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5 terrorists arrested in Iraq's Nineveh
Date: 2023-05-07 10:30:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10145088
BAGHDAD, May 7 (MENA) - The Iraqi Intelligence Agency, which is an affiliate of the Ministry of Interior, said on Sunday it arrested five terrorists in the northern governorate of Nineveh. Interrogations revealed that the terrorists, who were ....
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80% in Japan oppose tax hike plan to cover defense spending, poll finds
Date: 2023-05-07 10:24:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:40 - ID:10145091
TOKYO, May 7 (MENA) - A total of 80% of respondents to a Kyodo News poll said they are against possible tax hikes to finance Japan's substantial defense buildup plan, despite an overwhelming majority expressing concern about China potentially taking ....
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Senate mourns death of MP Asr
Date: 2023-05-07 10:23:45 GMT - Egypt - Parliament - SN:39 - ID:10145059
CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) – Senate speaker Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq Sunday mourned the death of MP Abdullah Asr, the head of the constitutional committee of the upper house of parliament. Asr died Wednesday morning. In his speech during a plenary ....
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Ultraorthodox rabbi leads scores of settlers while storming Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2023-05-07 10:11:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10144996
RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - US-born Israeli right-wing Rabbi Yehuda Glick led on Sunday scores of Ultraorthodox Jews in storming Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab Al Maghareba (Morocco Gate) under the protection of the Israeli police. Sources said that the ....
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Siege on Palestinian Jericho continues for 16th consecutive day
Date: 2023-05-07 10:08:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10145048
RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Israeli Occupation Forces continued on Sunday their siege on the West Bank city of Jericho for the 16th consecutive day with tightened military measures at checkpoints. All the main and secondary entrances and exits of ....
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Arab FMs hold consultative meeting ahead of 3 AL extraordinary sessions
Date: 2023-05-07 10:07:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10144969
CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Arab foreign ministers Sunday held here a consultative meeting preceding the three extraordinary and urgent sessions of the Arab League (AL) Council at the level of foreign ministers to review the updates in Syria, Sudan and ....
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Israel arrests 11 Palestinians in various parts in West Bank
Date: 2023-05-07 10:05:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10144974
RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Sunday 11 Palestinians, including three children and a woman, in various parts of the West Bank. Palestinian security sources said three children were arrested in Al-Awja village, north of ....
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AIHRC: Taliban Court’s verdict to punish citizens violates human rights
Date: 2023-05-07 10:02:55 GMT - Afghanistan - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10144939
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has described the Taliban court’s verdict on retribution, stoning, and implementation of Sharia limits on alleged criminals as “shocking, terrible and group ....
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Russia returns to top-10 world's largest economies first since 2014
Date: 2023-05-07 09:41:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:10145001
MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Russia has returned to the top ten largest economies and ranked the eighth for the first time since 2014 by producing $2.3 trillion worth of goods and services in 2022, data from the World Bank and statistical services ....
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Over 60% of Khartoum's health facilities closed: WHO
Date: 2023-05-07 09:37:02 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10144912
GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - More than 60 percent of healthcare facilities in Khartoum are closed due to the conflict in Sudan, said WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed al Mandhari. Sudan is in need of more than dlrs 1.5 billion, ....
