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  • 5 terrorists killed in cross-border attacks on Pakistan's army posts

    Date: 2018-06-15 19:14:19 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:56 - ID:7445922

    ISLAMABAD, June 15 (MENA) - Five terrorists were killed as Pakistan's army repulsed multiple cross-border attacks and fire raids on its posts along Pakistan-Afghanistan border area in North Waziristan district on Friday, according to the ....

  • US judge orders Paul Manafort jailed before trial, citing new obstruction charges

    Date: 2018-06-15 19:04:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:7445978

    NEW YORK, June 15 (MENA) - A federal judge revoked the bail of Paul Manafort, the US president's former campaign chairman, and sent him to jail on Friday to await trial, citing new charges that Manafort had tried to influence the testimony of two of ....

  • Two Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in Kafr Qaddum

    Date: 2018-06-15 18:57:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7445962

    RAMALLAH, June 15 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces in Kafr Qaddum village, some 20 km to the north-east of the city of Qalqilia. The two men were taken to an unknown destination, coordinator of the village's ....

  • Empty seats at Uruguay's World Cup win over Egypt spark Fifa investigation - report

    Date: 2018-06-15 18:50:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:7445963

    MOSCOW, June 15 (MENA) - Fifa is looking into why there were more than 6,000 unoccupied seats at Uruguay’s 1-0 win against Egypt on Ekaterinburg's first day of World Cup action. Although the two looming ends of the ground were largely full, there ....

  • UAE begins emergency relief operations in Hodeidah

    Date: 2018-06-15 18:30:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7445890

    ABU DHABI, June 15 (MENA) - The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has commenced emergency aid operations via air and sea relief bridges in Hodeidah, Yemen, WAM news agency reported. The move follows the directives of the UAE leadership and is in line ....

  • German chancellor to visit Jordan on June 20

    Date: 2018-06-15 18:03:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:7445921

    AMMAN, June 15 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Jordan on June 20 for talks with Jordanian King Abdullah II on boosting bilateral cooperation. The two sides will also discuss the latest regional and international ....

  • Egypt launches campaign to promote tourism during World Cup

    Date: 2018-06-15 18:01:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7445889

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – The Ministry of Tourism has launched a campaign to promote Egypt as a tourist destination in line with the start of the soccer World Cup in Russia. The slogan (Experience Egypt) was displayed on stadium billboards during ....

  • Trump: I want people to 'sit up to attention' like they do for Kim

    Date: 2018-06-15 17:55:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:7445882

    WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) – President Donald Trump has told reporters he wants people in the US to "sit up to attention" like they do for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sky News reported on Friday. Speaking to the media outside the White ....

  • France considers minesweeping operation in Yemen

    Date: 2018-06-15 17:26:57 GMT - France - World - SN:48 - ID:7445892

    PARIS, June 15 (MENA) - France is studying the possibility of carrying out a minesweeping operation to provide access to the Yemeni port of Hodeidah once an Arab-led coalition has completed its military operations, US News quoted France's Defence ....

  • Yemeni army seizes entrance to Houthi-held Hodeidah airport

    Date: 2018-06-15 17:16:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7445893

    SANAA, June 15 (MENA) - Yemen’s armed forces confirmed they have gained control of the entrance to the airport in strategic main port city of Hodeidah on Friday, Al Arabiyah channel quoted Yemeni sources as saying. Abu Zaraa al Mahrami, the ....

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