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Houthi rebels prevented tankers from reaching Hodeidah -- Arab coalition
Date: 2018-06-24 12:08:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7457088
ADEN, June 24 (MENA) - Houthi rebels have blocked two tankers from reaching Hodeidah for more than two months, said the Saudi-led Arab coalition on Sunday. "The Houthi militias deliberately disrupt and prevent the entry of ships to the Hodeidah ....
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13 Palestinian arrested in WB
Date: 2018-06-24 12:06:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7457030
RAMALLAH, June 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested late Saturday and early Sunday 13 Palestinians in the West Bank, mostly from Bethlehem. In a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said seven Palestinians were detained in Bethlehem ....
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Zimbabwe rules out delaying election after blast at rally
Date: 2018-06-24 12:05:31 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:39 - ID:7457195
HARARE, June 24 (MENA) - Zimbabwe's presidential spokesman has ruled out an election delay or announcing a state of emergency after an explosion at the president's campaign rally on Saturday that state media called an assassination attempt, ABC news ....
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Minister hails media role in enviroment efforts
Date: 2018-06-24 12:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:38 - ID:7457201
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad asserted on Sunday the importance of media in raising environmental awareness. She said that a string of media events will be organized in governorates to establish a sound environmental ....
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Court defers examining 67 challenges in Hisham Barakat assassination case
Date: 2018-06-24 12:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:37 - ID:7457202
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Cassation Court deferred till an August 26 session examining challenges submitted by 67 defendants in the case of the 2015 assassination of the country's prosecutor general Hisham Barakat. The defendants are ....
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Afghan intelligence kills Daesh leader responsible for recent deadly attacks in Jalalabad
Date: 2018-06-24 11:48:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:36 - ID:7457203
KABUL, June 24 (MENA) - A senior leader of Daesh terrorist group has been killed during an operation of the Afghan Intelligence, Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) said. The provincial government media office in a statement said Sunday ....
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Arab League warns of attempts to impose Israeli curriculum on Palestinian schools
Date: 2018-06-24 11:35:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7457197
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Arab League warned of Israel's attempts to impose its own curriculum on Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem to erase their Arab identity and merge Jerusalemites into the Israeli community. Addressing the 78th session ....
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US dollar prices stable at major banks in Egypt
Date: 2018-06-24 11:31:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:34 - ID:7457134
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The US dollar exchange rate was relatively stable at major banks on Sunday. The dollar rate stood at EGP 17.78 for buying and EGP 17.88 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. The dollar price ....
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Transport ministry, SCA agree to boost river transport
Date: 2018-06-24 11:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Suez Canal - SN:33 - ID:7457077
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Transport Ministry and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) signed on Sunday a cooperation protocol to enhance maritime and river transport. The ministry seeks to benefit from the great potentials of the SCA and the General ....
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Macedonia’s accession to NATO to be mistake with consequences - Russian EU envoy
Date: 2018-06-24 11:09:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:7456992
MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Russia's Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov in an interview with the Ekathimerini newspaper expressed hope that the settlement of the name dispute between Athens and Skopje would contribute to stability in ....