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  • Malaysia wages war against Daesh on ideological front-- FM

    Date: 2018-01-13 08:54:10 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:10 - ID:7188241

    KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (MENA) - Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said on Saturday that apart from countering the threat of physical attacks, Malaysia is waging an all out war against Daesh terrorist group and other extremists on the ....

  • 3 Chile churches firebombed days before Pope Francis visit

    Date: 2018-01-12 21:18:45 GMT - Chile - World - SN:73 - ID:7187940

    SANTIAGO, Jan 12 (MENA) - Authorities in Chile said Friday three Roman Catholic churches were firebombed days before Pope Francis is set to visit the Andean nation, FOX News reported. The attacks happened overnight in Santiago, the capital and ....

  • OSCE mission says tensions in Ukraine's Donbass escalated again

    Date: 2018-01-12 19:26:29 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:7187883

    KIEV, Jan 12 (MENA) - The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has said the situation in the conflict zone in the Donbass region has escalated again, Tass reported on Friday. "The parties do not fully comply with their obligations… Now we can ....

  • US State Department explains reasons of its amb. to Panama

    Date: 2018-01-12 16:58:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:7187772

    WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (MENA) - A US State Department spokeswoman confirmed the resignation of the US ambassador to Panama, CNBC news channel reported Friday. It added that "he has informed the White House, the Department of State, and the ....

  • US amb. to Panama announces his resignation

    Date: 2018-01-12 16:38:56 GMT - Panama - World - SN:54 - ID:7187751

    PANAMA CITY, Jan 12 (MENA) - The US ambassador to Panama has resigned from his post on principle, writing in a resignation letter to the US State Department. The Independent reported Friday, giving no further details. (MENA) H M E/R R N ....

  • Uganda: Trump's remark on Haiti, African countries 'regrettable'

    Date: 2018-01-12 16:33:09 GMT - Uganda - World - SN:53 - ID:7187742

    KAMPALA, Jan 12 (MENA) - African governments have slammed US President Donald Trump’s alleged remark about “s***thole countries,” said to be targeting the continent, Russia Today reported. Uganda’s state minister for international relations, ....

  • Japan to tighten refugee screening system next week

    Date: 2018-01-12 16:07:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:51 - ID:7187714

    TOKYO, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Japanese government said Friday it will introduce a stricter refugee screening system next week as a surge in the number of applicants believed to be seeking employment rather than protection has put the process under ....

  • At least 3 dead, 16 injured in Venezuela unrest over food

    Date: 2018-01-12 15:55:27 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:50 - ID:7187699

    CARACAS, Jan 12 (MENA) - Two days of protests and looting in western Venezuela over food shortages have left at least three people dead and 16 more injured, ABC News reported. The mayor of Arapuey in the state of Merida tells El Universal ....

  • Russia develops new generation of heavy flame-thrower

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:42:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:7187553

    MOSCOW, Jan 12 (MENA) - Russia’s Splav Research and Production Association has started developing a prototype of the next-generation wheeled-chassis heavy flame-throwing system dubbed Tosochka, TASS news agency quoted CEO of Techmash Holding Company ....

  • 2 killed, 6 injured in suicide bombing in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:26:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:7187448

    KABUL, Jan 12 (MENA) – Two people were killed and six others injured in a suicide bombing in Ghor province of Afghanistan, the provincial governor announced on Friday. The blast occurred by mistake inside a house of a suicide bomber, who was ....

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