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Yemeni army repels Houthi attack; 5 civilians injured
Date: 2018-06-17 17:29:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7447911
ADEN, June 17 (MENA) – The Yemeni army repelled on Sunday a Houthi militia attack against its sites in southern Taiz city. The militiamen tried to infiltrate into the Yemeni army outposts under fire and snipers coverage. The Yemeni army forced ....
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Violent deaths overshadow Nicaragua crisis talks
Date: 2018-06-17 17:18:41 GMT - Nicaragua - World - SN:46 - ID:7447943
MANAGUA, June 17 (MENA) - At least eight people were killed in Managua, police sources said, raising to 178 the number of deaths in anti-government unrest that began two months ago in Nicaragua. Six of the dead were members of a single family ....
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UAE welcomes announcement by Afghan government to extend ceasefire with Taliban
Date: 2018-06-17 16:54:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7447927
ABU DHABI, June 17 (MENA) – The UAE welcomed the announcement by the Afghan government to extend ceasefire with Taliban, WAM reported on Sunday. The announcement was made on Saturday by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “The UAE supports Ghani’s ....
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Damietta Port receives eight vessels over past 24 hours
Date: 2018-06-17 16:46:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:7447938
DAMIETTA, Egypt, June 17 (MENA) - Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours two container ships and six cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority's Media Center said in a statement on Sunday. Eight cargo ships left the port, the statement ....
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5.2-magnitude earthquake in parts of Punjab
Date: 2018-06-17 16:28:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:43 - ID:7447926
ISLAMABAD, June 17 (MENA) - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Pakistan's Punjab. The epicenter of the earthquake was 42 kilometers west of DG Khan with a depth of 10 km, Geo News quoted the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as ....
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Pope Francis presses for talks on Yemen amid humanitarian crisis
Date: 2018-06-17 16:15:35 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:42 - ID:7447906
VATICAN, June 17 (MENA) - Pope Francis is pressing for negotiations involving the sides in the Yemen conflict so the humanitarian crisis does not worsen. In public remarks, Francis said he was following "with worry the dramatic fate of the ....
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Egypt not to focus on referees performance during Russia match - Team manager
Date: 2018-06-17 15:57:37 GMT - Chechnya - Sports - SN:41 - ID:7447882
GROZNY, June 17 (MENA) - Egypt's national football team will not focus on the performance of referees during the Pharaoh's match against Russia in the World Cup on Tuesday, the managing director of the Egyptian Football Association Ehab Lehita said ....
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Egypt slams Nigeria terrorist attack
Date: 2018-06-17 15:38:10 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:40 - ID:7447884
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Egypt condemned Sunday the terrorist attack that hit northeastern Nigeria leaving 31 persons dead. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry stressed that the Egyptian government and people are backing Nigeria in its fighting ....
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Parl't speaker participates in meetings of IPU's financial, executive committees
Date: 2018-06-17 15:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:39 - ID:7447858
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal on Sunday participated in the meeting of the financial committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The Geneva-hosted meeting discussed the IPU's 2019 budget, the House of ....
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Netanyahu to Putin: Iran needs to withdraw from Syria
Date: 2018-06-17 15:16:06 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7447859
GAZA CITY, June 17 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had a conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding the situation in Syria, Yedioth Ahronoth reported ....
