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US troops inside Raqqa, Daesh Syria stronghold: Official
Date: 2017-07-12 21:19:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:6894966
WASHINGTON, July 12 (MENA) - US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqqa, Daesh’s last major bastion in Syria, Al-Arabiya reported. The troops, many of them special operations forces, are working in an “advise, assist and ....
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French foreign minister to embark on Gulf tour
Date: 2017-07-12 14:38:55 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:6894311
PARIS, July 12 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will embark on a Gulf tour on Saturday that lasts for two days in order to call for calm in Qatar's crisis with its neighbors, a statement by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ....
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S. Korea, US, Japan vow 'maximum pressure' on N. Korea for dialogue
Date: 2017-07-12 07:53:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:6893528
SEOUL, July 12 (MENA) - South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to continue joint efforts to put "maximum pressure" on North Korea in order to bring it to the negotiating table, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The three ....
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Police: 8 hostages killed, 3 wounded in Thailand
Date: 2017-07-11 11:39:38 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:34 - ID:6892199
BANGKOK, July 11, (MENA) - Eight persons were killed, including at least one child, and three more were wounded after being held hostage by gunmen in a house in the southern tourist province of Krabi, Thailand police announced on Tuesday. Police ....
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US State Dept oks possible sale of dlrs 1 bln in military vehicles to Britain
Date: 2017-07-11 08:07:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6891710
WASHINGTON, July 11 (MENA) - The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and accessories. The estimated cost is dlrs 1.035 billion, the ....
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Military plane crashes in Mississippi, 16 dead
Date: 2017-07-11 05:49:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:6891667
WASHINGTON, July 11 (MENA) - Sixteen people are dead in the crash of a Marine Corps airplane in Leflore County, Mississippi, CNN reported Tuesday. Fred Randle, the county emergency management director, said all 16 victims were on the plane and ....
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Tillerson hopes to mend strained US-Turkey ties
Date: 2017-07-10 21:56:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:6891354
WASINGTON, July 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday acknowledged severe strains in US-Turkey relations, although he said he is hopeful of mending ties with the NATO ally and partner in the anti-Islamic State ....
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No new agreements exist on Russia further reducing oil output – Kremlin
Date: 2017-07-10 20:37:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:6891325
MOSCOW, July 10 (MENA) – There are no new agreements on reduction of oil output, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, speaking about the possibility of Russia further reducing its oil output by over the 300,000 barrels per day set by the ....
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Geneva talks on Syria part of comprehensive approach - de Mistura
Date: 2017-07-10 18:57:39 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:80 - ID:6891208
GENEVA, July 10 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Monday the new round of Geneva talks on Syria is part of a comprehensive approach. In a press conference, de Mistura hailed Astana talks' great work in setting a number ....
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UK Parliament evacuated as alarm bells sound throughout Palace of Westminster
Date: 2017-07-10 10:01:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:6890269
LONDON, July 10 (MENA) - The UK parliament has been evacuated after the building's alarms sounded throughout the Palace of Westminster, the Daily Express reported Monday. The Palace of Westminster includes the House of Commons and the House of ....