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  • US condemns South Sudan violence

    Date: 2014-04-24 16:15:53 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:119 - ID:686084

    NEW YORK, April 24 (MENA) – The United States condemns the outrageous and deliberate targeting of civilians in South Sudan, a statement issued, Thursday, by US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power, said. The "Cessation of ....

  • Putin: Sanctions hurting Russia's economy, but not critically

    Date: 2014-04-24 15:12:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:109 - ID:686033

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that sanctions were hurting the Russian economy but that the damage was not critical, according to Huffington Post. "Overall they are causing (damage), because (credit) ....

  • Palestinian reconciliation not near implementation - Israeli foreign ministry

    Date: 2014-04-24 14:06:50 GMT - Israel - World - SN:102 - ID:685892

    GAZA CITY, April 24 (MENA) - The Israeli Foreign Ministry's intelligence wing believes that Palestinian reconciliation is far from implementation, declaring in a document distributed late Wednesday that the gaps between Hamas and Fatah are still far ....

  • Lavrov: Moscow to support Lebanese law enforcers fighting extremists

    Date: 2014-04-24 13:40:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:685795

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russia pledges support to Lebanese law enforcement authorities fighting extremism and hopes that the presidential election in Lebanon will promote public consolidation and normalize the activity of state bodies, Russian ....

  • Jordanaian, Uruguayan FMs in talks

    Date: 2014-04-24 13:15:59 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:91 - ID:685751

    AMMAN, April 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Nasser Judeh met on Thursday with the his counterpart of Uruguay Luis Almagro for talks on the situation in Syria as well as the Palestinian case, reported Petra news ....

  • Iran calls on EU to help resolve global problems

    Date: 2014-04-24 12:47:18 GMT - Iran - World - SN:83 - ID:685743

    TEHRAN, April 24 (MENA) - Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has called on the European Union (EU) to help resolve the problems plaguing the world by adopting an independent and moderate policy, according to Iran's Press TV. “The miscalculations ....

  • Libya faces enormous security challenge - US diplomat

    Date: 2014-04-24 12:39:40 GMT - Libya - World - SN:81 - ID:685730

    TRIPOLI, April 24 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Thursday promised Libya more US help against "extremist violence," saying the country could not achieve political or economic stability without tackling its security ....

  • UK Police seek to halt Brits joining Syria rebels

    Date: 2014-04-24 12:04:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:685290

    LONDON, April 24 (MENA) - British police arrested 40 persons and launched a nationwide campaign to prevent young people from traveling to Syria to take part in the fighting there. The campaign is launched after a dramatic rise in the number of ....

  • Ukraine attack in Sloviansk draws stern Putin warning

    Date: 2014-04-24 11:53:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:685444

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that if the regime in Kiev has begun using the army against the population inside the country, then this is undoubtedly a very serious crime, BBC reported. "Of course, ....

  • Russian minister invites EU commissioner to discuss Ukrainian gas issue April 28

    Date: 2014-04-24 11:30:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:685457

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has invited EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to meet in Moscow on April 28 and discuss the Ukrainian gas issue. The minister is prepared to discuss other proposals ....

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