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November 16, 2016 7:33 AM

US congress passes bill to extend Iran sanctions for Next 10 years

US House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan said that the Congress has passed a bill seeking to extend sanctions on Iran for another ten years. He said yesterday that today's bipartisan vote will help maintain our ability to immediately reinstate sanctions against Iran over the next decade. &...

November 16, 2016 6:59 AM

UN tell Trump action on climate change unstoppable

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said action on climate change has become unstoppable and he expressed hopes that US President-elect Donald Trump will drop plans to quit a global accord aimed at weaning the world off fossil fuels.<br/><br/>At a meeting of almost 200 nations in Morocco to...

November 15, 2016 7:14 PM

Egyptian court cancels death sentence of Morsi

Egypt's Court of Cassation has reportedly overturned a death sentence against the country's deposed president Mohamed Morsi and ordered a retrial. Morsi was tried in an Egyptian court on several charges, including one of escaping prison during the 2011 uprising against then-President Hosni...

November 15, 2016 6:27 PM

Egyptian court release Mubarak's sons in embezzlement case

An Egyptian court today ordered the release of Alaa Mubarak and Gamal Mubarak, sons of former president Hosni Mubarak in an embezzlement case, rejecting government's appeal against freeing them.<br/><br/>Mubarak and his sons were charged of acquiring almost Egyptian 126 million poun...

November 15, 2016 5:05 PM

India accounts for largest growth of international students in US

The number of Indian students studying in the US soared by 25 percent to a record high. The 2016 Open Doors data says, Indian students contribute more than 5.5 billion USD to the American economy. <br/><br/>It comes against the backdrop of a steep decline in Indian students opting for th...

November 15, 2016 4:45 PM

Germany, EU reject call for import tax on US under Trump

Germany and the European Commission have rejected a call for Europe to impose taxes on imports from the United States if President-elect Donald Trump quits a global agreement for fighting climate change. <br/><br/>Trump, who has called man-made global warming a hoax, has pledged to pull ...

November 15, 2016 2:09 PM

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US President Barack Obama has sought to assure its allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country's international alliances when he takes office in January. Mr. Obama told reporters that Mr. Trump has expressed a great interest in maintaining the US commitment to NATO.<br/&...

November 15, 2016 1:39 PM

Afghan President wants UN to add Taliban chief to list of terrorists

The Afghan government has asked the United Nations to include the Taliban's fugitive chief Mullah Hibatullah in its blacklist of individuals under travel and financial bans and arms embargo.<br/><br/> The move, critics say, demonstrates hardening of President Ashraf Ghani's sta...

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