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Govt Applies Double Standard to Private Sector: Union The Afghanistan Builders Association (ABA) on Saturday strongly criticized the Afghan government--particularly the Operation and Support Office of the President for National Development (OSOPND)--for applying a ‘double standard to the private sector in Afghanistan in the bidding process for contracts.... |
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Iran to send black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane to Kiev: Civil Aviation Organization Iran will send to Kiev the black boxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was mistakenly downed near the capital, Tehran, this month, the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI) says.
The director in charge of investigations at the organization, Hassan Rezaeifar, said... |
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US spies are placing local motorists at risk near RAF Croughton The US spy base in Northamptonshire which became infamous after the death of teenager Harry Dunn has hit the headlines again for all the wrong reasons.
According to Sky News, diplomatic cars were driven on the wrong side of the road in two separate incidents near RAF Croughton, where young Harry was... |
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Lebanon security forces, protesters clash near parliament building Security forces in Beirut have fired tear gas and used water cannons in clashes with protesters armed with tree branches and sign posts near Lebanons parliament.
After a lull in largely peaceful protests which broke out across the country in October over the state of the economy, people filled the... |
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Iran: Region facing dangerous situation due to US combination of arrogance, ignorance Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the region is facing a "dangerous" situation due to the US combination of arrogance and ignorance.
"It is very dangerous because we have in fact a very dangerous combination in the United States: arrogance and ignorance," Zarif said in an interview... |
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Khalifa Haftar is not a force for good in Libya There is currently much dispute over which side, in Libyas ongoing civil war, is a force for good in the region and which side should be treated with the most legitimacy. Many will argue that the LNA (Libyan National Army) forces, commanded by warlord Khalifa Haftar, are indeed what is needed for Libya... |
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Pelosi to Trump: You are impeached forever regardless of outcome of Senate trial US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said that Republican President Donald Trump is "impeached forever" regardless of the outcome of the Senate impeachment trial.
In an interview on HBOs "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Saturday, addressing Trump, Pelosi said, "You are impeached forever. No... |
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Analysis: Americas main allies are abandoning Trump as his threats to world leaders backfire By Adam Bienkov, Business Insider
President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has exposed a growing rift between the US and its historically closest allies in Europe.
The attack was met with a remarkable level of criticism by European leaders.
The UK... |
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Europe to face terror threat if Tripoli-based government falls: Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe it could face new threats from terrorist organizations if Libyas UN-recognized government in Tripoli were to fall.
In an article, published on Saturday on the eve of a Libya peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said the EUs failure to adequately... |
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French police evacuates president Macron from theater amid protests French police have evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from a theater in Paris after some protesters managed to enter the building, while many more were trying to enter.
Protesters chanting "Macron, resign" gathered outside the Les Bouffes du Nord theatre on Friday evening, after people shared on... |
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The War Will End When the US Withdraws: Mullah Badradar The Talibans chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said less than two weeks ago that the war will come to an end in Afghanistan once the US forces withdraw from the country.
"The war will end when the US withdraws from Afghanistan," said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the founders of the... |
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House Speaker to Herat Cleric: Afghans Reject Radicalism "No one is allowed to define the laws on their own," said Mir Rahman Rahmani, the speaker of Afghanistans Wolesi Jirga-the lower house of parliament, on Saturday in response to Mawlawi Mujibur Rahman Ansari, a provocative Herat cleric.
"No one is allowed to define the laws on their own," said Mir... |
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Amid Doha Talks, Palace Still Insists on Ceasefire: Sediqqi As the US and the Taliban begin a new round of talks in Doha - which a Taliban spokesman says are focused on signing the deal - Palace spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Saturday said, "all allies" of the Afghan government, as well as the "people of Afghanistan," are "insisting on a ceasefire" before the next... |
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US relaxes firearms export rules, raises sales by 20% The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced that American firearms makers will be able to more easily export guns, including assault rifles and ammunition, under new rules set by Washington.
The US administration officials said on Friday that the amount of foreign gun sales could... |
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90% of black Americans disapprove of Trumps job performance: Poll More than eighty percent black Americans believe US President Donald Trump is a racist and say the racism has increased under his presidency, according to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll.
