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Meslemani, ex-PM leave for Romania
Date: 2013-11-26 11:09:09 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:46 - ID:407526
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) – Presidential media advisor Ahmed al-Meslemani and former prime minister Essam Sharaf left here on Tuesday, heading to Romania where they take part in the inauguration of the center of the Arab, European, Romanian ....
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Iranian speaker: Success of Geneva agreement depends on removal of all oppressive sanctions
Date: 2013-11-26 10:51:23 GMT - Iran - World - SN:44 - ID:407496
TEHRAN, Nov 26 (MENA) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined that the agreement reached between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) will bear its fruit only if the western countries ....
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S. Korea demands return of citizen detained by Pyongyang
Date: 2013-11-26 09:06:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:26 - ID:407279
SEOUL, Nov 26 (MENA) -- South Korea on Tuesday formally demanded the safe return of one of its citizens detained by Pyongyang and said failure to do so can only be construed as an inhumane act, Yonhap news agency reported. In a formal statement ....
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3 killed in fresh political violence in Bangladesh
Date: 2013-11-26 08:38:48 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:21 - ID:407130
DHAKA, Nov 26 (MENA) - At least three persons were killed on Tuesday in Bangladesh as main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) enforced a 48-hour nationwide blockade demanding postponement of general elections on January 5 amid a deadlock ....
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Malaysia summons Singapore envoy amid spying claims
Date: 2013-11-26 07:34:07 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:17 - ID:407088
LONDON, Nov 26 (MENA) - Malaysia has summoned Singapore's envoy over reports that Singapore assisted in US spying across Asia, the BBC reported. Singapore and South Korea helped the US and Australia intercept communications across Asia, media ....
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Karzai stands by refusal to sign US deal
Date: 2013-11-26 07:12:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:407101
KABUL, Nov 26 (MENA) -The Afghan president has refused to back down on his decision not to sign a key security deal in a meeting with the US national security adviser, the BBC reported. The pact allows thousands of US troops to remain in ....
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Iran deal doesn't mean full speed ahead for business -- US Treasury official
Date: 2013-11-26 06:23:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:407046
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (MENA) - "If you’re an executive thinking the deal over Iran’s nuclear program means you can do unfettered business with the Islamic Republic, think again," a US Treasury official cautioned. “Any business, any bank, any broker, ....
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White House welcomes Syrian peace talks in Geneva on January 22
Date: 2013-11-26 05:39:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:407010
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (MENA) - The White House welcomed a United Nations announcement on setting a date for the Geneva 2 conference on Syria on January 22. Commenting on the news, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there are challenges ahead ....
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5+1 countries do not want additional "enemy" members of nuclear club -- Paper 2 last London
Date: 2013-11-25 22:19:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:195 - ID:406961
Since 1970, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) – to which Britain, the US, Russia, China and France are signatories – has required that the countries without nuclear weapons shouldn't acquire them. In exchange, the countries that do have ....
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5+1 countries do not want additional "enemy" members of nuclear club -- Paper
Date: 2013-11-25 22:16:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:194 - ID:406951
LONDON, Nov 25 (MENA) – The Guardian says that those who have brought Iran to the negotiating table are not actually interested in ending nuclear proliferation and promoting disarmament. "They just don't want additional "enemy" members of the ....