Welcome to Middle East News Agency

Austrian jihadist on Interpol's wanted list

Date: 2014-08-19 15:33:16 GMT - Austria - World - SN:105 - ID:881586

VIENNA, Aug 19 (MENA) - A 19-year-old Austrian is on Interpol’s wanted list on charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation and incitement to commit serious crimes, The Local Austria reported Tuesday. A wanted notice for Firas Houidi, who is ....

Pakistan army strikes kill 48 suspected militants

Date: 2014-08-19 15:24:14 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:104 - ID:881526

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (MENA) - Pakistan military says it has carried out fresh airstrikes near the Afghan border, killing at least 48 suspected terrorists and eliminating around a dozen of their hideouts, VOA reported. Army officials say Tuesday's ....

Germany's Merkel to visit ukraine on Saturday

Date: 2014-08-19 11:30:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:58 - ID:881062

KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Ukraine on Saturday amid international tensions over fighting in the east of the country, Ukraine's foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin said, according to The Economic Times. It is ....

Suspected suicide bomber arrested at Lagos Airport

Date: 2014-08-19 08:33:10 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:32 - ID:880723

ABUJA, Aug 19 (MENA) - A disabled man, who police say was planning to bomb the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, was arrested late on Monday. The incident threw the airport into mass chaos as travelers scampered for cover upon ....

Lavrov to meet Erekat in Moscow today

Date: 2014-08-19 08:03:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:880513

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov will meet later Tuesday with Palestinian Chief Negotiator and Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee Saeb Erekat for talks on the situation in the Gaza ....

Indian PM to visit Japan on Aug. 31

Date: 2014-08-19 08:00:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:26 - ID:880708

TOKYO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will here on August 31 on a four-day visit. Modi will meet with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, MENA quoted a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry Tuesday ....

UN high-rank official heading for Kiev for talks on assistance to peace

Date: 2014-08-19 07:54:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:880677

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman is leaving for Kiev to hold talks with the Ukrainian leadership in a hope to assist peaceful settlement of the aggravating conflict in the southeastern regions ....

Guardian sees Cameron's statement on Daash as " election propaganda"

Date: 2014-08-19 07:28:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:19 - ID:880539

LONDON, Aug 19 (MENA) – The Guardian linked on Tuesday the holding of the general election in Britain to David Cameron's statements in which he warned about the dangers the Islamic State (ISIL) poses to Britain. The paper said Cameron was ....

Israel’s attacks on Gaza need serious UN reaction: Iran official

Date: 2014-08-19 07:20:48 GMT - Iran - World - SN:18 - ID:880617

TEHRAN, Aug 19 (MENA) - A senior Iranian official has condemned Israeli raids on the UN sites in the blockaded Gaza Strip, saying the world body must give a “more serious” response to the assaults, Press TV reported. In a Monday meeting with UN ....

Iran says terrorism threatens Mideast, entire world

Date: 2014-08-19 06:31:28 GMT - Iran - World - SN:14 - ID:880598

TEHRAN, Aug 19 (MENA) - Iran has warned against spread of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East, saying it will have dangerous consequences for the whole world, Press TV reported. In a meeting with Romanian Deputy Foreign Minister Carmen ....