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Turkey recalls 6 imams from Germany for 'exceeding authority'

Date: 2017-02-17 16:39:06 GMT - Germany - World - SN:55 - ID:6541197

BERLIN, Feb 17 (MENA) - Turkey's religious affairs agency said on Friday it had recalled six clerics from Germany for exceeding their authority, but lashed out at German police for raiding the homes of four preachers suspected of spying for Ankara, ....

IOM: Nearly 1.5 million displaced Iraqi people return homes

Date: 2017-02-17 15:25:50 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:50 - ID:6540641

GENEVA, Feb 17 (MENA) - As military operations to retake Mosul intensify, concerns mount that these operations may displace additional tens of thousands of civilians – beyond the 160,000-plus individuals currently categorized as “displaced” in the ....

Trump plans to unveil new immigration order next week

Date: 2017-02-17 14:36:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:6540465

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's administration plans to unveil a revised executive order on immigration next week and rescind the president’s initial travel ban, which has been entrenched in legal battles throughout the ....

Pakistan blast: 39 terrorists killed after attack on Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine

Date: 2017-02-17 09:57:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:22 - ID:6538869

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (MENA) - At least 39 suspected terrorists were killed in countrywide raids after a bombing of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine in Sehwan town of Pakistan’s Sindh province yesterday. Nearly 75 people were killed and 150 others were ....

At least 25 terrorists killed in nationwide crackdown after attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan: Report

Date: 2017-02-17 09:16:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:6538761

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (MENA) - A massive crackdown against militants across the country a day after over 70 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Sufi shrine in Sindh province, Pakistani authorities have neutralized at least 25 ....

Brexit talks will take longer than two years, says Jean-Claude Juncker

Date: 2017-02-17 07:50:28 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:6538401

BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (MENA) - It will take longer than two years to "clear up all the arrangements" for Brexit, The Telegraphe quoted the president of the European Commission as saying. Jean-Claude Juncker said he did not believe it would be possible ....

No release of Kim body without family DNA: Malaysia

Date: 2017-02-17 07:29:06 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:11 - ID:6538297

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (MENA) - The body of Kim Jong-Nam, the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader, will not be released until his family have provided DNA samples, Malaysia said Friday, despite a request from Pyongyang. Detectives in ....

Robert Harward turns down Trump's national security adviser offer

Date: 2017-02-17 07:10:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6538161

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer, the BBC reported. Retired Vice-Admiral Robert Harward was widely tipped for the post after Trump fired Michael Flynn on ....

Global-PRNewswire(2):Airborne Wireless Network Announces Appointment of New CEO

Date: 2017-02-16 21:45:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:6537817

Highly Regarded Senior Expert on Security Operations, Coordination, and Management to Lead Company into Next Phase of Growth LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Airborne Wireless Network (OTCQB: ABWN) today announces that it has ....

Trump says he’ll issue a new executive order on immigration by next week

Date: 2017-02-16 21:04:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:6537625

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) – US President Trump said Thursday that he will issue a new executive order on immigration by next week, The Washington Post reported. In a news conference at the White House, Trump said the new order would ....