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  • Resistance to further cement unity among Palestinians: diplomat

    Date: 2014-07-15 15:36:40 GMT - Iran - World - SN:94 - ID:828768

    TEHRAN, July 15 (MENA) - Palestineˈs Ambassador to Tehran Salah Zawawi said here on Tuesday that resistance would further consolidate national unity of the Palestinian nation, Irna news agency reported. He said the Gaza events were certainly the ....

  • Taliban rejects involvement in Paktika attack that left 89 dead

    Date: 2014-07-15 15:18:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:89 - ID:828805

    KِِِِِِِِِABUL, July 15 (MENA) - The Taliban group in Afghanistan rejected involvement behind the deadly suicide attack in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan which left 89 civilians dead, local media reported. Taliban group spokesman, ....

  • Abdullah, Ghani to hold talks on national unity government

    Date: 2014-07-15 14:50:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:86 - ID:828666

    KABUL, July 15 (MENA) - Presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai will meet today to discuss the formation of national unity government, Khaama Press reported quoting local reports. The electoral teams of the two ....

  • Afghan market car bomb kills 89 in Paktika province

    Date: 2014-07-15 14:34:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:828723

    KABUL, July 15 (MENA) - At least 89 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide attack at a busy market in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, the BBC quoted local officials as saying. They say the attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle ....

  • EP elects Juncker to head EU commission

    Date: 2014-07-15 14:21:10 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:73 - ID:828716

    BRUSSELS, July 15 (MENA) - A majority in the European Parliament has approved former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to be President of the European Commission, reported the BBC. He got 422 votes out of the 729 total cast in the ....

  • Iran exports gas to Iran after ISIL crisis ends

    Date: 2014-07-15 13:48:27 GMT - Iran - World - SN:67 - ID:828608

    TEHRAN, July 15, (MENA)– Iran is expected to start its gas exports to Iraq in early 2015, should the terrorist activities stop in that country, Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Ali Majedi said on Tuesday. He noted that Tehran hopes to ....

  • Kerry says "real gaps" between Iran, world powers

    Date: 2014-07-15 13:17:22 GMT - Austria - World - SN:62 - ID:828553

    VIENNA, July 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry says "very real gaps" persist between world powers and Iran over the contours of a nuclear agreement as a Sunday deadline for a deal approaches, reported FoxNews. Kerry cited some progress ....

  • Egypt to join donor conference for flood-stricken Balkans

    Date: 2014-07-15 10:39:51 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:37 - ID:827852

    CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Egypt will take part in a donors' conference in Brussels on Wednesday in order to mobilize further support to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina following the recent floods there, the foreign ministry said. Egypt will ....

  • 12 killed, 100+ injured as Moscow Metro carriages derail in rush hour

    Date: 2014-07-15 10:17:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:828047

    MOSCOW, July 15 (MENA) - Twelve people have been killed and 150 injured as several subway cars derailed on the Moscow Metro on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya dark blue Metro line on Tuesday morning, Russia Today reported. “There are so far 12 [dead],” ....

  • President Zeman to attend meeting of V4 heads-of-state

    Date: 2014-07-15 09:39:08 GMT - Czech - World - SN:29 - ID:828042

    PRAGUE, July 15 (MENA) - Czech President Miloš Zeman has accepted an invitation to attend a meeting with other V4 heads-of-state in Warsaw next week, according to the president’s spokesman. The invitation was issued by Polish President Bronislaw ....

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