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UAE: Abdullah bin Zayed receives phone call from Iranian FM
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a phone call from Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iraq: Protesters attempt to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over reports of Qur
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On Saturday, nearly 1,000 protesters attempted to storm into Baghdad's Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with a number of foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, in reaction to reports of the Quran burning in Denmark.
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Military escorts for ships with food from Ukraine dangerous: Russian Dy Fo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"With respect to warships escorting some other ships, I think we have to go to the source of this information. We have not discussed these issues. I think that this option is dangerous and unrealizable," he said at a news conference, in comments on reports that Turkish warships could escort
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BRICS leaders to discuss sustainable payment mechanism: Russian Foreign Mi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
“Given the current international situation, this issue will be addressed during the upcoming meeting of the bloc’s leaders,” the ministry said, referring to the summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 22-24, RT reported.
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'Biggest ever seizure': Customs recovers foreign currency worth Rs 10 cr a
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The detailed examination of the baggage and personal search of the passengers resulted in the recovery of foreign currency (USD 7,20,000/- & Euro 4,66,200/-) from the three passengers which is equivalent to Rs 10,06,78,410, Customs department said in a statement.
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Russia dismayed after journalist expelled from Pakistani-Ukrainian FMs joi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Russian Federation has expressed its serious dismay after Russian journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov was expelled minutes before the joint press briefing of Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his visiting Ukrainian Counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, DND News Agency reported.
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Over 12,000 Pakistani citizens languishing in prisons abroad: Pakistan's F
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan's foreign affairs ministry in the statistics presented in the lower house of parliament said that around 6,200 Pakistani citizens are incarcerated in the prisons in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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MEA appoints Sandeep Chakravorty as India's next Ambassador to Indonesia
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sandeep Chakravorty, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer of the 1996 batch, has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Indonesia
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Tourism flow from India consistent contributor to economic, forex inflows
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Kwatra said a key outcome of the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe “related to digital connectivity and the fintech connectivity is an agreement reached between NPCI International and Lanka pay on UPI based digital payments. This has mul
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PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe "reviewed entire spectrum of
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Kwatra said that the two leaders acknowledged that the partnership and cooperation have been a source of great strength in overcoming the recent difficulties and challenges in Sri Lanka.
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Russian FM Lavrov participates in BRICS Foreign Ministers meet via video c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"On July 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in an extraordinary meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers via video conference. "Topical issues pertained to preparation of the upcoming XV BRICS summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24 were discussed as well," the Russian Embassy
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India-Sri Lanka took stock assessment of challenges in Indian Ocean: Kwatr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Asked if the Chinese movement in the Indian Ocean came up during the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Foreign Secretary said, "We are neighbours. We have a long-standing and comprehensive relationship, and it is n
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