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Terrorists in Syria fire shells at al-Baath city in Quneitra - agency

Date: 2018-06-17 18:44:25 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7448006

DAMASCUS, June 17 (MENA) - Terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra on Sunday fired shells at Syrian al-Baath city in Quneitra province, causing material damage, SANA reported. SANA’s correspondent in Quneitra said that al-Nusra terrorists located in ....

Civil aviation min. inspects Sharm el Sheikh aiport

Date: 2018-06-17 18:28:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:7447975

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) – Civil Aviation Minister Younes el Masry inspected on Sunday Sharm el Sheikh International Airport to reassure on security measures and other procedures aiming at facilitating the arrival and departure of passengers and ....

Israeli forces shell 3 sites in Gaza

Date: 2018-06-17 18:09:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7447972

GAZA CITY, June 17 (MENA) - Israeli reconnaissance planes targeted three sites in the Gaza Strip, four hours after another airstrike that targeted some citizens who were flying kites. According to Palestinian sources, no injuries were ....

Sisi, Ethiopian PM agreed on guaranteeing rights in River Nile - Presidency spox

Date: 2018-06-17 18:06:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:7447971

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) – Presidency Spokesman Bassam Radi asserted that the Egyptian-Ethiopian summit, held in Cairo last week, was a success. In statements to October Magazine, Radi said the summit held between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and ....

Head of tourism promotion authority receives Italian delegation

Date: 2018-06-17 17:46:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:7447961

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority Ahmed Youssef received on Sunday a tourist delegation of UNITALSI, an Italian charity which organizes trips of the route of the holy family journey to Egypt. The ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....