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Egypt President ei-Sisi pardons jailed activist Douma, other prisoners
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Douma, 37, a key figure in the pro-democracy uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak in 2011, was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2019 for rioting and attacking security forces, a reduction from a prior 25-year term handed out in 2015
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Global chemical weapons watchdog blames Syria for 2018 deadly chlorine att
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An investigation by OPCW established there are "reasonable grounds to believe" Syria's air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018.
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Cameroon's Maeve Douma steals show with four 'Mankads' against Uganda
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], September 13 (ANI): Cameroon's Maeve Douma on Sunday resulted in four Mankad dismissals against Uganda in the ongoing ICC women's T20 World Cup Africa region qualifier.
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OPCW confirms chlorine used in Douma's attack
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands] Mar 2 (ANI): Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) on Friday (local time) revealed that chlorine was used during the April 2018 chemical attack in Syria's Douma.
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I would love to get out of Syria: Trump
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): Less than two weeks after launching airstrikes on Syria, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he "would love to get out," but wanted to do so only once after "having accomplished what we have to accomplish."
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Probe Syria chemical weapons attack impartially-India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], April 17 (ANI): India has called for an impartial and objective investigation by the OPCW into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma, Syria.
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India calls for impartial probe on Syria 'chemical attack'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Apr. 17 (ANI): India on Monday called for an impartial and objective investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria's Douma two weeks ago.
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Chemical attack could happen in US 'if we're not smart': Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr 15 (ANI): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday warned that a chemical attack could take place in the United States as well, if "we are not smart enough."
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Protest in Kolkata against missile attack on Syria
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): A communist political party Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) SUCI(C) on Sunday held a protest in Kolkata against United States President Donald Trump over the Syrian missile attack.
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Chlorine, sarin used in Syria attack: US
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): The United States on Saturday said that chlorine and Sarin were used in alleged chemical weapon attack in Syria's Douma last week, which claimed over 50 lives.
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MEA deplores chemical strikes in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Responding to the recent suspected chemical strikes in Syria, which claimed over 70 lives, a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, on Saturday, condemned the use of chemical weapons, saying India was closely following the situation.
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Russia calls emergency session of UN Security Council
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI): Russia on Saturday confirmed that it was calling an mergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the wake of the airstrikes launched by the US-led coalition in Syria.
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