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Turkish journalist arrested as trying to flee Turkey
Date: 2017-05-25 06:19:12 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:4 - ID:6826761
ANKARA, May 25 (MENA) - Journalist Murat Capan, the former managing editor of now-defunct Nokta newsweekly, who was sentenced by a Turkish court to more than 22 years in jail on Monday over a cover story of the magazine, was detained on Wednesday in ....
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Migrant death toll passes 34 as hundreds fall from boat off Libya
Date: 2017-05-24 22:55:51 GMT - Italy - World - SN:93 - ID:6826516
ROME, May 24 (MENA) – Up to 34 people have died including children as hundreds fall from overcrowded migrant boat off the coast of Libya, The Guardian cited Italian coastguard as saying. The vessel was carrying about 500 and the tragedy happened ....
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King of Jordan, French President discuss cooperation over phone
Date: 2017-05-24 22:49:45 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:92 - ID:6826602
AMMAN, May 24 (MENA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan held a phone conversation on Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss ties and latest developments in the region. In a statement, the Royal Hashemite Court said King Abdullah ....
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Thousands protest against Temer, reforms in Brasilia
Date: 2017-05-24 22:42:09 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:91 - ID:6826700
BRASILIA, May 24 (MENA) - Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed violently with police in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday, smashed windows of several ministry buildings and set tires on fire near Congress, sending black billowing ....
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Father of Manchester bomber arrested in Libya
Date: 2017-05-24 22:37:39 GMT - Libya - World - SN:90 - ID:6826631
TRIPOLI, May 24 (MENA) – The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi has been detained by security personnel in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Spokesman for a local counter-terrorism force Ahmed Bin Salem made the remarks ....
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Putin awards Russian special forces who repelled attack by 300 Syrian militants
Date: 2017-05-24 21:55:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:6826568
MOSCOW, May 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has fulfilled his promise and personally awarded Russian Special Forces' fighters who have been repelling an attack by militants in Syria for two days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ....
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Manchester suicide bomber's brother arrested in Libya
Date: 2017-05-24 20:00:41 GMT - Libya - World - SN:79 - ID:6826542
TRIPOLI, May 24 (MENA) - A brother of Libyan suicide bomber Salman Abedi who killed at least 22 people in Manchester of England has been arrested in Libya, said security authorities in Tripoli. Hesham was aware of his brother's plan, said Libya’s ....
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GlobalPRNewswire(3):Almarai Enables Smart Manufacturing with Schneider Electric
Date: 2017-05-24 19:37:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:6826593
Almarai Enables Smart Manufacturing with Schneider Electric - World's largest dairy company adds real-time intelligence to over 100 packaging lines to increase performance, efficiency and agility - Manufacturing Execution System delivers ....
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Trump arrives in Brussels for NATO summit
Date: 2017-05-24 19:27:50 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:76 - ID:6826388
BRUSSELS, May 24 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump arrived in Brussels on Wednesday ahead of his first talks with NATO and European Union leaders. Flying from Rome after a high-profile meeting with Pope Francis, Trump will meet the king and ....
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Two dead in suspected suicide bombing in Jakarta: police
Date: 2017-05-24 18:58:32 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:74 - ID:6826452
JAKARTA, May 24 (MENA) - Indonesian police said on Wednesday that a suspected suicide bomber and a police officer were killed in explosions near a bus station in the eastern part of the capital, Jakarta, Russia Today TV reported. There were two ....