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McCain criticizes Trump for calling media ‘the enemy’

Date: 2017-02-19 12:39:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:6549613

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - Sen. John McCain spoke out in defense of the free press after President Trump lashed out against the news media several times over the past week, at one point declaring it “the enemy of the American People!” Such talk, ....

Libyan presidential council chairman meets German chancellor

Date: 2017-02-19 12:38:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6549093

TRIPOLI, Feb 19 (MENA) - Libyan presidential council chairman Fayez Al Seraj has met with German chancellor Angela Merkel, upon her request, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. A statement issued by the council bureau on Sunday ....

10 killed, injured in suicide bombing in Mosul

Date: 2017-02-19 12:24:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:6548865

BAGHDAD, Feb 19 (MENA) - One person was killed while nine others were wounded in a suicide bombing in Sayidaty al Jamila Square in Mosul, said Iraqi security sources. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in the square in Mosul which the ....

Spanish Navy rescues 112 migrants off Libya coasts

Date: 2017-02-19 12:17:11 GMT - Spain - World - SN:33 - ID:6549321

MADRID, Feb 19 (MENA) - Spain's defense ministry said Sunday one of its naval ships rescued 112 migrants off the coast of Libya Saturday. All 112 of the migrants were male and “the large majority” were from sub-Saharan Africa, officials ....

Matrouh security forces foil attempt by 28 people to sneak into Libya

Date: 2017-02-19 12:12:21 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:6549053

MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Feb 19 (MENA) – Security authorities in Matrouh foiled on Sunday an attempt by 28 people to sneak into Libya via Salloum. The infiltrators include 10 from Minya, five from Beheira, four from Assiut, two from Alexandria, two ....

Russia delivers over eight tons of humanitarian aid to Syrians in 24 hours

Date: 2017-02-19 12:09:54 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:6549325

DAMASCUS, Feb 19 (MENA) - The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation has provided 8.8 tons of humanitarian aid to over 3,500 Syrian citizens in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. According to the bulletin, the Russian ....

Local development minister tours development projects in Upper Egypt

Date: 2017-02-19 12:02:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:6549085

ASSIUT, Feb 19 (MENA) - Minister of Local Development Hisham el Sherif has said his ministry would draw up a three-month plan to develop Egypt's governorates in cooperation with executive and popular leaderships to achieve sustainable development ....

Netanyahu, Trump, agree to create Judea and Samaria 'team'

Date: 2017-02-19 11:45:53 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:6549181

GAZA CITY, Feb 19 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting spoke about his visit to the US and his meetings with US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence. "On Friday I ....

381 Egyptians back home from Libya via Salloum crossing

Date: 2017-02-19 11:37:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:6549033

MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Feb 19 (MENA) – As many as 381 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, said Marsa Matrouh Security Chief Mokhtar el Senbary. Out of all the returnees, 309 Egyptians left the country ....

Merkel to pay official visit to Algeria

Date: 2017-02-19 11:34:55 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:6548861

ALGIERS, Feb 19 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will arrive here on a two-day official visit on Monday upon an invitation from Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The talks between Bouteflika and Merkel will present an opportunity ....