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Malaysian defense minister says army ready to play role regarding Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-09 22:45:42 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:69 - ID:7132622
kUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (MENA) - Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Saturday his country's Armed Forces (MAF) are always ready for the signal and directives from the top leadership and head of state on the issue of Jerusalem, the ....
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Russia is at war with us, claims UK defence secretary
Date: 2017-12-09 18:09:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:7132338
LONDON, Dec 9 (MENA) - UK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson accused Russia of "trying to damage British interests" amid concern that relations with the Kremlin have reached an all-time low, Daily Mail reported on Saturday. Williamson, who was ....
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Seven killed, nine injured in explosion in western Kabul
Date: 2017-12-09 10:21:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7131433
KABUL, Dec 9 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed and nine others wounded in an explosion that hit the western parts of Kabul city, Afghan security officials said Saturday. The bombing took place in the vicinity of the 6th police district, ....
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North Korea condemns Trump's Jerusalem decision
Date: 2017-12-09 09:26:57 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:15 - ID:7131313
PYONGYANG, Dec 9 (MENA) - North Korea strongly criticized United States President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, expressing "support and solidarity" with Palestinians and other Arab nations affected by the ....
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Three Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on checkpoint
Date: 2017-12-09 09:04:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7131312
KABUL, Dec 9 (MENA) - Three afghan soldiers were killed in Taliban attack on a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Saturday. Arif Noori, the spokesman for the provincial governor of the eastern Ghazni province, said that ....
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DR Congo: UN peacekeepers killed in attack in North Kivu
Date: 2017-12-08 17:05:51 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - World - SN:63 - ID:7130652
KINSHASA, Dec 8 (MENA) - At least 14 UN peacekeepers have been killed and 53 wounded in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC reported. The UN's Monusco mission said the peacekeepers were attacked by suspected rebels ....
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Protests in Bangladesh over Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Date: 2017-12-08 16:50:08 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:61 - ID:7130782
DHAKA, Dec 8 (MENA) - About 3,000 people in Bangladesh gathered in front of the main mosque in the capital, Dhaka, to protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The protesters chanted slogans ....
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Tillerson: Jerusalem embassy move not this year or next
Date: 2017-12-08 14:40:39 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:7130565
PARIS, Dec 8 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem "is not something that is going to happen this year, probably not next year," CNN reported. Speaking in Paris with his ....
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Protests in Malaysia, Singapore against Trump's decision on Al Quds
Date: 2017-12-08 12:39:27 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:32 - ID:7130281
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (MENA) - Muslim protesters rallied outside US embassies in the capital cities of Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday to voice their anger over a controversial decision by US President Donald Trump to reverse a longstanding policy to ....
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Malaysia disappointed over US decision on Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-08 08:03:59 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:7129695
KUALA LUMPUR Dec 8 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ramlan Ibrahim met with US Embassy's Charge d'Affaires Dean Thompson to convey Malaysia's disappointment over US President Donald Trump's decision to ....