UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated the Sri Lankan Government for setting up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP), “an important step for all Sri Lankans who are still looking for the truth about their loved ones.” “The United Nations stands ready to support this process and the Secretary-General looks […]
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UN chief congratulates Sri Lanka on setting up office of missing persons
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Polisario slams Moroccan prison sentences
ALGIERS, July 21 (APP/AFP) – The Algerian-backed Polisario Front movement seeking independence for disputed Western Sahara on Thursday denounced as “unjust” a Moroccan court’s decision to sentence a group of Sahrawis to prison. On Wednesday a court in Sale near Rabat sentenced 23 Sahrawis to prison terms ranging from two years to life over the […]
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China agrees to expand trade in services with U.S.
WASHINGTON, July 21 (APP/Xinhua): China agreed to expand bilateral trade in services with the United States during the first China-U.S comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED) concluded. “Despite a huge deficit in services trade with the United States, China nevertheless believed that trade in services between China and the United States is mutually beneficial, and is willing […]
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US lauds Kuwait’s firm support of regional peace, security
KUWAIT, July 21 (APP/IINA) – US Ambassador Kuwait Lawrence Silverman lauded the country’s strong role in supporting regional peace and security, said a statement. This praise came during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Ambassador Silverman, said the statement by the Ministry’s Public Relations and Media […]
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US fines Exxon $2 mn over sanctions violations under Tillerson
WASHINGTON, July 21 (APP/AFP) – The United States on Thursday hit oil giant ExxonMobil with a $2 million fine for violating Ukraine-related sanctions at a time when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was still in charge of the company. The Treasury Department said Exxon had business dealings with Igor Sechin, president of the Russian state […]
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Extremely disturbing’ if Trump considering Russia pardons: Democrat
WASHINGTON, July 21, (APP/AFP) – The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was “extremely disturbing” if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election. Senator Mark Warner was referring to a Washington Post article late […]