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Houthis killed, injured in Arab coalition airstrikes on Sa'dah

Date: 2018-05-05 09:50:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7384169

SANAA, May 5 (MENA) - Yemen's legitimate forces, backed by Arab coalition warplanes, retook control of new sites in Kitaf al- Boqe'e district in northern Sa'dah governorate, the main stronghold of Houthi militants, according to sources. While ....

ACA arrests bank's former general manager on bribery charges

Date: 2018-05-05 09:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:21 - ID:7384237

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) has arrested a former general manager at a bank's corporate finance sector on bribery charges. The former official is accused of taking a bribe of EGP 1.3 million in exchange for ....

Grand Imam wraps up visit to Singapore

Date: 2018-05-05 09:46:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:7384263

SINGAPORE, May 5 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore on Saturday. Singapore was the second state in Tayyeb’s Asian tour, which started with Indonesia and will also take him to Brunei. Tayyeb ....

5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Catanduanes in Philippines

Date: 2018-05-05 09:40:27 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:19 - ID:7384265

MANILA, May 5 (MENA) - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Pandan in Catanduanes island, Philippines on Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake's depth of focus was 46 kilometers, and was of ....

Palestinian diplomacy achieves victory as Israel pulls out of UNSC seat race: Palestinian FM

Date: 2018-05-05 09:35:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7384150

RAMALLAH, May 5 (MENA) - The Palestinian diplomacy, under directives of President Mahmoud Abbas, has achieved a new victory after Israel's withdrawal from candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council 2019-2020, Palestinian Foreign ....

Conf. on women, peace, security kicks off in Alex.

Date: 2018-05-05 09:26:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7384202

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) - A conference on women, peace and security was launched at the Swedish Institute here on Saturday with the attendance of international experts and 30 women from 10 countries including Libya, Iraq, Tunisia, Jordan, ....

Daesh tunnels found in Iraqi Nineveh

Date: 2018-05-05 09:24:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7384203

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - Tunnels belonging to Daesh terrorist group along with weapons and explosive devices have been found during inspection operations that were carried out in several areas in ‎Nineveh city, said Nineveh Operations Commander Najim ....

Pakistan army chief confirms death sentences for 11 terrorists

Date: 2018-05-05 08:46:10 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7384177

ISLAMABAD, May 5 (MENA) - Pakistan's army chief has confirmed death sentences for 11 "hardcore terrorists" after military courts found them guilty of carrying out multiple attacks that killed 60 civilians and security forces in recent years, ABC ....

6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Hawaii’s, USGS says

Date: 2018-05-05 08:44:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:7384170

WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - A 6.9-magnitude earthquake rattled the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), following a recent volcanic eruption, Fox News reported on Saturday. The quake hit roughly 10 miles ....

Explosion injures 3 civilians southern Baghdad -- Police

Date: 2018-05-05 08:43:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7384146

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - An explosive device went off near a market in southern Baghdad, leaving three people wounded, Iraqi police said on Saturday. Security forces rushed to the scene to move the injured to hospital, Al Sumaria news channel ....