ar
en
fr
World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
Wider Tokyo area braces for travel chaos as typhoon approaches
Date: 2019-09-08 12:43:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:37 - ID:8095038
TOKYO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Tokyo metropolitan area on Sunday braced for a powerful typhoon that is expected to cause significant travel disruption affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters at the start of the week, Kyodo news agency ....
-
PM Johnson sticking to Brexit plans -- foreign minister
Date: 2019-09-08 10:36:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:8094746
LONDON, Sept 8 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains determined to pull Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 come what may, his foreign minister said on Sunday. Johnson, who has lost his majority in parliament and has seen ....
-
Parts of Japan warned of powerful typhoon
Date: 2019-09-08 07:04:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:8094488
TOKYO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Japanese weather agency Sunday warned that central and eastern Japan regions including Tokyo areas could see some of their most powerful ever winds as Typhoon Faxai is approaching. The season's 15th typhoon is expected ....
-
Trump says he called off negotiations with Taliban after Afghanistan bombing
Date: 2019-09-08 06:37:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8094468
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had canceled a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban leaders and the president of Afghanistan and was calling off monthslong negotiations that had appeared to be nearing ....
-
Fiery clashes in new round of Yellow Vest protests in French cities
Date: 2019-09-07 22:00:30 GMT - France - World - SN:49 - ID:8094386
PARIS, Sept 7 (MENA) - Anti-government protesters turned out in several French cities Saturday, hoping to inject fresh momentum into weekly demonstrations calling for social justice and the ouster of President Emmanuel Macron, France 24 reported. ....
-
Afghan forces retake Wardooj district after five years
Date: 2019-09-07 10:02:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8093503
KABUL, Sept 7 (MENA)- Afghan forces recaptured Wardooj district in Badakhshan Province, TOLOnews quoted the acting defense minister as saying. Afghan security forces retook the control of Wardooj district five years after it was captured by ....
-
US CENTCOM commander McKenzie arrives in Pakistan
Date: 2019-09-07 09:40:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8093431
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (MENA) - US Central Command (US CENTCOM) commander General Kenneth McKenzie Jr arrived in Islamabad on Saturday along with his 17-member delegation. General McKenzie during his visit to the country will hold key meetings with ....
-
Typhoon suspends hundreds of flights in S. Korea
Date: 2019-09-07 08:17:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:8093400
SEOUL, Sept 7 (MENA) - South Korea worked to prevent any serious damage from Typhoon Lingling as the powerful storm made landfall here Saturday, causing heavy rains and strong winds throughout the entire nation. No serious damage has been ....
-
US satellite image appears to show Iran tanker anchored at Syrian port
Date: 2019-09-07 07:02:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8093347
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton has accused Tehran of “lying and spreading terror” in a Tweet which appeared to show the Iranian-flagged tanker Adrian Darya 1 at anchor near the Syrian port of Tartus. Bolton ....
-
Afghan president's visit to US delayed amid 'differences'
Date: 2019-09-06 20:18:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:45 - ID:8093124
KABUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - Afghan officials have confirmed that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s trip to the United States has been postponed, Khaama Press reported on Friday. The officials have not disclosed information regarding the postponement ....