The poll published on Friday revealed Trumps approval rating among black Americans was even worse, with 9 in... |
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6 US Jets Were Near Iran Border at Time of Accidental Shoot-down of Ukraine Plane: Russia Iran accidentally shoot down the Ukrainian airliner last week when there were reportedly several US stealth warplanes in the Islamic Republics border area, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
"There were at least six F-35 fighters in the air in the Iranian border area (at the time).... |
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Trumps NATOME Idea: Goals, Outlook? While under President Donald Trump the White House views on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) policies and ways of administration have been quite controversial for the other member states, the American leader has recently announced that he in a call to the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg... |
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EU Brexit spokesman says Britain assured him about those who do not apply for settled status The UK government has sought to reassure the EU that its citizens living in the UK will not be deported if they fail to apply for settled status, the European parliaments Brexit co-ordinator has said. UK Ministers, however, have refused calls to give EU citizens physical proof of their right to stay... |
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EU warns of WTO challenge if US-China deal harms businesses The European Union (EU) has warned that if a trade agreement recently signed by the United States and China creates "distortions" in the market, it will challenge the deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Nicolas Chapuis, the EUs ambassador to China, said on Friday that the EU would monitor... |
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Guatemala cuts ties with Venezuela in kowtow to US Guatemalas newly-elected President Alejandro Giammattei has severed diplomatic relations with Venezuela, a move that was swiftly censured by the government in Caracas for being an act of subservience to the US administration.
Giammattei ordered Guatemalas foreign secretary on Thursday to recall... |
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US assassination of General Soleimani was immoral action: New York Times The US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani on the orders of President Donald Trump was an "immoral action" and a "clear violation of national and international law," according to an editorial in The New York Times.
"The administration recently announced that, on orders of the president, the... |
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The case for ... making low-tech dumb cities instead of smart ones High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead?
Ever since smartphones hooked us with their limitless possibilities and dopamine hits, mayors and city bureaucrats can’t get enough... |
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Riyadh pays $500 million to cover cost of US troops presence in Saudi Arabia: Report Saudi Arabia has reportedly paid $500 million to begin to cover the cost of US military operating in the Arab country, a US official says.
The payment was made in December 2019, according to the report.
"Consistent with the Presidents guidance to increase partner burden-sharing, the Department of... |
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US military says 11 US troops wounded in Iranian missile attack despite earlier denials The United States military has said that 11 of its troops were wounded in an Iranian retaliatory missile attack last week despite Washingtons initial claim denying casualties.
"While no US service members were killed in the January 8 Iranian attack on al-Asad Air base, several were treated for concussion... |
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Ayatollah Khamenei: US disgraced after assassination of Gen. Soleimani Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the assassination of a top Iranian commander disgraced the US as it had to own up to the "terrorist" action and see its image dealt a blow by Irans retaliation.
"The day the missiles of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps crushed... |
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US, Taliban Discuss Signing of Peace Deal: Shaheen Negotiators from the United States and the Taliban have resumed talks in Doha and are discussing "the signing of the peace deal and a ceremony for it" over the past two days, a Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said in a tweet early on Friday.
Shaheen said that the negotiations - which are led by the... |
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Qureshi Urges US to Remain Engaged in Rebuilding Afghanistan Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at an event Thursday hosted by a think tank in Washington, D.C. called on the United States to remain engaged in Afghanistan even if it eventually withdraws its troops from the country.
Speaking at a discussion held by the Center for Strategic and International... |
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Around 350,0000 people have fled Syrias Idlib since Dec. 1: UN The United Nations says around 350,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have been displaced in the countrys northwestern province of Idlib since early December last year.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest situation report on Thursday that the... |
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Russian parliament unanimously approves Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister The lower house of Russias parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve Mikhail Mishustin as the new prime minister, less than a day after President Vladimir Putin announced constitutional reforms.
All lawmakers at the Federal Assembly on Thursday voted in favor of Putins pick, an economist and... |
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Spains prime minister to meet with Catalonias president Spains Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday announced he will meet with Catalonias President Quim Torra to address the Catalan crisis, despite a court ruling that barred the regional leader from holding public office for 18 months.
Quim Torra was removed from office by Spains central electoral... |
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