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  • Lavrov confident partners in the East will not use sanctions against Russia

    Date: 2014-03-21 17:36:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:127 - ID:622853

    MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed confidence that partners in the East will not use sanctions against Russia. “As for our other partners, European countries, first of all, speak against economic ....

  • South Korean president to hold three-way summit with Obama, Japan's PM next week

    Date: 2014-03-21 17:00:29 GMT - south korea - World - SN:123 - ID:622805

    SEOUL, March 21 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye will hold three-way talks with US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of an international nuclear conference in The Hague next week, Yonhap news ....

  • Russian Сonsulate-General in Crimea to be turned into Russian Foreign Ministry office

    Date: 2014-03-21 16:59:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:622802

    MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Russia’s Consulate-General in Crimea will be turned into an office of the Foreign Ministry, Itar-tass reported on Friday. “The Federal Migration Service will deal with Russian citizenship issues,” State Secretary and ....

  • Reporters Without Borders condemns blocking of Twitter in Turkey

    Date: 2014-03-21 16:00:15 GMT - France - World - SN:114 - ID:622709

    PARIS, March 21 (MENA) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned Turkey's blocking of Twitter, which began at around midnight last night, just nine days ahead of regional elections and after several weeks in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ....

  • Ukraine considers statements on withdrawal from Non-Proliferation Treaty speculations

    Date: 2014-03-21 15:55:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:113 - ID:622704

    KIEV, March 21 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry considers statements on the country’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) speculations, Itar Tass reported Friday. “I don’t comment on speculations. I don’t know about any ....

  • Russia to respond to all imposed sanctions reciprocally - presidential spokesman

    Date: 2014-03-21 15:40:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:110 - ID:622617

    MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Russia will respond with reciprocal measures to any sanctions imposed against it, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday. "As for sanctions, we will act basing on the principle of reciprocity," the Itar-Tass ....

  • Britain concerned over moves to shutdown Twitter in Turkey

    Date: 2014-03-21 15:25:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:622624

    LONDON, March 21 (MENA) – The British Foreign Office has expressed concern over reported moves to shutdown twitter in Turkey. "The UK urges the authorities in Turkey to reconsider any ban on access to social media. Freedom of speech and ....

  • Russia announces plans to ease visa regulations for foreigners

    Date: 2014-03-21 15:23:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:105 - ID:622625

    MOSCOW, March 21(MENA) - The Russian government has approved a bill facilitating entry rules for foreign nationals, the cabinet of ministers reported on its official website on Friday. The government suggests cutting the number of documents for ....

  • Amid Ukraine's turmoil, women's rights must not be forgotten -- Newspaper

    Date: 2014-03-21 15:14:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:102 - ID:622605

    LONDON, March 21 (MENA) - "If Europe values true democracy in Ukraine it must speak up for those who risk being further marginalized," a report published in The Guardian stressed Friday. When a war is going on, the thing that is most easily ....

  • Cameron warns of escalating sanctions against Russia

    Date: 2014-03-21 14:59:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:622590

    LONDON, March 21 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said that more sanctions will be imposed against Russia if there were an escalation. European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss their response to the crisis over ....

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