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  • Britain destroys 180 tonnes of Syrian chemicals

    Date: 2014-08-06 19:41:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:168 - ID:861928

    LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Britain has announced the destruction of 190 tonnes of the Syrian chemical weapons under under the verification procedures of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). "Today marked the completion of ....

  • Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance

    Date: 2014-08-06 19:13:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:165 - ID:861895

    LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in London Stock Exchange dropped at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) dropped by 0.68 percent. The GDRs of Orascom ....

  • Strong earthquake hit Banda Sea, Indonesia

    Date: 2014-08-06 19:11:06 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:164 - ID:861926

    JAKARTA, Aug 6 (MENA) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Banda Sea, Indonesia tonight, according to Bernama News Agency. The Meteorological Department said the quake at 7.45pm occurred about 411 km southwest of ....

  • Greek FM praises Egyptian efforts to end Gaza crisis

    Date: 2014-08-06 18:27:37 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:158 - ID:861814

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos hailed Thursday mediation efforts exerted by Egypt to find a real solution to the crisis taking place in the Gaza Strip. Venizelos, who is also deputy prime minister, stressed its ....

  • Putin signs decree on countermeasures to Western sanctions

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:46:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:154 - ID:861850

    MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on countermeasures to Western sanctions. The document entitled “On the Application of Certain Special Economic Measures to Ensure the Security of the Russian ....

  • S. Korean FM to visit Myanmar for ASEAN security meeting

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:39:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:151 - ID:861825

    SEOUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign minister will fly to Myanmar this week to join a set of meetings led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including a regional security forum, Yonhap quoted officials as saying ....

  • WHO: Ebola death toll reaches 932

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:18:51 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:145 - ID:861769

    ABUJA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932, ABC News reported. The new figures come Wednesday as authorities in Nigeria confirmed the death ....

  • Venezuela ready for taking part in Gaza reconstruction- FM

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:10:27 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:143 - ID:861750

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has voiced his country's readiness to partake in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following the huge damage caused by the Israeli offensive in the enclave. Speaking at a ....

  • Situation deteriorating in eastern Ukraine:Russia envoy to UN

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:02:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:144 - ID:861748

    MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - The humanitarian situation in Ukraine's east, particularly in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, is catastrophic "by any humane measure", Russia's Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin said on Wednesday. "By any human measure, the ....

  • India sends Boeing jet to evacuate nationals from Libya

    Date: 2014-08-06 16:33:07 GMT - Libya - World - SN:138 - ID:861758

    TRIPOLI, Aug 6 (MENA) - An Air India plane Wednesday took off from here for Tunisia to bring back about 200 Indians stuck in Libya, said foreign ministry officials. A Boeing 777-LR (Long Range) is flying to Djerba to bring back these people by ....

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