King Salman and Crown Prince offer condolences to Azerbaijan president over plane crash    Shihana to continue serve as chief of reconstituted board of Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property    Ministry of Interior: Over 28 million digital identities issued via Absher    176 teams carry out 1.4 million volunteer hours at Prophet's Mosque in 2024    RCU launches women's football development project    RDIA launches 2025 Research Grants on National Priorities    Damac appoints Portuguese coach Nuno Almeida    GASTAT: Protected land areas grow 7.1% in 2023, making up 18.1% of Kingdom's total land area    Kuwait and Oman secure dramatic wins in Khaleeji Zain 26 Group A action    South Korea becomes 'super-aged' society, new data shows    Trump criticizes Biden for commuting death sentences    Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Four given jail terms for Amsterdam violence against football fans    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Saudi Arabia starts Gulf Cup 26 campaign with a disappointing loss to Bahrain    Gulf Cup: Hervé Renard calls for Saudi players to show pride    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Lithuanian court jails Real IRA suspect for 12 years
AlQa'dah 23, 1432, Oct 21, 2011, SPA -- A Lithuanian court on Friday sentenced Irish citizen Michael Campbell to 12 years in jail for seeking to acquire weapons and explosives in Lithuania to arm a Northern Irish republican militant group after a (...)

21 - 10 - 2011
Polish PM backs Lithuania Poles in schools row
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Lithuania in a hastily arranged trip on Sunday to show solidarity with ethnic Poles, who have protested against plans to increase the teaching of the Lithuanian language in Polish schools, according to (...)

04 - 09 - 2011
OSCE pushes for continuing work in Belarus
The Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE) said Monday that it had started diplomatic efforts to continue its work in Belarus, after the government there shut down the OSCE office, according to dpa. "I deeply regret that (...)

03 - 01 - 2011
Lithuania reports reduction in gas deliveries from Belarus
Lithuania started experiencing a decrease in gas deliveries on Wednesday, as a dispute between Russia and Belarus over back payments for gas continued, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported, according to dpa. A top official at the Lithuanian gas (...)

23 - 06 - 2010
EU chief Barroso urges support for euro at summit
European commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso urged countries to support the ailing euro as the bloc grapples with a financial crisis that has caused the currency's value to plummet. Barroso said it is important to help "keep the euro a strong (...)

02 - 06 - 2010
Baltic leaders express sorrow at death of Polish president
Baltic leaders joined a chorus of condolences Saturday following the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash in Russia, according to dpa. "I have no words to describe my sorrow at receiving news of the tragic plane crash this (...)

10 - 04 - 2010
France asssures Baltics over ship deal with Russia
France told Lithuania today its plans to sell Russia a warship, if realised, would not involve any transfer of military technology, Reuters quoted a spokesman for Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite as saying. Plans by Paris to sell military (...)

24 - 02 - 2010
Lithuania reports first swine flu fatality
Health officials in Lithuania confirmed today that the country had recorded its first death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu, according to dpa. The victim was a 14-year-old boy from the Baltic state"s second-largest (...)

18 - 11 - 2009
Baltics reaffirm commitment to new nuclear plant
The prime ministers of three Baltic states said today they remained committed to the joint construction of a new nuclear power station for the region in which Poland will also have a share, according to dpa. After talks in the Lithuanian (...)

06 - 11 - 2009
NATO chief reassures Baltic states on Russia ties
Improved relations between NATO and Russia would benefit the Baltic states, the head of the military alliance today told the former Soviet nations, which are traditionally mistrustful of their large neighbour, Reuters reported. Lithuania, Latvia (...)

09 - 10 - 2009
Lithuanian prime minister sceptical of CIA prison probe
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on Thursday cast doubt on a promise from President Dalia Grybauskaite to investigate claims that a secret CIA jail holding terror suspects operated in the Baltic state until 2005, according to (...)

27 - 08 - 2009
New finance minister confirmed in Lithuania
Ingrida Simonyte was confirmed as Lithuania's new finance minister today, according to dpa. Simonyte, 34, has worked at the ministry since 1997. From 2002 she headed the tax department. She was appointed a ministerial undersecretary in (...)

03 - 07 - 2009
Lithuania threatens to block EU climate-change program
Lithuania will refuse to close its Soviet-era Ignalina nuclear power plant as planned unless the European Union provides adequate compensation, Lithuanian Economy Minister Vytas Navickas said on Thursday, according to dpa. "Unless the energy (...)

09 - 10 - 2008
Lithuania drops veto on EU-Russia talks
Lithuania has agreed to drop its objections to European Union talks with Russia on a new strategic partnership, the Baltic country's foreign minister said Sunday, according to The Associated Press. Lithuania had blocked the negotiations because (...)

15 - 05 - 2008
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