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Nasrallah: Saudis offered Syria money to sever Iran ties The head of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the Saudi regime had told Syria that it is ready to stop supporting the militants wreaking havoc in the country and give Damascus hundreds of billions of dollars for reconstruction if it accepted to cut ties with Iran.
Sayyed Hassan... |
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Countries sponsoring terrorism pay US for support: Iran diplomat A senior Iranian diplomat says some countries, which are sponsoring terrorism and destabilizing the Middle East region, are paying billions of dollars to the US administration to support their destructive policies.
Kamal Kharrazi, a former Iranian foreign minister and the current president of the... |
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Tuberculosis Kills over 15,000 Afghans Every Year Afghanistan is among the countries in the world that suffer from a high burden of tuberculosis - more than 15,000 Afghans die each year because of the disease.
Addressing a ceremony to mark the World Tuberculosis Day on Tuesday, Chief Abdullah Abdullah said that political issues have caused the government... |
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India to provide four Mi-24 helicopters to Afghanistan India will deliver four attack helicopters to Afghanistan ahead of spring fighting season in the country, Afghan envoy has reportedly said.
It follows an a trilateral agreement made between Afghanistan, Belarus and India for the refurbished Mi-24 helicopters earlier this month, Ambassador Shaida Abdali... |
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Tashkent Calls On Taliban To Embrace Peace Offer Senior diplomats and representatives of regional and Western countries have wrapped up a day-long conference here in Tashkent to call on the Taliban to lay down arms and embrace the peace offer made by the Afghanistanian government at the Kabul Process conference last month.
On Tuesday, delegates... |
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Ghani Meets EU Envoy On Sidelines Of Tashkent Meeting Afghanistanian President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on the sidelines of the Tashkent peace conference on Afghanistan, the Presidential Palace said in a statement.
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64 Dead in Russia Shopping Mall Fire At least 64 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly blaze at a shopping mall in Russias Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo.
At least 10 people were still missing after flames broke out at the four-story Winter Cherry mall in the city of Kemerovo in Siberia, according to Russian Emergencies... |
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Turkey still aims for full membership of EU: Erdogan Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday insisted that Turkey still aims to become a full member of the European Union, hours ahead of a crunch summit with the blocs chiefs aimed at restoring damaged ties.
"EU membership continues to be our strategic target," Erdogan said at Istanbul airport... |
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Huge crowd rallies in Sanaa to mark anniversary of Saudi aggression Yemenis have taken to the streets of the capital Sana’a to mark the third anniversary of the Saudi aggression against the impoverished country that has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians.
Large crowds of Yemenis from across the country flocked to al-Sabin square in Sana’a... |
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Americans less likely to trust Facebook over scandal: Poll Fewer than half of Americans trust Facebook to obey US privacy laws, highlighting the challenge facing the social media company after a scandal over its handling of personal information, according to a new poll.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released on Sunday, also found that fewer Americans trust... |
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Australia PM under pressure as government loses yet another opinion poll Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s coalition government lost its 29th straight Newspoll on Monday, putting the Australian leader in an increasingly precarious position as his party attempts to push planned corporate tax cuts through parliament.
The result of the widely watched poll leaves Turnbull... |
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Spain: Catalans clash with police in Barcelona at pro-Puigdemont demo Thousands of Catalans staged a mass protest in Barcelona on Sunday, hours after their former leader, Carles Puigdemont, was detained in Germany.
Protesters scuffle with riot police blocking the road leading to the central government offices at a demonstration in Barcelona on March 25, 2018.... |
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Yemen army targets King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and allied army units have carried out more retaliatory missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, targeting several positions in the kingdom.
Yemen’s military targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and as well as Abha, Najran and Jizan Regional Airports... |
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Egyptians head to polls; Sisi, facing little contest, urges big turnout Egyptians begin voting in a highly-contentious presidential election, with incumbent Abel Fattah el-Sisi almost certain to glide to victory after his military-backed administration either jailed or scared off all serious contenders.
Polling stations opened at 0700 GMT on Monday for a three-day... |
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The Rapid Rise Of Mujeeb Zadran Afghanistans mystery spinner further enhanced his growing reputation at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, especially on Sunday in the trophy match against West Indies when he finished with 4/43 from 9.5 overs.
