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Kuwait voices reservations over criticism raised by EP on death penalty

Date: 2017-02-17 20:09:08 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:6541913

KUWAIT/BRUSSELS, Feb 17 - Kuwait Ambassador to Belgium Jassem Al Budaiwi Friday expressed reservations over the European Parliament's (EP) criticism of execution of murderers in Kuwait, Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA) reported. "Integrity and ....

Egyptian Mohamed Hamza wins bronze medal in Epee World Cup in Italy

Date: 2017-02-17 20:00:07 GMT - Italy - Sports - SN:79 - ID:6541881

ROME, Feb 17 (MENA) – Egyptian fencer Mohamed Hamza has won the bronze medal in the competitions of the Epee World Cup for juniors after he lost 14-15 to Russia's player in the semi-final in Italy. Hamza was qualified to the Round of 64 after he ....

Egypt to face Kenya friendly Sunday ahead of U20 AFCON

Date: 2017-02-17 19:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:78 - ID:6541773

CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The U20 national football team is scheduled to face Kenya in a friendly match Sunday at Cairo Stadium in preparation for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Kenyan youth team was confirmed to arrive in Cairo ....

Japanese, S. Korean FMs meet in Germany

Date: 2017-02-17 19:52:55 GMT - Germany - World - SN:77 - ID:6541817

BONN, Feb 17 (MENA) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung Se were at odds Friday over so-called "comfort women" statues South Korean civic groups have erected near Japanese diplomatic establishments in ....

Car bomb kills child in Turkey

Date: 2017-02-17 19:37:42 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:6541857

ANKARA, Feb 17 (MENA) - A child was killed and at least 15 people injured in a large car bomb blast in a town in southern Turkey, the BBC news cited a regional governor as saying on Friday. The explosion targeted a building housing judges and ....

Taekwondo fighter Muaz Nabil makes Egypt's first gold medal in Luxor int'l championship

Date: 2017-02-17 19:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:75 - ID:6541813

LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 17 (MENA) – Fighter Muaz Nabil on Friday secured the first gold medal for Egypt in the Taekwondo international championship in Luxor after he defeated his Greek rival 22-5 in the finals of 54kg category. The championship kicked ....

29 Ingush still fighting with terrorists in Syria - leader

Date: 2017-02-17 19:19:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:6541689

MOSCOW, Feb 17 (MENA) - Head of Russia's Republic of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said that 29 Ingush citizens are still fighting with terrorist groups in Syria. Yevkurov told Sputnik that criminal lawsuits have been filed against 118 ....

Russian spy ship now off Virginia coast

Date: 2017-02-17 19:11:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:6541681

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) – The Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov is no longer off the coast of Connecticut, but has moved southward to a position northeast of Norfolk, Virginia, ABC news reported on Friday. The vessel's presence 30 miles south of a ....

Two terrorists killed, several wounded at Mount Semmama in Tunisia

Date: 2017-02-17 18:59:53 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:6541657

TUNIS, Feb 17 (MENA) - Two terrorists were killed and several others wounded on Friday at Mount Semmama, the Tunisian Defense Ministry said. A military unit deployed to the field also arrested another suspect in the vicinity, the ministry said in ....

Mauritanian defense min., chief of staff in UAE to attend 'IDEX 2017'

Date: 2017-02-17 18:54:19 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:6541525

NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 17 (MENA) – Mauritanian Defense Minister Diallo Mamadou and Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Cheikh El Ghazouani left Nouakchott on Friday for the United Arab Emirates to take part in "IDEX 2017". ....