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  • US amb. to Cyprus: Washington closely following up all events in ME

    Date: 2017-12-12 09:15:35 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:17 - ID:7136289

    NICOSIA, Dec 12 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Cyprus Kathleen Doherty said Washington has been closely following up all events in the Middle East over the past months, reported Cyprus News Agency. In statements on the sidelines of her visit to the ....

  • Terrorist bomb plot targeting Russian 2018 presidential elections foiled – FSB

    Date: 2017-12-12 09:07:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:7136324

    MOSCOW, Dec 12 (MENA) - Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled the plot of a terrorist group which planned bombing New Year’s celebrations, followed by targeting the March presidential election, Russia Today reported. Russia’s ....

  • UN warns tough N. Korea sanctions risk hurting millions

    Date: 2017-12-11 22:32:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:94 - ID:7136060

    NEW YORK, Dec 11 (MENA) - The UN human rights chief said Monday North Korea's leadership has cracked down on human rights by further restricting movements and making "horrific" prison conditions more severe amid tensions over its nuclear and missile ....

  • Putin criticizes US move on Jerusalem

    Date: 2017-12-11 21:08:05 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:88 - ID:7136021

    ANKARA, Dec 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process, Fox News reported. Speaking Monday ....

  • Europe rejects Trump's Jerusalem move

    Date: 2017-12-11 18:31:59 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:79 - ID:7135867

    BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (MENA) – European foreign ministers have strongly rejected calls by Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for them to follow Donald Trump’s example and recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, The Guardian reported on ....

  • Catalan protesters clash with police over 'plunder' of religious artefacts

    Date: 2017-12-11 17:52:48 GMT - Spain - World - SN:74 - ID:7135803

    MADRID, Dec 11 (MENA) - Protesters clashed with police trying to reclaim disputed religious artefacts from a museum in Catalonia on Monday, in the latest display of tension between Catalan separatists and Spain's central government ahead of a ....

  • New York bomb suspect in custody after attempted terrorist attack in Manhattan subway

    Date: 2017-12-11 16:44:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:7135656

    NEW YORK, Dec 11 (MENA) - A bomb has exploded on a Manhattan subway platform leaving four people injured in a suspected-Daesh-inspired attack. The suspected bomber is Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who is thought to have lived ....

  • Russia to showcase advanced S-400 air defense missile system in Kuwait

    Date: 2017-12-11 13:29:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:7135246

    MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) - Russia will feature its cutting-edge S-400 air defense missile system at the Gulf Defense & Aerospace 2017 international exhibition that will be held in Kuwait on December 12-14, Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport, ....

  • Putin threatens terrorists in Syria

    Date: 2017-12-11 12:02:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:7134949

    MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday emphasized that if the terrorists gain the upper hand in Syria, Russian forces will carry out strikes the likes of which "they've never seen." During his visit to the Hmeymim base in ....

  • Indonesians burn US flags in 4th day of Jerusalem protests

    Date: 2017-12-11 11:47:24 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:34 - ID:7134954

    JAKARTA, Dec 11 (MENA) - Activists burned U.S. and Israeli flags in front of the American embassy in Jakarta on Monday in a fourth day of protests in Indonesia against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, ABC news ....

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