of Luxury Hospitality in the Capital of Kazakhstan

    Date: 2017-06-23 08:46:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:6866728

    CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ MENA/-- The Ritz-Carlton, the legendary luxury hotel brand, opened the doors of its first hotel in the capital of Kazakhstan. With the capital city an emerging destination for business and ....

  • Turkish plane overshoots runway in Romania, no one hurt

    Date: 2017-06-23 07:58:14 GMT - Romania - World - SN:10 - ID:6866679

    BUCHAREST, June 23 (MENA) - Romanian authorities say a Turkish Airlines plane has overshot the runway at Bucharest's airport. Nobody was injured, The Daily Mail reported A statement from the National Company of Bucharest Airports said that an ....

  • Global-PRNewswire(4):Aduro Diamonds appoints Mr. Ronald H. Winston to its Board of Directors

    Date: 2017-06-22 19:19:29 GMT - Australia - World - SN:80 - ID:6866430

    SYDNEY, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Diamonds Pty Ltd ("Aduro Diamonds") is pleased to announce Mr. Ronald H. Winston has been appointed to its Board as an Independent Director. Mr. Winston is the former Chairman and CEO of Harry ....

  • Russia may boost military police strength in Syria

    Date: 2017-06-22 18:23:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:6866295

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Russia may boost its military police contingent in Syria for work in de-escalation zones, Viktor Ozerov, the chairman of the defense and security committee of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, ....

  • Moscow hopes Saudi king’s visit to Russia will take place soon

    Date: 2017-06-22 18:09:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:6866320

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Moscow expresses the hope that the visit of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud to Russia will be held any time soon when the date and time convenient for both sides will be agreed on, TASS cited Russian ....

  • US-led coalition builds a database about foreign fighters from Syria, Iraq

    Date: 2017-06-22 17:29:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:6866307

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - The US-led coalition against Daesh is building a "global database of foreign fighters" who fought with Daesh in Syria and Iraq, the the White House envoy to the anti-Daesh coalition, Brett McGurk, said on ....

  • Russia awaits West’s reaction to ‘unidentified aircraft’ supporting Daesh in Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-06-22 13:19:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:6865754

    MOSCOW, June 22 (MENA) - Moscow is anticipating a response from the West over reports that "unidentified aircraft" supported militants of Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as ....

  • UNESCO condemns killing of 2 journalists in Iraq

    Date: 2017-06-22 12:53:24 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:6865761

    PARIS, June 22 (MENA) – The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on Thursday denounced the killing of Kurdish journalist Bakhtyar Haddad and French reporter Stéphane Villeneuve in the city of Mosul, Iraq, UNESCO's official website reported. “I ....

  • US, Afghanistan discuss bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2017-06-22 09:42:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:6865392

    KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - Top Afghan and US officials have held talks within the framework of the new bilateral cooperation between Kabul and Washington, said Khaama Press. The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC), in a statement, said ....

  • US 'regrets' Russian decision to cancel talks

    Date: 2017-06-22 06:55:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:6865189

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the US remains open to discussions with Russia despite its decision to cancel talks between Russia's deputy foreign minister and the No. 3 US diplomat, The Daily Mail ....

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