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Putin orders surprise drills in two military districts
Date: 2014-02-26 13:52:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:578234
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Defence Ministry to hold surprise military exercises to check combat readiness of armed forces in Western and Central Military Districts as well as several branches of the armed ....
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Ukraine disbands elite Berkut anti-riot police
Date: 2014-02-26 13:13:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:57 - ID:577725
KIEV, Feb 26 (MENA) - Ukraine's acting interior minister has said the elite Berkut police unit, blamed for the deaths of protesters, has been disbanded. It is unclear what will happen to Berkut officers but Arsen Avakov said more details would be ....
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King Abdullah, Indonesia president call for more Middle East peacemaking efforts
Date: 2014-02-26 11:35:56 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:47 - ID:577848
AMMAN/ JAKARTA, Feb 26 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a bilateral meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday and discussed efforts to step up bilateral relations, Petra News Agency ....
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Egypt takes part in Hungexpo Tourism Fair due to kick off Thursday
Date: 2014-02-26 09:38:43 GMT - Austria - World - SN:34 - ID:577481
VIENNA, Feb 26 (MENA) - Egypt will take part in Hungary International Tourism Fair titled "Hungexpo", which will kick off on Thursday, with the aim of boosting and refreshing tourism movement from the European countries to Egypt's tourist ....
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Turkey's public prosecution to launch investigation into wiretapping of Erdogan
Date: 2014-02-26 09:02:29 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:27 - ID:577375
ANKAٌٌٌٌٌٌRA, Feb 26 (MENA) - Turkey's public prosecution released a statement on Wednesday that it will launch an investigation to verify the authenticity of the wiretap records of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan and his son ....
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Airbus gains 22 percent profits in 2013
Date: 2014-02-26 08:32:14 GMT - France - World - SN:23 - ID:577304
PARIS, Feb 26 (MENA) - Airbus said its profits rose last year on the back of record deliveries of its civilian jetliners and forecast further growth this year, ABC news reported. The European aerospace company, known until this year as EADS, said ....
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New Ukrainian govt members to be named on Independence Square on Wednesday evening
Date: 2014-02-26 08:16:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:577303
KIEV, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Maidan council and political parties have agreed to include public representatives in the new Ukrainian government and to introduce the new government members on Independence Square on Wednesday evening, said parliament ....
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Iraqi FM arrives in Tehran
Date: 2014-02-26 07:25:56 GMT - Iran - World - SN:18 - ID:577188
TEHRAN, Feb 26 (MENA) - Iraqˈs Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in Tehran on Tuesday evening for a 2-day visit and meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, IRNA news agency reported. The visit was supposed to be done in ....
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Dempsey visits Afghanistan as contingency withdrawal plans begin
Date: 2014-02-26 05:34:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:577128
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (MENA) - Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday night hours after US President Barack Obama has directed the Pentagon to ensure that it has adequate plans in place to ....
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US, UK support Ukrainian people
Date: 2014-02-25 22:28:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:171 - ID:577046
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (MENA) – US Secretary of the State John Kerry and his British counterpart William Hague stressed Tuesday their countries' commitments to support the Ukrainian people during their transition period. Kerry and Hague discussed a ....
