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Iceland reopens airspace after volcanic eruption
Date: 2014-08-29 17:06:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:897177
NEW YORK, Aug 29 (MENA) - Iceland reopened airspace and lowered its aviation warning to orange, the second highest level, after the amount of airborne ash material from a volcanic eruption in the center of the country appeared to be minimal, the ....
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UN chief slams Daesh brutal killings in northern Iraq
Date: 2014-08-29 15:42:32 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:62 - ID:897058
JAKARTA, Aug 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed "brutal killings of civilians" by Daesh in northern Iraq, saying the Sunni radical group was tearing apart whole communities. Ban added his voice to the growing concerns, ....
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Indonesian president meets OIC secretary-general
Date: 2014-08-29 15:30:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:61 - ID:897104
JEDDAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met on Friday with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Eyad Amin Madani, now on a visit to Indonesia. They discussed prospects of cooperation ....
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Iran, Russia discuss boosting nuclear cooperation
Date: 2014-08-29 14:22:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:896967
MOSCOW, Aug 29 (MENA) – Russia and Iran have asserted the importance of boosting bilateral cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear power. The remarks made during a meeting held between Spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency of Iran (AEOI) ....
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Iranian diplomat abducted in Yemen in 'good health'
Date: 2014-08-29 09:13:43 GMT - Iran - World - SN:21 - ID:896502
TEHRAN, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Iranian diplomat abducted in Yemen last year is in good health, Press TV quoted the Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs as saying. Reports received from Yemeni officials confirm that Nour Ahmad ....
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Russia will continue to render humanitarian aid to population of Donbass
Date: 2014-08-29 07:32:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:896354
MOSCOW, August 29 (MENA) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called on the Donbass militias to open a humanitarian corridor for Ukrainian servicemen, who found themselves encircled, ITAR-TASS reported. The call is contained in the Head of ....
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MENA agenda for Friday, August 29
Date: 2014-08-29 05:19:39 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:1 - ID:896281
BRUSSELS, Ambassadors of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) hold a special meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine. BEIRUT, The Lebanese army receive amounts of US weapons. BALI, Indonesia, The Global Forum of the United Nations ....
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Italy FM: UNSC resolution on Libya confirms need to UN role
Date: 2014-08-28 21:27:52 GMT - Libya - World - SN:135 - ID:896233
TRIPOLI, Aug 28 (MENA) - Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini reiterated Thursday the importance of UN's role in Libya to settle crisis. In a statement, the foreign minister said that the approval of the UN Security Council ....
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Malaysia, Australia sign MoU on search for missing flight MH370
Date: 2014-08-28 20:31:27 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:127 - ID:896208
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (MENA) - Malaysia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia to provide the framework and broad parameters for cooperation in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which vanished on March 8, Bernama ....
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Murder charges filed against Pakistan PM
Date: 2014-08-28 20:07:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:123 - ID:896184
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (MENA) - Pakistani police have registered allegations of abetting murder against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother over the June killing of 14 supporters of a cleric who is currently leading thousands of anti-government ....