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Venezuela frees 43 prisoners in 'national dialogue'
Date: 2018-06-13 20:27:23 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:74 - ID:7443383
CARACAS, June 13 (MENA) - Venezuelan officials said they're setting free 43 prisoners in an ongoing campaign to ease tensions in the politically divided country, ABC news reported Wednesday. It's the third round of prisoner releases in recent ....
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UN General Assembly to vote on anti-Israeli occupation resolution
Date: 2018-06-13 20:17:50 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:7443348
NEW YORK, June 13 (MENA) - A session of the United Nations General Assembly kicked off on Wednesday to vote on a resolution that condemns Israel for an "excessive use of force" in the Gaza Strip. The resolution, backed by Arab countries, was ....
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Pompeo: US seeks 'major disarmament' of North Korea during Trump’s term
Date: 2018-06-13 19:42:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:72 - ID:7443336
SEOUL, June 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the US hopes to achieve "major disarmament" of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during President Donald Trump’s first term in office and would resume joint military ....
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UAE Armed Forces say 4 servicemen killed in Yemen
Date: 2018-06-13 19:26:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7443315
ABU DHABI, June 13 (MENA) - The UAE Armed Forces announced on Wednesday that four of its servicemen have been killed while performing their duties as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition's 'Restoring Hope' operation in Yemen, the state news agency ....
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Pope Tawadros II greets Sisi, Egyptian people on Eidul Fitr
Date: 2018-06-13 19:25:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:7443303
CAIRO, June 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese expressed his greetings on Wednesday to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the Egyptian people on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. The pontiff also greeted Prime ....
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Mauritanian FM discusses with Egyptian diplomat preparations for AU summit
Date: 2018-06-13 19:23:44 GMT - Mauritania - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:69 - ID:7443244
NOUAKCHOTT, June 13 (MENA) - Newly-appointed Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed met on Wednesday with Egyptian Charge d'affaires in Nouakchott Tamer Mostafa. They discussed means of boosting cooperation ties between Egypt and ....
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Sisi approves bills on final FY 2016/17 budget
Date: 2018-06-13 19:10:42 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:68 - ID:7443036
CAIRO, June 13 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday approved some bills concerning the final budget of the fiscal year 2016/2017. The laws tackled the budget of the ministries, state agencies and bodies, such as the Justice ....
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18 soldiers killed in attack in northeastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-06-13 18:57:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:67 - ID:7443252
KABUL, June 13 (MENA) - Eighteen soldiers were killed in an attack launched by the Taliban on a security post in northeastern Badakhshan province, local media reported on Wednesday. Hundreds of Taliban insurgents stormed the security post in ....
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US says policy still focused on defeating Daesh in Syria, Iraq
Date: 2018-06-13 18:54:55 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7443219
NEW YORK, June 13 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of State David M. Satterfield stressed on Wednesday that the US policy is still focused on defeating Daesh terrorist group in Iraq and Syria the US-funded Al-Hurra TV channel reported. The group ....
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Foreign Ministry issues guidelines for Egyptian fans in Russia's World Cup
Date: 2018-06-13 18:50:01 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:65 - ID:7442935
CAIRO, June 13 (MENA) - The Egyptian Foreign Ministry urged Egyptian fans who are willing to travel to Russia to support the national football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup to review instructions and travel advisories during their residence in ....
