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Netherlands chides France, Germany over EU army proposal
Nov 17, 2018 11:58The Dutch Prime Minister has rejected the idea of a European army proposed by France and Germany, stressing that the continent's safety could be guaranteed only through NATO.
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Iran nuclear deal collapse adds to complications in Middle East: Diplomat
Nov 13, 2018 17:22A senior Iranian diplomat has warned that the possible collapse of a historic nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the 5+1 group of countries in 2015 would certainly add to political complications in the Middle East.
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Iran’s president asks for Europe's serious action against terrorists
Oct 16, 2018 15:43Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with new Dutch Ambassador to Tehran, Jacques Werner, called on the European states to prosecute the terrorists living in Europe, including the masterminds of the recent terrorist attack in Southwestern Iran.
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Turkey, Netherlands agree to normalize relations
Jul 20, 2018 15:54Turkey and the Netherlands have agreed to normalize relations following a severing of bilateral ties in a 2017 diplomatic row.
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‘1,400 girls forced into sex slavery in Holland each year’
May 24, 2018 12:13Some 1,400 minor girls are annually blackmailed into sex slavery in the Netherlands by male traffickers, a new report says.
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‘Iran will make utmost efforts to boost defense, deterrence power’
Mar 13, 2018 16:35Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic will spare no effort to boost its defense and deterrent power.
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Turkey summons Dutch envoy for Armenia ‘genocide’ vote
Feb 23, 2018 13:42Turkey summoned the Dutch charge d'affaires on Friday to complain about the Netherlands Parliament’s recognizing the massacre of as many as 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as genocide, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
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Rouhani urges end to Yemen war, efforts to restart national dialog
Feb 21, 2018 17:29President Hassan Rouhani has called on Saudi Arabia and its allies to stop their “blame game” against Iran over Yemen’s crisis, saying efforts should instead be driven towards ending the deadly war on the impoverished nation and pave the way for intra-Yemeni dialog.
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Netherlands, Austria to fight German toll plan
Dec 13, 2017 16:14The Netherlands said Wednesday it will join Austria in dragging Germany before Europe's top court in an increasingly bitter battle over Berlin's controversial plan to impose tolls on its motorways.
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Over 1,300 Dutch girls exploited per year: Report
Oct 18, 2017 15:17At least 1,320 underage Dutch girls between the ages of 12 and 17 fall victim to sexual exploitation in the Netherlands each year, a report on human trafficking published on Wednesday showed.