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  • Iran condemns Daesh chemical attack near Kirkuk

    Iran condemns Daesh chemical attack near Kirkuk

    Date: 2016-03-15 11:30:55 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:4514881

    Iran has strongly denounced the recent chemical attack by the Daesh terrorist group which left hundreds of people wounded in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Press TV reported. On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi ....

  • Kremlin warns Syria talks sides against making

    Kremlin warns Syria talks sides against making "unfounded ultimatums"

    Date: 2016-03-14 13:22:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:4508825

    Russia believes it is important that no side in the Syria peace talks resuming in Geneva on Monday should derail negotiations by putting forward unfounded ultimatums, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "Without doubt it is important right now ....

  • Washington condemns terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam

    Washington condemns terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam

    Date: 2016-03-14 07:47:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:4505285

    The United States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Cote d’Ivoire in the Grand-Bassam that left at least 16 civilians dead. "We send our thoughts and prayers to all affected by this senseless violence," said a statement by the State ....

  • Ya'alon heads to Washington for talks on US military aid to Israel

    Ya'alon heads to Washington for talks on US military aid to Israel

    Date: 2016-03-13 13:21:52 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:4500945

    With tensions at a new high between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon flew on Saturday night for a working visit in the United States. There, Ya'alon is to meet with ....

  • Australian FM to visit cyclone-hit Fiji

    Australian FM to visit cyclone-hit Fiji

    Date: 2016-03-12 10:48:21 GMT - Australia - International - SN:8 - ID:4493633

    Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will pay a visit to the cyclone-hit Fiji on Sunday to meet with the country's President Frank Bainimarama and inspect damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston. During her visit, Bishop will meet with her ....

  • Amnesty slams EU plans to return Syrian refugees to Turkey

    Amnesty slams EU plans to return Syrian refugees to Turkey

    Date: 2016-03-12 08:36:02 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:4492709

    Director of Amnesty International Eduard Nazarski has condemned European plans to return refugees and migrants to Turkey. “Turkey is not a safe country for refugees at this moment,” he said. Meanwhile, other human rights organizations ....

  • US wants to extend cessation of hostilities in Syria

    US wants to extend cessation of hostilities in Syria

    Date: 2016-03-12 08:34:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4492685

    US has signs that the several Syrian opposition groups are now willing to continue the deal of cessation of hostilities in Syria, as Washington desires to extend the deal too, the Department of State said. Department of State's spokesman John ....

  • US calls for UNSC consultations on Iran's ballistic missiles

    US calls for UNSC consultations on Iran's ballistic missiles

    Date: 2016-03-12 08:03:23 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:3 - ID:4492485

    US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to hold consultations on Monday on the growing threats after Iran's ballistic missiles launch. Describing such missiles as "provocative" and ....

  • Pentagon: US airstrike on Syria targeted Daesh leader of Chechen origin

    Pentagon: US airstrike on Syria targeted Daesh leader of Chechen origin

    Date: 2016-03-09 08:25:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4473341

    A U.S. airstrike on March 4, near al Shaddadi city in Syria, targeted senior Daesh leader Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, also known as Abu Umar al-Shishani, and "Omar the Chechen.", Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement released ....

  • Egypt on right path to development - EU

    Egypt on right path to development - EU

    Date: 2016-03-09 08:23:12 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:1 - ID:4473325

    M Egypt is on the right path to development as the government is adopting several encouraging and successful policies, especially in the energy sector, head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt James Moran said. Speaking before the ....

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