Lebanon’s Hariri arrives in Paris after Saudi ‘hostage’ rumours Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where he announced his resignation two weeks ago. Hariri is in Paris at the invitation of France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who is attempting to help broker a solution to a political crisis […]
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Lebanon’s Hariri arrives in Paris after Saudi ‘hostage’ rumours
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Chinese, N.Korean envoys talk up ties despite nuclear tensions
Chinese, N.Korean envoys talk up ties despite nuclear tensions Shanghai, (MILLAT ONLINE):A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, the two sides said Saturday, stressing longstanding ties despite deep divisions over the North’s nuclear activities. Song Tao is visiting on behalf of President Xi Jinping, ostensibly to […]
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Russia vetoes US resolution to extend UN Syria chemical-Weapon Probe
Russia vetoes US resolution to extend UN Syria chemical-Weapon Probe UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia Friday vetoed a US-sponsored resolution in the United Nations Security Council to renew the mandate of a UN investigative team charged with determining who is responsible for chemical-weapons attacks in Syria. The veto came hours before the UN Joint Investigative Mechanism […]
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Chinese, N.Korean envoys talk up ties despite nuclear tensions
Chinese, N.Korean envoys talk up ties despite nuclear tensions Shanghai, (MILLAT ONLINE):A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, the two sides said Saturday, stressing longstanding ties despite deep divisions over the North’s nuclear activities. Song Tao is visiting on behalf of President Xi Jinping, ostensibly to […]
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EU to pick post-Brexit agency winners
EU to pick post-Brexit agency winners Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):The fight to host major EU regulatory agencies leaving London after Brexit reaches its climax Monday when ministers vote to choose new host cities in a perplexing process compared to the Eurovision song contest. The 27 EU affairs ministers meeting in Brussels will decide on how to […]
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Sacked PM’s Democratic Party dominates Tonga election
Sacked PM’s Democratic Party dominates Tonga election Nuku’alofa, Tonga, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Democratic Party of sacked Tongan prime minister Akilisi Pohiva was poised to return to power without the aid of independents after a Commonwealth Observer Group declared itself satisfied on Saturday with the general election. The Democrats won a resounding 14 of the 17 seats […]