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  • Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians in West Bank

    Date: 2017-02-13 09:20:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6512769

    RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 25 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank early Monday, the Palestinian Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners' Affairs said. Seven Palestinians were arrested in Al Quds while 18 ....

  • Lebanese president arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-13 09:04:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:6512633

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun arrived in Cairo Monday as part of a tour that will also take him to Jordan. An Egyptian-Lebanese summit is set to be held later today to probe regional and international issues of mutual ....

  • Berdymukhamedov wins new 7-year term with nearly 98% of vote

    Date: 2017-02-13 08:00:02 GMT - Turkmenistan - World - SN:15 - ID:6512205

    ASHGABAT, Feb 13 (MENA) - Turkmenistan's reigning strongman Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov bagged a new seven-year term with nearly 98 per cent of a weakly contested vote, electoral officials said Monday, following a preliminary count, NDTV ....

  • Second next-generation Boeing aircraft arrives at Cairo airport

    Date: 2017-02-13 07:50:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:6512193

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - The second Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which took off from Renton Municipal Airport in the US city of Seattle, arrived at Cairo International Airport on Sunday evening. The new jet is part of a USD 864 million deal signed ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila straits closed over bad weather

    Date: 2017-02-13 07:24:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:6512053

    ALEXANDRIA, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Alexandria Port Authority decided on Monday to close the Alexandria and Dekheila straits over bad weather and high wind velocity. The decision is meant to prevent any collision of ships and ensure safety of ....

  • Mexico protesters march against Trump's immigration policies

    Date: 2017-02-13 06:54:31 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:12 - ID:6511785

    MEXICO CITY, Feb 13 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people in Mexico have taken to the streets to protest against Donald Trump's immigration policies and plan for a border wall, the BBC reported. Demonstrators in more than a dozen Mexican cities, ....

  • Heavy rains bring life to a standstill in N.Sinai

    Date: 2017-02-13 06:54:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:6511617

    EL ARISH, Feb 13 (MENA) - Incessant rains and a severe cold wave brought life to a standstill in North Sinai. The governorate's operations room said it is following around the clock the latest developments of the vagaries of the weather. It ....

  • Rights group says Pakistan forcing Afghan refugees home

    Date: 2017-02-13 06:42:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:6511893

    NEW YORK, Feb 13 (MENA) - In a scathing indictment of Pakistan's treatment of Afghan refugees, a human rights group charged Monday that the country is forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees back to their homeland, which is still beset by ....

  • Chinese president extends congratulations to German president-elect

    Date: 2017-02-13 06:37:01 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:6511837

    BEIJING, Feb 13 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to former Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his election as German president, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday. In a congratulatory ....

  • N. Korea calls ballistic missile test-fire a success

    Date: 2017-02-13 06:34:58 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:8 - ID:6511789

    PYONGYANG, Feb 13 (MENA) - North Korea says it has successfully completed the launch of a new ballistic missile, CNN reported Monday quoting state media. The Pukguksong-2, previously unpublicized part of its arsenal which North Korean state media ....

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