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  • Ex-Kentucky judge sentenced to 20 years in prison for human trafficking

    Date: 2018-05-07 10:04:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:7387285

    KENTUCKY, US, May 7 (MENA) - Former US judge has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on human trafficking charges, The Hill reported Monday. Timothy Nolan, a 71-year-old former Campbell County District Judge, pleaded guilty to human trafficking ....

  • Putin sworn in as Russian president for fourth term

    Date: 2018-05-07 10:04:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:7387339

    MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in Monday to assume office in the fourth presidential term. Putin took the presidential oath in the St. Andrew Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Constitutional Court Chairman ....

  • Strong winds, sandstorms, cold weather hit N.Sinai

    Date: 2018-05-07 09:55:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:19 - ID:7387279

    EL ARISH, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) - A wave of strong winds, dust storms and cold weather hit North Sinai governorate on Sunday evening. The adverse weather forced many citizens to stay indoors and by the time the dusk-to-dawn curfew came into force, ....

  • Agriculture minister meets IFAD mission

    Date: 2018-05-07 09:18:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:18 - ID:7387275

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Abdel Moneim el Banna has discussed with a mission representing the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) final measures in preparation for the inauguration of the ....

  • Boris Johnson warns Trump that abandoning Iran nuclear deal could spark 'dash for a bomb'

    Date: 2018-05-07 09:06:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:7387284

    LONDON, May 7 (MENA) - British, American and European diplomats are close to agreeing a joint approach to reining in Iran’s territorial ambitions and missile program, according to UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is due to arrive in ....

  • S. Korea's nuke envoy plans to visit US this week: source

    Date: 2018-05-07 09:02:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:7387176

    SEOUL, May 7 (MENA) - South Korea's top nuclear envoy plans to visit the United States this week to talk about inter-Korean summit agreements and other related issues, Yonhap reported Monday. According to the source, Lee Do-hoon, representative ....

  • Health ministry warns against excessive use of 'mosquito coil' & insecticides

    Date: 2018-05-07 09:00:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:7387170

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - The Health Ministry warned against the excessive use of "mosquito coil" and insecticides as they pose a serious danger to the general health of individuals, particularly children. In statements on Monday, Hend el ....

  • FIHC to make partnerships with investors in edible oil sector soon--chairman

    Date: 2018-05-07 08:23:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:14 - ID:7387164

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - The Food Industries Holding Company will make partnerships with serious investors to develop the edible oil sector in the coming period, FIHC Chairman Alaa Fahmy said. He told MENA on Monday that the FIHC will float a ....

  • Erekat calls for boycotting ceremony marking opening of US embassy in Quds

    Date: 2018-05-07 08:17:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7387149

    RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat has urged diplomatic missions, NGOs and religious authorities to boycott a ceremony marking the inauguration of the US embassy in Al Quds. ....

  • Strong explosion hits Kabul

    Date: 2018-05-07 07:54:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7387195

    KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - The sound of an explosion was heard from the vicinity of the 4th police district of Kabul city earlier on Monday, Khaama Press reported. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai confirmed the incident has taken place close ....

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