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  • LAVROV: Russia opens to constructive cooperation with US

    Date: 2017-09-01 13:28:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:6971466

    MOSCOW, Sept 1 (MENA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia remains open to constructive cooperation with the United States. During a meeting with students of Moscow State Institute of International Relations ....

  • Two German nationals detained in Turkey

    Date: 2017-09-01 12:33:12 GMT - Germany - World - SN:31 - ID:6971463

    BERLIN, Sept 1 (MENA)- Two German nationals were arrested in Turkey for what appears to be political reasons, the Foreign Ministry said. The German consulate in Izmir has been informed of the arrest of the two Germans on Thursday in Antalya ....

  • US vows close consultation with South Korea over military options against North

    Date: 2017-09-01 12:22:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:27 - ID:6971468

    SEOUL, Sept 1 (MENA) - U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) chief Adm. Harry Harris has vowed to seek close consultation with South Korea to review military options in response to North Korea's threats, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday. Harris made ....

  • Death toll of India building collapse rises to 33

    Date: 2017-09-01 11:27:34 GMT - India - World - SN:24 - ID:6971294

    NEW DEHLI, Sept 1 (MENA) - Mumbai building collapse death toll has risen to 33 amid an ongoing search and rescue operation, Sky News channel reported. There is no estimate of those still missing in the collapse. A total of 46 people have been ....

  • Tillerson greets Muslims on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2017-09-01 10:54:36 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:20 - ID:6971300

    CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greeted on Friday Muslims around the world on the occasion of Eidul Adha. Tillerson wished Muslims happy feast, pointing out to the fact that millions of Muslims do charity work during ....

  • EU official: Europe home to 57,000 extremists

    Date: 2017-09-01 10:13:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:19 - ID:6971167

    BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (MENA) - European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove said that Britain is home to about 35,000 extremists, warning that they pose a major threat against national security. Kerchove pointed out that the ....

  • UN: 400 Rohingya Muslims killed in Myanmar

    Date: 2017-09-01 08:42:03 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:14 - ID:6971153

    NEW YORK, Sept 1 (MENA) - About 400 people were killed during this week in the fight between Rohingya Muslim minority and security forces northwestern Myanmar, according to the United Nations. The BBC reported that the number of Rohingya Muslims ....

  • Putin greets Russian Muslims on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2017-09-01 07:55:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:6971109

    MOSCOW, Sept 1 (MENA)- President Vladimir Putin extended his greetings to Russian Muslims on the occasion of Eidul Adha, lauding the role of Muslims in promoting religious and national dialogue in Russia. Putin said, in a statement posted on the ....

  • 6 killed, injured in bomb attack in northwest Pakistan

    Date: 2017-09-01 07:19:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:6971098

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (MENA) - A Pakistani official said Friday that a roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying an anti-Taliban tribal elder in the northwest, killing him, his son and another person, ABC news channel reported. Three people were also ....

  • Lavrov, Tillerson agree to meet in September

    Date: 2017-08-31 21:57:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:6970898

    MOSCOW, Aug 31 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson agreed in a telephone conversation on Thursday to meet in September, a high-ranking official from the US administration told a briefing. She ....

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