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  • EU warns of consequences of unilateral actions to change status of Jerusalem

    Date: 2017-12-05 09:15:31 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:12 - ID:7123940

    BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) warned against the negative consequences of any unilateral action affecting Jerusalem's status, voicing the EU's support for the Mideast peace process. EU Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini ....

  • US Supreme Court permits full enforcement of Trump travel ban

    Date: 2017-12-04 22:18:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:7123751

    WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of President Trump’s travel ban affecting residents of six majority-Muslim countries, Fox News reported. The justices said the policy can take full effect despite multiple ....

  • Syrian who set out solo from Libya in tiny boat is rescued

    Date: 2017-12-04 21:23:05 GMT - Italy - World - SN:62 - ID:7123727

    ROME, Dec 4 (MENA) - A Syrian refugee has been saved at sea after setting out solo in a tiny boat from Libya, where he told rescuers he was practically a slave, Fox News reported. The 30-year-old man told rescuers aboard the rescue boat of ....

  • Putin: Almost all Syrian territory freed, including historic Christian regions

    Date: 2017-12-04 20:08:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:7123693

    MOSCOW, Dec 4 (MENA) - Almost the entire territory of Syria, including historic Christian regions, has been liberated from terrorists, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said. He stressed the importance of restoring peace to enable refugees of ....

  • Lavrov calls on NATO to join efforts to fight Afghan drug threat

    Date: 2017-12-04 13:32:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:7122776

    MOSCOW, Dec 4 (MENA) - Russia calls on NATO to look for joint approaches to fight the drug threat emanating from Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Parliamentarians Against Drugs international conference. "We urge ....

  • 9 violations of ceasefire in Syria registered over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-12-04 12:26:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:7122720

    MOSCOW, Dec 4 (MENA) - Control groups continue monitoring the ceasefire compliance within the implementation of the Memorandum on the de-escalation zones in Syria which had been signed by Russia, Turkey, and Iran on May 4, 2017. Situation in the ....

  • Trump: FBI’s reputation in tatters

    Date: 2017-12-03 22:55:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:7121864

    WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized the FBI, saying “its reputation is in Tatters” and vowing to fix the bureau, The Hill reported. “After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation ....

  • Six Russian Tu-22M3 bombers hit Daesh targets in Syria’s Deir ez Zor province

    Date: 2017-12-03 21:40:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:7121766

    MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Six Russian Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers delivered an airstrike on Daesh (a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) targets in the Syrian province of Deir ez Zor, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday. "On December 3, ....

  • French president, Abu Dhabi CP discuss regional developments

    Date: 2017-12-03 21:21:46 GMT - France - World - SN:71 - ID:7121765

    PARIS, Dec 3 (MENA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has discussed in a phone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed the latest developments in the Gulf and the Middle East, notably the Libyan crisis. During the phone ....

  • Building fire kills 4, injures 23 in Germany

    Date: 2017-12-03 20:21:46 GMT - Germany - World - SN:66 - ID:7121900

    BERLIN, Dec 3 (MENA) - Authorities say a fire in a multi-story apartment building in western Germany has killed at least four people and left 23 others injured so far, according to ABC News. One person who jumped off the roof of the burning ....

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