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  • ICRC: Two staff members released

    Date: 2017-09-05 13:00:59 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:37 - ID:6975842

    GENEVA, Sept 5 (MENA) - Two ICRC staff members were released, said the International Committee of the Red Cross in a statement on Tuesday. The two staff members were abducted by an armed group on 8 February 2017 while on their way to deliver ....

  • BRICS leaders witness signing four agreements on mutual cooperation

    Date: 2017-09-05 11:36:10 GMT - China - World - SN:25 - ID:6975224

    XIAMEN, Sept 5 (MENA) – Leaders of the BRICS countries have witnessed the signing of four agreements on cooperation in economy, trade, innovation and customs, in addition to the strategic cooperation between the Business Council and the New ....

  • Xiamen Declaration calls for boosting coop. among BRICS states

    Date: 2017-09-05 10:46:07 GMT - China - World - SN:23 - ID:6975403

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 5 (MENA) – The Xiamen Declaration, issued at the end of the BRICS summit that was held here, called for strengthening the constructive cooperation among BRICS countries to support the sustainable development and economic ....

  • Healthy, stable China-India ties needed, Xi tells Modi

    Date: 2017-09-05 09:32:15 GMT - China - World - SN:18 - ID:6975387

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 5 (MENA) - President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said healthy and stable relations between China and India are in line with the fundamental interests of their people. China is willing to work with India on the basis of the Five ....

  • Xi calls for greater representation, voice of emerging economies, developing nations

    Date: 2017-09-05 08:38:11 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:6975281

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 5 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to lift the representation and voice of emerging market and developing countries in global economic governance. Xi made the remarks at the Dialogue of ....

  • Xi urges fostering BRICS cooperation, accelerating reform of global governance

    Date: 2017-09-05 07:37:54 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:6975241

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 5 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on BRICS Group - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - to enhance cooperation and coordination vis-a-vis vital international issues in addition to accelerating reform of ....

  • China to provide dlrs 500 mln for South-South cooperation: Xi

    Date: 2017-09-05 06:55:03 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:6975242

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 5 (MEN) - China will provide 500 million US dollars to support South-South cooperation, President Xi Jinping announced Tuesday at the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries. Xi said the funds will be used for ....

  • Sisi meets S. African president on sidelines of BRICS summit in Xiamen

    Date: 2017-09-05 06:18:45 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:6975222

    XIAMEN, China, Sept 5 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has held a meeting with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, currently in session here, Nile News TV channel reported on Tuesday. ....

  • Sweden rejects asylum claim by 106-year-old Afghan woman

    Date: 2017-09-04 22:18:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:6975124

    LONDON, Sept 4 (MENA) - A 106-year-old Afghan woman who made a perilous journey to Europe, carried by her son and grandson through mountains, deserts and forests, is facing deportation from Sweden after her asylum application was rejected, The ....

  • Merkel, Trump call for tougher sanctions on North Korea after nuke launch

    Date: 2017-09-04 21:46:47 GMT - Germany - World - SN:85 - ID:6975118

    BERLIN, Sept 4 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump condemned Pyongyang's latest nuclear test in telephone talks on Monday and agreed that the United Nations Security Council would have to adopt stricter sanctions ....

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