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N.Korean fishermen rescued in South to be repatriated
Date: 2017-02-17 22:57:01 GMT - south korea - World - SN:90 - ID:6542121
SEOUL, Feb 17 (MENA) – Five North Korean fishermen rescued in the South earlier this week will be repatriated to their country, Yonhap quoted the South Korean unification ministry as saying on Friday. The fishermen were found on Monday drifting ....
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Antiquities min. opens exhibition of Egyptian-German mission discoveres in Luxor
Date: 2017-02-17 22:45:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:6542161
LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 17 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani on Friday opened a temporary exhibition in Luxor Museum, which displays the discoveries made by the Egyptian-German archaeological mission. Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr, ....
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Avalanche kills 7 army troops in Kazakhstan
Date: 2017-02-17 22:42:07 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:88 - ID:6542173
ASTANA, Feb 17 (MENA) - A Kazakhstan emergency official said on Friday that seven army soldiers have died in an avalanche in the ex-Soviet republic's southern mountains, ABC news reported. Kazakhstan Emergencies Committee spokesman Ruslan Imankulov ....
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Source denies placing administration of Foreign Trade Ministry under Supply Ministry
Date: 2017-02-17 21:52:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:6542073
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) – A source with the Trade and Industry Ministry on Friday denied media reports that the administration of the Foreign Trade Ministry will be transferred to the Supply Ministry under the recent Cabinet reshuffle. The foreign ....
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Terrorists behind Lahore bombing arrested – Punjab Chief Minister
Date: 2017-02-17 21:50:34 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:86 - ID:6542081
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (MENA) – Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday claimed that the perpetrators of the Lahore Chairing Cross attack have been caught, Geo TV reported. He was addressing a press conference in Lahore. He said that the ....
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US Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as head of US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2017-02-17 21:30:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:6542077
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - The US Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt on Friday to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York Times reported. Senators voted 52 to 46 to confirm Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general. One ....
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EU must not let US push it to increase military spending – Juncker
Date: 2017-02-17 21:12:15 GMT - Germany - World - SN:84 - ID:6542029
MUNICH, Feb 17 (MENA) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday that Europe must not be pushed by the US to increase its military spending, Russia Today reported. Modern politics is also about humanitarian assistance and ....
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Pakistan 'kills 100 militants' after Sufi shrine attack
Date: 2017-02-17 21:08:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:83 - ID:6542025
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (MENA) - Pakistan says it has killed more than 100 militants in a security crackdown following Thursday's attack on a shrine that left at least 80 people dead, the BBC reported on Friday. A suicide bomber blew himself up among ....
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Israel's security to improve after Trump meeting - Netanyahu
Date: 2017-02-17 21:07:08 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:6541953
GAZA CITY, Feb 17 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday strategic security interests in the region will be improved as a result of his Wednesday's meeting with US President Donald Trump, the Jerusalem Post reported. "It ....
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Pakistan reiterates demand for action against Afghan terrorist sanctuaries
Date: 2017-02-17 20:18:42 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:81 - ID:6541957
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (MENA) – Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday telephoned Afghan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar and once again demanded action against Taliban splinter group, Jamat-ul-Ahrar, as ....
