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Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq
Date: 2017-03-06 20:44:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:6645001
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, notably dropping Iraq from January's previous order, CNN reported. The new travel ban comes six ....
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Russian soldier killed near Palmyra
Date: 2017-03-06 20:28:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:6644993
MOSCOW, March 6 (MENA) - Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that a Russian soldier died near Palmyra, Syria. The soldier died when Daesh militants tried to break through to the area occupied by Syrian pro-government forces on Thursday, ....
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15 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan blast
Date: 2017-03-06 17:26:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:6644413
KABUL, March 6 (MENA) - At least 15 Taliban militants were killed when a home-made explosive device attached to their vehicle went off in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, the local Khaama press agency reported Monday. The Afghan Interior ....
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Kazakh FM: Syrian opposition irked by failure to put into force truce conditions
Date: 2017-03-06 15:18:53 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:52 - ID:6643153
ASTANA, March 6 (MENA) - Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov has said the Syrian opposition expressed worries over failure to put the Syrian truce with the government into force so far. In press statements Monday, the official said ....
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North Korea tests four more missiles-Washington Post
Date: 2017-03-06 12:51:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:6642753
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - North Korea launched four missiles that flew about 600 miles over land before splashing into the Sea of Japan, said The Washington Post. Three landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, dropping about 200 miles from ....
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Tourism min. to inaugurate Egyptian pavilion in ITB
Date: 2017-03-06 12:40:30 GMT - Germany - World - SN:38 - ID:6641489
BERLIN, March 6 (MENA) - Egyptian Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed will inaugurate the Egyptian pavilion at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) held here. The 2,400-square-meter pavilion groups 80 Egyptian exhibitors representing important firms ....
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FBI director asks Justice Department to publicly rebut Trump's wiretap claim
Date: 2017-03-06 07:52:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:6639589
WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - FBI director James Comey asked the U.S. Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject US President Donald Trump’s assertion that former President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Trump’s phones, Hurra Channel ....
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WHO: Air pollution linked to 600,000 child deaths
Date: 2017-03-06 07:45:20 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:12 - ID:6639585
GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - The director general of the World Health Organization has said air pollution is "one of the most pernicious threats" facing global public health today and is on a much bigger scale than HIV or Ebola, the BBC reported. Dr ....
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Palmyra liberated so swiftly: Russian Commander
Date: 2017-03-05 22:49:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:6638541
MOSCOW, March 5 (MENA) - Syria’s Palmyra has been liberated from terrorists thanks to thorough preparation of the operation, involvement of the Russian task force and selfless effort of the Syrian army, Colonel General Andrei Kartapolov, the ....
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Blair denies Trump Mideast job talks report
Date: 2017-03-05 22:17:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:6638361
LONDON, March 5 (MENA) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair has had no discussions about working for US President Donald Trump, his spokesman said Sunday after reports that the former Blair sought to become his Middle East ....