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The Civil Protection Authority said on Friday that the suspicious envelopes sent to universities around the country this week did not contain any toxic substances, only an industrial adhesive identified in the first letter.

Samples from the letters were analyzed by the General Chemical State Laboratory in Athens.

The administration office at the Moria reception and identification centre on the island of Lesvos was evacuated on Friday after staff received a letter deemed suspicious, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

The letter, sent through a private courier company, appeared to have originated from Oman.

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila attended a business forum held in Muscat, Oman on Monday, where she said that Romania has an attractive business environment, improved by recent legislative changes.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the Romanian Embassy in Muscat as part of an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila conveyed on Sunday, during a meeting with His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers of the Sultanate of Oman, the Government's commitment in strengthening cooperation, a press release of the Romanian Executive informs.

Dacic told RTS that he talked with ministers from Oman and Uganda - countries that are on Pristina's list of those who have recognized Kosovo as independent - during the session of the General Assembly.

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Discovered resources globally of conventional oil and natural gas surpassed 4.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent in the first half of 2018, making for an exciting recovery with Guyana leading the way, according to analysis by Rystad Energy. Average monthly discovered volumes are 826 million barrels of oil equivalent. This is a 30% increase from 2017.

Leaders of news agencies that on Sunday attended the International Conference of News Agencies (ICNA), held in Islamabad on May 13-14, highlighted the need for enhancing professional cooperation, especially prompt exchange of video news footages and pictures to meet the growing demand of TV channels, according to the APP Pakistani news agency.

Dance music superstar Avicii's death last month in Oman was a suicide, the celebrity gossip site TMZ reported on May1.