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UNWTO Mideast commission to hold next meeting in Egypt -- chief
Date: 2018-05-09 19:01:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:7392463
CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) chief Zurab Pololikashvili on Wednesday said the Middle East Commission of the the UN body will hold its 45th meetings in Egypt in 2019. This will be the first time ever that the UNWTO ....
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Milk chocolate spillage closes motorway in Poland
Date: 2018-05-09 18:40:16 GMT - Poland - World - SN:68 - ID:7392468
WARSAW, May 9 (MENA) - Polish drivers were left in a sticky situation after a lorry overturned and spilled its cargo of milk chocolate on Wednesday, Euronews reported. The tanker crashed into a barrier on the A2 motorway and 24-tonnes of liquid ....
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US, allies working to stop Iran from building nuclear bomb: Mattis
Date: 2018-05-09 18:38:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7392388
WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) - The United States will continue working with its allies to ensure Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump withdrew from an international ....
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Egypt GDRs in London show mixed performance
Date: 2018-05-09 18:09:00 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:66 - ID:7392423
LONDON, May 9 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) traded on London Stock Exchange (LSE) showed mixed performance at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of Orascom Telecom went up by 0.62 percent to 16.30 dollars. The ....
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Cabinet approves several bills, presidential decrees
Date: 2018-05-09 17:54:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:7392389
CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - The cabinet, under Prime Minster Sherif Ismail, approved on Wednesday a number of draft laws and presidential decrees. During its meeting, the cabinet ordered the Arab Organization for Industrialization and the national ....
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Afghanistan: 100 gov't forces go missing after Taliban captures district
Date: 2018-05-09 17:42:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:64 - ID:7392385
KABUL, May 9 (MENA) - Over 100 Afghan government forces went missing following the fall of Tala Wa Barfak district in Baghlan province on Tuesday, Tolo News quoted head of Baghlan Provincial Council Mohammad Safdar Mohseni as saying. Some key ....
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655 Egyptians back home from Libya via Salloum Crossing
Date: 2018-05-09 17:20:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:7392382
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, May 9 (MENA) - As many as 655 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, Marsa Matrouh security chief Hisham Nasr said on Wednesday. Out of all the returnees, 85 Egyptians had illegally ....
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6 Mexican soldiers killed, wounded in attack
Date: 2018-05-09 17:14:48 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:62 - ID:7392384
MEXICO CITY, May 9 (MENA) - Mexico's army said that three of its soldiers have been killed and three more wounded in an ambush in the southern state of Guerrero, ABC News reported on Wednesday. In a statement, the army said the attack occurred in ....
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Putin discusses US exit from Iran nuclear deal with Russia’s Security Council
Date: 2018-05-09 17:10:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:7392232
MOSCOW, May 9 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council to discuss the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and Israeli airstrikes against Syria, TASS news agency quoted acting ....
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Delegations partaking in UfM conference tour New Suez Canal
Date: 2018-05-09 16:59:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:60 - ID:7392229
ISMAILIA, May 9 (MENA) - Delegations that took part in the maritime transport conference toured on Wednesday the New Suez Canal. The conference was organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in Ismailia under the auspices of President ....