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Daesh controls only 5% of country as result of Russian op in Syria - Russian def min
Date: 2017-10-24 09:23:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:7055304
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that Daesh controls less than 5% of the Syrian territories. Before the start of the operation of the Russian Air and Space Forces, more than 70% of the territory of Syria was under ....
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US says considering sanctions over Rohingya issue
Date: 2017-10-24 07:28:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:7055172
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - The US said it has considered imposing further sanctions against Myanmar and that it took steps to withdraw help from military units and officers involved in violence against Rohingya Muslims that has triggered a massive ....
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German container ship attacked, six crew members kidnapped
Date: 2017-10-24 07:11:39 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:15 - ID:7055170
ABUJA, Oct 24 (MENA) - Six crew members, including the captain, were kidnapped from the Liberian-flagged container ship while the ship was sailing some 50 nautical miles south-west of Bonny, Nigeria. An armed group of eight pirates came on a black ....
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Russia slams US for mishandling of diplomatic archives, reserves right to tit-for-tat response
Date: 2017-10-24 06:38:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7055179
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - Moscow has accused Washington of denying access to and mishandling of diplomatic archives which remained in the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco after the building was seized by US authorities amid the ongoing ....
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Global(1):Katsuya Continues Global Expansion With Opening Of Two More Locations In Middle East
Date: 2017-10-24 06:16:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:7055171
Disruptive Restaurant Group's Internationally Acclaimed Japanese Concept Debuts in Doha, Qatar and Manama, Bahrain LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Katsuya, the internationally acclaimed culinary concept from sbe's Disruptive ....
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Donors pledge over US$344 million in response to Rohingya refugee crisis
Date: 2017-10-23 20:57:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:92 - ID:7055030
GENEVA, Oct 23 (MENA) - The international donor community today announced pledges for more than US$344 million to urgently ramp up the delivery of critical humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. Funding ....
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Moscow deplores Afghan president's remarks on Russia
Date: 2017-10-23 20:11:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:7055002
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (MENA) - Moscow considers Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's allegations about Russia’s support to the Taliban inadmissible, TASS quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying Monday. "We took notice of reports in a number of Afghan ....
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Tillerson arrives in Kabul in unannounced visit
Date: 2017-10-23 15:22:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:68 - ID:7054417
KABUL, Oct 23 (MENA) - US secretary of state Rex Tillerson on Monday arrived in Afghan capital, Kabul in an unannounced visit, during which he has met with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. During the meeting, Tillerson and Ghani reaffirmed ....
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Nicosia backs Moscow in war on terror: Cypriot president
Date: 2017-10-23 10:41:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7053752
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (MENA) - Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that his country supports Russia in combating terrorism and calls for stepping up international cooperation to eliminate this threat. "We commend Russia for its commitment ....
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Marawi siege by Daesh wakeup call for region: Malaysian defense min.
Date: 2017-10-23 10:39:58 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:37 - ID:7053733
MANILA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Malaysia's defense minister said the siege of a Philippine city by Daesh militants is a wakeup call for the region, ABC News reported on Monday. The last militants in southern Marawi city were declared "finished" on ....
