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  • Putin says gas may keep going via Ukraine even after launch of new Germany-bound pipeline

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:38:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7406906

    MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of a new prospective Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea. Speaking after talks in Sochi on Friday ....

  • Kuwaiti emir arrives in Istanbul to attend OIC summit

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:36:55 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:7406865

    KUWAIT CITY/ISTANBUL, May 18 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah and his accompanying delegation arrived in Istanbul on Friday to attend an extraordinary summit held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the situation ....

  • World No. 1 Shorbagy qualifies for British Open Squash semi-finals

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:30:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:42 - ID:7406880

    LONDON, May 18 (MENA) – Egyptian Squash Player Mohamed El Shorbagy on Friday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018 Allam British Open Squash Championships after defeating New Zealand's Paul Coll 3-1. This year's British Open will mark the ....

  • Top UN rights body votes for inquiry on Gaza clashes

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:29:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:7406833

    GENEVA, May 18 (MENA) – The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to set up a commission of inquiry to look into a deadly crackdown on protesters in Gaza by Israeli forces, the Washington Post reported. Meeting in a special session in Geneva, the ....

  • 3 children among 4 civilians killed by Indian firing across Working Boundary: ISPR

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:21:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:7406703

    ISLAMABAD, May 18 (MENA) - Four people, including three children, were killed, while 10 others were injured in unprovoked ceasefire violations across the Working Boundary (WB) by India on Friday, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press ....

  • Afghan officials say Taliban attacks kill 16 security forces

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:15:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7406740

    KABUL, May 18 (MENA) - Afghan officials said Taliban fighters have attacked several security posts in three provinces, killing 16 security forces, ABC News reported. Ramadan Ali Mooseni, deputy provincial police chief, said Friday the Taliban ....

  • Saudi Arabia calls for int'l investigation into Gaza incidents

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:07:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7406664

    RIYADH/GENEVA, May 18 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the vicious aggression by the Israeli occupation forces against the unarmed Palestinian people, resulted in the killing and the injury of many innocent civilians, the Saudi news agency ....

  • Jordanian king heads for Istanbul to attend OIC summit

    Date: 2018-05-18 15:03:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7406783

    AMMAN, May 18 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II headed on Friday for Istanbul to attend the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s extraordinary summit. The Jordanian king is accompanied by a high-level delegation. The summit is held in ....

  • Indonesia seeks death for cleric accused of ordering attacks

    Date: 2018-05-18 14:55:26 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:36 - ID:7406792

    JAKARTA, May 18 (MENA) - Indonesian prosecutors on Friday demanded death for radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman, who is accused of ordering attacks including a January 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in the capital that killed four ....

  • 312 Egyptians back home from Libya via Salloum Crossing

    Date: 2018-05-18 14:53:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:7406795

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, May 18 (MENA) - Matrouh's Security Chief Hisham Nasr said on Friday that 312 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum border crossing over the past 24 hours. Out of the returnees, 77 illegally traveled to Libya, the ....

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