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Yemen-bound Turkish vessel searched following blast

Date: 2018-05-11 21:02:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:7395940

ADEN, May 11 (MENA) - A team of the Saudi-led Arab coalition searched on Friday a Yemen-bound Turkish vessel as it was hit by an explosion, according to sources. The captain of the wheat-loaded vessel refused an offer from the coalition forces to ....

Israeli forces kill Palestinian, injure 731 others at Gaza border

Date: 2018-05-11 20:06:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7395855

GAZA CITY, May 11 (MENA) - One Palestinian was killed and 731 others were injured on Friday as Israeli forces attacked hundreds of protesters who gathered at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip for the seventh consecutive Friday to demand their ....

Egypt, Oman mull boosting bilateral relations

Date: 2018-05-11 19:31:42 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:73 - ID:7395846

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Khalid Abdel Aziz on Friday met his Omani Minister of Sports Affairs Saad bin Mohammed bin Said Al Mardhouf. The meeting dealt with ways to boost bilateral relations, a statement by the Youth and ....

Palestinian young man succumbs to wounds in West Bank

Date: 2018-05-11 19:16:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7395844

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds in the West Bank province of Khalil on Friday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Hani Adrabah, 23, was hit by an Israeli bus near Khalil last Monday. He suffered ....

Argentina purchased 5 fighter jets from French navy

Date: 2018-05-11 19:12:03 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:71 - ID:7395851

BUENOS AIRES, May 11 (MENA) - Argentina purchased five used Super Etendard fighter jets from France’s navy for 12.6 million euros ($15.1 million), the South American country was quoted by Euronews as saying in its official government gazette on ....

Iraqi troops uncover arms depot near Mosul

Date: 2018-05-11 19:03:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7395843

BAGHDAD, May 11 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces found a depot containing arms and bombs near Mosul, a statement by the country's security information center reported Friday. They seized mortar shells, weapons and equipment in the cache, the ....

ACA chief says seeking to develop work system

Date: 2018-05-11 18:59:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:69 - ID:7395810

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Mohamed Erfan said the ACA seeks to develop its work system and adopt a scientific method to find mechanisms and means to combat corruption. Leading a high-profile ....

Turkish election not fair, says jailed presidential hopeful

Date: 2018-05-11 18:23:33 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7395834

ANKARA, May 11 (MENA) - Turkey's jailed pro-Kurdish politician and presidential hopeful Selahattin Demirtas said Friday elections in his country have never been fair, but next month's presidential and parliamentary ballots will be even more unjust ....

Teen injured in 21st school shooting in US within year

Date: 2018-05-11 18:17:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7395829

WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - A 14-year-old boy is in custody on suspicion of shooting a teen in the arm at a US Southern California high school, CNN quoted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as saying Friday. The shooting happened at or ....

35 Houthis killed as Yemeni army restores strategic sites in Bayda

Date: 2018-05-11 18:12:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7395750

SANAA, May 11 (MENA) - The Yemeni Army said Friday its forces managed to restore strategic sites in Al Bayda Governorate after fierce clashes with Houthi militias. Up to 35 Houthi militants were killed in Thursday's battles, Yemeni Brig Saleh Al ....