GENEVA, (APP/AFP) – Representatives of 17 countries will meet in Geneva Friday afternoon for United Nations-hosted talks on how to ensure humanitarian access in war-ravaged Syria, a UN spokeswoman said. “The humanitarian group will meet today at 4:00 pm (1500 GMT),” Khawla Mattar, a spokeswoman for UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura, told AFP in […]
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Geneva meet Friday for Syria humanitarian access: UN
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S. Korea, US could begin missile shield talks next week: Seoul
SEOUL, (APP/AFP): South Korea could begin detailed discussions with Washington on bringing in an advanced US missile defence system opposed by China as early as next week, a senior official said Friday. The two allies are setting up a joint task force to look into the rollout of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence System […]
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British-Muslim off-loaded from flight for having a beard
MANCHESTER: (APP): A British-Muslim man was off-loaded from a flight to Morocco over having a beard. According to a United Kingdom newspaper, the man named Ahmed Ali was heading to Morocco from Manchester via Thomson Airways for honeymoon with his wife. Ali claimed that he and his mother were also questioned by the authorities regarding […]
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Obama calls Supreme Court emissions ruling ‘unusual’
PALO ALTO, United States, (APP/AFP): US President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Supreme Court did something “unusual” in freezing a plan to tackle carbon emissions, as he insisted his administration was on firm legal ground. In his first public reaction after the top court put the brakes on a sweeping plan to reduce emissions […]
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CIA director says IS group has used, can make chem weapons
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – CIA director John Brennan has said that Islamic State fighters have used chemical weapons and have the capability to make small quantities of chlorine and mustard gas, CBS News reported Thursday. “We have a number of instances where ISIL has used chemical munitions on the battlefield,” Brennan told CBS News, which released […]
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Saudi Arabia asks UN to move aid workers in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Feb 12, (APP/AFP): Saudi Arabia has asked the United Nations to move aid workers away from rebel-held areas in Yemen as the Riyadh-led coalition presses on with air strikes against insurgents, according to a letter seen by AFP Thursday. The United Nations flatly rejected the request and reminded Saudi Arabia of […]