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UNCTAD denounces Israel for 'de-development' of Palestine
Date: 2017-09-12 20:03:53 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:111 - ID:6987771
CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - A report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has strongly condemned Israel for the "de-development" and deteriorating humanitarian conditions" in the Palestinian territories. "This year marks the ....
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Russian defense minister holds talks with Assad
Date: 2017-09-12 19:26:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:108 - ID:6987781
MOSCOW, Sept 12 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Tuesday at the instruction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, TASS quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as reporting ....
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Hundreds of Daesh defectors mass on Syrian border hoping to flee
Date: 2017-09-12 17:30:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:101 - ID:6987764
LONDON, Sept 12 (MENA) - Hundreds of defectors from terrorist Daesh group have massed in Syria’s Idlib province, with many planning to cross the nearby Turkish border and find ways back to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, The Guardian ....
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UNICEF: Child soldier recruits double in one year in Middle East and North Africa
Date: 2017-09-12 14:11:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:6987331
LONDON, Sept 12 (MENA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that the number of children recruited to fight in conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa more than doubled in a year, the Guardian newspaper reported Tuesday. ....
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British authorities launch second attempt to deport Afghan man threatened with beheading
Date: 2017-09-12 13:33:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:6987149
LONDON, Sept 12 (MENA) - The British government has launched a second attempt to deport an Afghan asylum seeker called Samim Bigzad threatened with beheading by the Taliban, The Independent newspaper reported Tuesday. One of Bigzad's relatives ....
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Boris Johnson flies to Caribbean amid storm of criticism over UK response
Date: 2017-09-12 12:56:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:50 - ID:6986968
LONDON, Sept 12 (MENA) - Boris Johnson, the UK foreign secretary, has bowed to political pressure to fly to the Caribbean to visit the British territories devastated by Hurricane Irma amid continuing criticism of the government’s response to the ....
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Number of Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh rose to 370,000: IOM
Date: 2017-09-12 12:23:46 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:42 - ID:6986966
DAKKAH, Sept 12 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that the number of Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar to Bangladesh has risen to 370,000 since August 25. Bangladeshi Prime Minister ....
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Theresa May's landmark bill passes first parliamentary hurdle
Date: 2017-09-12 11:08:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:6986747
LONDON, Sept 12 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May landmark EU withdrawal bill passed its first parliamentary hurdle, paving the way for greater powers to be handed to ministers through the first major piece of Brexit legislation, The ....
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UNSC condemns Arish terrorist attack
Date: 2017-09-12 10:51:02 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:29 - ID:6986571
NEW YORK, Sept 12 (MENA) - UN Security Council has strongly condemned Arish terrorist attack which claimed the lives of 18 Egyptian policemen and left three others injured on Monday. In a statement released on Tuesday, UNSC termed the attack as ....
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Irma leaves more than 7.2 million in the dark in Florida
Date: 2017-09-12 09:52:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:6986366
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) - Nearly 7.2 million homes and businesses are without power in multiple states as Tropical Storm Irma moves through the Southeast, CBS News reported. The vast majority were in Florida. The state's emergency management ....