Mujeeb doesnt turn 17 until 28 March but he is quickly developing... |
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German Defense Minister Meets Afghanistanian Security Officials in Balkh Ursula Von Der Leyen, the defense minister of Germany and a number of the countrys Members of Federal Parliament visited Mazar-e-Sharif, capital city of Balkh province, yesterday and met with security officials of Northern Afghanistan.
How to support Afghanistanian security forces generally across... |
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John Bolton poses a threat to US national security: Analysis President Donald Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as his national security adviser has “profound implications” for the direction of US foreign policy and increases the risk of military confrontations with North Korea and Iran, according to an analysis by the Foreign Policy magazine.
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China air force holds drill in preparation for future wars Chinas air force says it has held another round of drills in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific in preparation for possible future wars.
"Air Force exercises are rehearsals for future wars and are the most direct preparation for combat," it said in a statement ... |
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Election: Over 900 Voting Centers Out of Governments Control In a total of 7355 voting centers across the country, 948 stations are out of governments control and with 1120 more under high-security threats, according to the estimation of security institutions.
Based on the estimation, 1122 polling stations are under relatively fewer security threats and the... |
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ISIS Suicide Bombers Target Shiite Mosque in Afghanistans Herat At least one civilian was killed and eight more injured after two terrorists attacked a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, which followed another blast that was claimed by the group in... |
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Afghanistan Thrash West Indies to Claim World Cup Qualifier Title Its not how you start but how you finish - Afghanistan proved the old maxim right as they clinched the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 title at a canter, beating Windies by seven wickets at Harare Sports Club.
That completes a comeback for a team which had started the competition with three successive... |
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Millions plan to leave Africa for US, Europe: Study Nearly 1.5 million people have left sub-Saharan Africa for Europe and the United States since 2010, while millions more are making plans to follow in their footsteps, researchers said on Thursday.
Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya were the biggest sources of migrants to Europe and the United States among... |
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Turkey sentences actress to prison for insulting Erdogan A famous Turkish singer and actress has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a performance in 2016, the Hurriyet newspaper said on Thursday.
Singer Zuhal Olcay was accused of changing the lyrics of one of her songs by substituting Erdogans name... |
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Trump will imposes up to $60 billion on Chinese imports US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports to reduce the massive US trade deficit with China and retaliate against the alleged theft of American intellectual property.
Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday that would impose restrictions... |
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Paris police fire tear gas at protesters as strikes challenge Macron French police have scuffled with protesters in Paris and used tear gas and water cannon in the western city of Nantes as strikes broke out across France in a challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms.
Train conductors, teachers and air traffic controllers walked out on Thursday... |
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China pledges retaliation as Trump prepares to announce new tariffs In a new warning to Washington, Beijing pledges tit-for-tat measures should the US choose to slap trade sanctions against China over what it calls “the theft” of American intellectual property.
Beijing “will not sit idly by and let its legitimate rights and interests be harmed,”... |
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EU sides with Greece in Cyprus dispute with Turkey European leaders were on Thursday set to strongly condemn Turkeys "illegal actions" toward Greece and Cyprus in a blistering denunciation that could upend an EU-Turkish summit in Bulgaria next week.
The statement by the 28 European Union member states meeting in Brussels comes after Turkeys arrest... |
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Refugee given life sentence for murder of German student in Freiburg Hussein K. has been given a life sentence for the crime that shocked the wealthy and picturesque city. He had previously been convicted of assaulting a woman in Greece, but was released from prison early.
A refugee was convicted of murdering a medical student in the southern German city of Freiburg... |
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Combating Corruption Priority of Hezbollah in Elections: Nasrallah Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah sounded alarm on Wednesday over Lebanons financial and social situation, stressing that Hezbollah considers combating corruption a priority in the upcoming period which follows the parliamentary elections.
In a televised address via Al-Manar, Sayyed... |
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Atmar In Germany For Talks With Officials President Ashraf Ghanis National Security Advisor (NSA) Mohammad Hanif Atmar has met with Germanys new security and political officials, the NSAoffice confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
Atmar left Kabul on Tuesday for Germany for meetings with high-ranking security and defense officials, parliament... |
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