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  • Providing US Patriot missiles could transform Ukraine’s defenses, but it’s a move with risks- paper

    Date: 2022-12-21 08:13:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:9932476

    LONDON, Dec 21 (MENA) - The US administration has crossed a new line in its support for Ukraine, by indicating its willingness to send Patriot air and missile defense systems to aid in the military operation against Russia, the Guardian said ....

  • Japan ruling party lawmaker quits over funds underreporting scandal

    Date: 2022-12-21 08:04:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9932586

    TOKYO, Dec 21 (MENA) - Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigned as a lawmaker on Wednesday after being accused of underreporting political funds, delivering a fresh blow to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a ....

  • Ukrainian president leaves for US

    Date: 2022-12-21 07:55:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:9932542

    KIEV, Dec 21 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has left on an official visit to the United States, Ukrinform news agency said Wednesday. Zelensky announced this on his Twitter account and wrote "On my way to the US to strengthen ....

  • White House condemns Taliban restrictions on women’s education

    Date: 2022-12-21 07:49:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9932474

    WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - The White House condemned the Taliban’s indefensible decision to prevent Afghan women from receiving a university-level education, said National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson in a statement Wednesday. ....

  • ICESCO probes launching Sisi-proposed fund to support Arab talent

    Date: 2022-12-20 23:18:06 GMT - Morocco - World - SN:83 - ID:9932337

    RABAT, Dec 20 (MENA) – The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has discussed mechanisms of launching a fund for supporting talent in the Islamic world under an initiative proposed by President Abdel Fattah El ....

  • Taliban free 2 Americans in 'goodwill gesture,' US says

    Date: 2022-12-20 22:47:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:9932322

    WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) – The Taliban have freed two Americans in detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said Tuesday, on the same day that the militant regime faced condemnation for banning women at universities. "This, we understand, ....

  • OIC adopts Makkah Al-Mukarramah Convention

    Date: 2022-12-20 21:41:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:78 - ID:9932305

    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 20 (MENA) – The First Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) wrapped up in Saudi Arabia and adopted Makkah Al-Mukarramah ....

  • US condemns Taliban's ban on women attending university in Afghanistan

    Date: 2022-12-20 21:14:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:76 - ID:9932301

    NEW YORK, US, Dec 20 (MENA) - The United States condemned Tuesday an order issued on December 20 by the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan banning university education for women nationwide. "The Taliban cannot expect to be a legitimate member ....

  • Pakistani police rescue all hostages held by TTP militants

    Date: 2022-12-20 15:00:15 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:48 - ID:9931261

    ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (MENA) - Pakistani security forces successfully completed on Tuesday an operation after they rescued all hostages held by TTP militants at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in the Bannu district of ....

  • Russians launch missile strikes on Kharkiv region, industrial facility on fire

    Date: 2022-12-20 12:45:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:37 - ID:9931262

    KYIV, Dec 20 (MENA) - Russian troops have launched missile strikes on the Kharkiv region’s Izium district. As a result, an industrial object caught fire said Ukinform news agency said in a report. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv ....

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