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July 18, 2017 8:34 AM

Muslim Ban: State Dept expands 'close family' criteria

The State Department has expanded its definition of close family to include grandparents and other relatives that constitute a bona fide US relationship for visa applicants and refugees from six mainly Muslim nations. <br/><br/>In response to a Hawaii federal judge's order last week...

July 18, 2017 7:55 AM

Jerusalem holy site closure 'crime against humanity': Turkey

Turkey has blasted Israel's two-day closure of a Jerusalem holy site, following a deadly attack, as a crime against humanity. <br/><br/>The Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, includes the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque. It is venerated by Muslims a...

July 18, 2017 7:39 AM

Egypt imposes preliminary visas on Qataris on humanitarian concerns

Egypt today imposed mandatory preliminary visas for Qatari citizens, except for humanitarian cases. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid confirmed Cairo's decision stressing that Qatar continued to stick to its position on supporting terrorist extremist groups.<br/><br/>Yesterd...

July 18, 2017 7:30 AM

Earthquake of 7.7-magnitude hits off Russia, tsunami threat

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck off the eastern coast of Russia, causing authorities to warn of a tsunami threat in parts of the Pacific. <br/><br/>The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, waves were forecast to be less than one foot above the tide level for coasts in an are...

July 18, 2017 7:15 AM

US gears up for NAFTA renegotiations

The United States yesterday outlined its priorities for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA. <br/><br/>In the document sent to Congress for revamping the NAFTA, the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, the US would focus on ensuring better access for t...

July 18, 2017 6:55 AM

US threatens sanctions if Venezuela creates Constituent Assembly

US has said, it will take swift and strong economic action if the government of Nicolas Maduro imposes its Constituent Assembly on July 30. President Donald Trump, in a White House statement, yesterday said, the Venezuelan people had on Sunday made clear that they stand for democracy, freedom and th...

July 18, 2017 6:52 AM

Syrian army captures more oil wells in Raqqa province

The Syrian Army supported by Iranian backed militias seized new oil fields in the desert in the southwest of Raqqa province yesterday in new advances against retreating Islamic state militants. <br/><br/>The Syrian Army said on state media that they had taken al Daylaa oil field alongsid...

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