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Houthi militia leader killed in Yemen

Date: 2018-05-10 22:22:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:7394619

SANAA, May 10 (MENA) - Houthi Militia Leader Abu Al Bakr Al Hakem who is in charge of arms and military planning was killed in Al Bayda province, Sky News reported. Hakem was killed in clashes with the legitimate Yemeni forces in Nati district, ....

Egypt wins 5 medals on 1st day of 5th Africa Helices Championship

Date: 2018-05-10 22:08:26 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:113 - ID:7394610

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – Egyptian players on Thursday snatched five medals in the first day of the 5th Africa Helices Championship which opened here today at the 6th of October Shooting Club. Two gold medals were won by Ahmed Farouk Shabrawi and ....

Nigerian diplomat’s assassination in Sudan is individually-motivated

Date: 2018-05-10 21:20:55 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:7394588

KHARTOUM, May 10 (MENA) – The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said Thursday the assassination of passport officer of the embassy of Nigeria to Sudan, Habib Almon, was individually-motivated and there were no “other dimensions.” The ministry detailed in a ....

Iraqi PMF bomb Daesh positions in Syria

Date: 2018-05-10 20:37:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:7394568

BAGHDAD, May 10 (MENA) – The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Thursday they bombed Daesh positions inside the Syrian territories. AL Sumaria News TV channel quoted officials from the PMF as saying that the 29 Artillery Regiment of PMF ....

UK’s May urges Israel, Iran to show restraint

Date: 2018-05-10 20:18:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:110 - ID:7394536

LONDON, May 10 (MENA) – The United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday called on both Israel and Iran to exercise restraint and avoid launching more attacks. May’s call came in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ....

Metro ticket prices increased to EGP 3 for 9 stations, EGP 5 for 16 ones

Date: 2018-05-10 20:15:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:7394543

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Ministry of Transport's Egyptian Company For Metro Management and Operation decided to rise the price of metro tickets. In a statement, the ministry said the price of metro ticket of nine stations will be EGP3 and for 16 ....

UN chief urges immediate halt to 'hostile acts' in Middle East

Date: 2018-05-10 19:30:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:108 - ID:7394511

NEW YORK, May 10 (MENA) – The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging "an immediate halt to all hostile acts" and provocative actions to avoid "a new conflagration" in the Middle East, ABC reported Thursday. The UN ....

Saudi FM meets his Philippine counterpart

Date: 2018-05-10 19:29:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:7394510

RIYADH, May 10 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir met with his Philippine counterpart Alan Cayetano in Riyadh to discuss ways of boosting the relations between the two countries in all fields, Saudi news agency reported. Undersecretary ....

Egypt leads list of CyFy Africa 2018 in technology sector

Date: 2018-05-10 19:15:53 GMT - Morocco - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:7394462

TANGIER, May 10 (MENA) – The index of the CyFy Africa 2018 showed that Egypt has topped the list of the rates of internet use by individuals in the Middle East and North Africa. The CyFy Africa 2018 conference on technology, innovation and ....

At least 44 killed as dam bursts in Kenya, officials say

Date: 2018-05-10 18:51:40 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:105 - ID:7394465

NAIROBI, May 10 (MENA) - At least 44 were dead and another 40 were missing Thursday after a dam swollen by weeks of seasonal rains burst in Kenya's Rift Valley, sweeping away hundreds of homes and sending people fleeing, officials said, ABC News ....