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Philip Hammond appointed as new Foreign Secretary
Date: 2014-07-15 08:59:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:827947
LONDON, July (MENA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Philip Hammond as new Foreign Secretary in succession of the former Foreign Secretary William Hague, who resigned late on Monday. "Philip Hammond is the new Foreign ....
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Afghan officials: Roadside bombing in Kabul kills 2 employees of presidential palace
Date: 2014-07-15 08:26:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:827818
KABUL, July 15 (MENA) - Afghan officials say that a roadside bombing in eastern Kabul has killed two employees of the presidential palace, Fox News reported. Gul Agha Hashimi, the chief of criminal investigations with the Kabul police, said the ....
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North Korea launches rockets close to South Korea border
Date: 2014-07-15 07:54:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:827849
SEOUL, July 15 (MENA) - North Korea on Tuesday showed detailed photos of Kim Jong Un directing rocket launches from a site close to the South. Satellite imagery and photos released by state media show the rockets were fired several kilometres ....
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S. Korea, Japan nuclear envoys to hold talks in Tokyo
Date: 2014-07-15 07:42:34 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:827773
SEOUL, July 15 (MENA) - South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for Tokyo Tuesday for talks with his Japanese counterpart on ways to resume the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to Yonhap News ....
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Obama welcomes Egypt initiative to stop fighting in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-15 07:10:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:827760
WASHINGTON, July 15 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama has welcomed an initiative floated by Egypt to stop all acts of aggression in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at an iftar dinner to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Obama said the US will ....
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William Hague quits as British foreign secretary in cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2014-07-14 21:37:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:154 - ID:827547
LONDON, July 14 (MENA) - William Hague is to stand down as British foreign secretary with immediate effect and will take on the lesser role of leader of the House of Commons as he prepares to end his political career by retiring as an MP at the next ....
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Iran condemns Israel assault in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-14 21:15:44 GMT - Iran - World - SN:150 - ID:827467
TEHRAN, July 14 (MENA) - Iran's foreign ministry condemned Monday Israel's continued and intensifying aggressions against the defenseless Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, reported IRNA news Agency. "The savage attacks and aggressions of the ....
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US warns against Israeli ground invasion of Gaza
Date: 2014-07-14 19:24:50 GMT - Israel - World - SN:139 - ID:827431
GAZA CITY, July 14 (MENA) - The US warned against any ground invasion by Israel of Gaza Strip, and said such a move would put even more civilians at risk than are currently in the crossfire of attacks on Hamas, Ynet reported on Monday. But the ....
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Italian parlt speaker holds several meetings on Israeli-Palestinian crisis
Date: 2014-07-14 18:39:44 GMT - Italy - World - SN:123 - ID:827295
ROME, July 14 (MENA) - Italian Parliament Speaker Laura Boldrini met with a number of bodies concerned with the Israeli-Palestinian current crisis. A statement by the cabinet Monday said that Boldrini also phoned some Israeli officials over the ....
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Mary Robinson appointed UN climate change envoy
Date: 2014-07-14 17:49:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:111 - ID:827232
NEW YORK, July 14 (MENA) - The former President of Ireland will take up the post of special envoy for UN climate change immediately, leaving her previous role as envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, media reports said. In a statement ....
