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Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, slaps sanctions on IRGC in broadside at 'radical regime'
Date: 2017-10-13 19:34:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:7038156
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump announced Friday he will decertify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying he believes the "radical regime" has committed multiple violations of the agreement as he kicked a decision over whether to ....
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Russia: Israel follows bad example of US deciding to quit UNESCO
Date: 2017-10-13 18:44:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:7038116
MOSCOW, Oct 13 (MENA) - Israel’s decision to quit UNESCO only causes regret, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted as saying by TASS news agency Friday. "The decision made by the Israeli authorities, who chose to follow ....
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Trump will refuse to certify Iran nuclear deal: Tillerson
Date: 2017-10-13 18:08:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:7037991
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US President Trump will refuse to certify to Congress the nuclear deal with Iran, as part of broad new strategy against Tehran, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was quoted by CNBC network as saying Friday. The plan ....
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France's Azoulay elected UNESCO chief
Date: 2017-10-13 18:05:43 GMT - France - World - SN:64 - ID:7038034
PARIS, Oct 13 (MENA) UNESCO's executive board has chosen France's Audrey Azoulay as the Paris-based UN agency's new chief. Azoulay, a former French culture minister, narrowly beat Qatar's Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari in the final 30-28 ....
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US adds Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to sanctions list - Treasury
Date: 2017-10-13 17:52:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:7038040
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - After weeks of speculations that Washington may designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a "terrorist organization," the US imposed sanctions against them on Friday over support of terrorism, Russian Sputnik news ....
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US missile defense system incentive for arms race - Russian Defense Ministry
Date: 2017-10-13 17:40:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:7037994
MOSCOW, (MENA) – The US global missile defense system will lead to an arms race, Interfax quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. "It's a dangerous error to consider the missile defense system to be solely a defensive system that ....
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Rescue ship brings 600 migrants to Italy in biggest recent influx
Date: 2017-10-13 17:39:40 GMT - Italy - World - SN:61 - ID:7037926
ROME, Oct 13 (MENA) - Some 600 migrants were transported by ship to the Sicilian capital of Palermo on Friday after being rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in seven operations over 36 hours, Deutsche Welle reported Friday. The ship, Aquarius, ....
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Final round of UNESCO vote kicks off
Date: 2017-10-13 17:21:52 GMT - France - World - SN:59 - ID:7037990
PARIS, Oct 13 (MENA) - The fifth and final round of a vote to elect UNESCO's new Director-General kicked off Friday. Qatar's Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari and France's Audrey Azoulay are vying to get the needed 30 votes from UNESCO's executive ....
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Three skydivers killed in 'mid-air collision' in Australia
Date: 2017-10-13 16:35:11 GMT - Australia - World - SN:57 - ID:7037923
CANBERRA, Oct 13 (MENA) - Three skydivers have died after they were involved in a suspected mid-air collision in Australia, Sky News reported Friday. The victims - two men in their 30s and a woman in her 50s - were taking part in a jump at ....
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Egypt congratulates France on reaching final round of UNESCO election
Date: 2017-10-13 14:39:52 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:47 - ID:7037676
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - Egypt on Friday congratulated France's candidate to UNESCO director general post Audrey Azoulay on winning the runoff election to decide the runner up who will compete against Qatar's candidate in the final round. Egypt ....
