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Pakistan's Sharif visits Kabul for talks with Karzai
Date: 2013-11-30 07:50:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:414475
KABUL, Nov 30 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, the BBC reported. High on the agenda will be efforts to revive Afghanistan's peace process before ....
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UN chief deplores shelling of Russian Embassy in Damascus
Date: 2013-11-29 22:24:36 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:110 - ID:414332
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the shelling on Thursday against the Russian Embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which killed one person and wounded nine others, UN News Center reported on ....
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No missile attack on Iran Embassy in Beirut -- report
Date: 2013-11-29 22:16:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:109 - ID:414272
TEHRAN, Nov 29 (MENA) - An informed Iranian source has denied a report about a missile attack near Iran's Embassy in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut, Press TV reported Friday. The informed source in the Iranian Embassy, who spoke to IRNA New ....
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Un chief calls for supporting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to fulfil two-State solution
Date: 2013-11-29 20:29:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:93 - ID:414251
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (MENA) - This annual Solidarity Day is an opportunity to reflect on the critical situation faced by the Palestinian people and to consider our collective contributions and responsibilities as Governments, international or civil ....
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Muslim world league slams 'banning Islam' in Angola
Date: 2013-11-29 18:17:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:79 - ID:414059
MECCA, Nov 29 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Muslim World League has slammed Angola for reports about destroying mosques and banning Muslims from practicing their rituals. In a statement on Friday, the league called on Angolan ....
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Russia sends protest note to Kazakhstan over killing Russian national
Date: 2013-11-29 16:27:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:413969
MOSCOW, Nov 29 (MENA) - Russia has sent a note of protest to Kazakhstan over the recent Caspian Sea incident in which Kazakh officers shot at suspected Russian poachers and killed one of them, Ria Novosti reported Friday. Kazakh border guards on ....
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Georgia, Moldova Ink EU Agreements as Ukraine Backs Off
Date: 2013-11-29 14:59:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:413807
VILNIUS, November 29 (MENA) – Georgia and Moldova signed agreements with the European Union at a summit Friday as another ex-Soviet country, Ukraine, confirmed it would not go ahead with a similar deal, RIA Novosti reported. The agreements with ....
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New Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif takes command
Date: 2013-11-29 13:37:12 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:42 - ID:413664
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (MENA) - General Raheel Sharif on Friday formally took over as the head of Pakistan's army, the most powerful position in the troubled military-dominated nation which is battling a home-grown Taliban insurgency, NDTV ....
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Thailand protesters target army, ruling party headquarters
Date: 2013-11-29 07:52:08 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:10 - ID:412895
BANGKOK, Nov 29 (MENA) - Protesters in Thailand have forced their way into the army headquarters compound, as anti-government rallies went into a sixth day, the BBC reported. More protesters gathered outside ruling party headquarters, as part ....
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Iran FM says Tehran keen on friendly ties with UAE
Date: 2013-11-28 21:44:50 GMT - Iran - World - SN:165 - ID:412709
TEHRAN, Nov 28 (MENA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that Tehran attaches significance to its bilateral ties with the neighbors, especially the friendly and brotherly country of United Arab Emirates, IRNA news agency ....
