World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • US blacklists Hasm, Liwa al Thawra

    Date: 2018-01-31 19:28:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:7221130

    WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The US Department of State has designated Liwa al Thawra, and Harakat Sawa'd Misr (Hasm) as terrorist groups. In a press release on Wednesday, the Department of State named also Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Harakat ....

  • US train carrying members of Congress hits truck

    Date: 2018-01-31 19:15:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:98 - ID:7221114

    VIRGINIA, the US, Jan 31 (MENA) - An Amtrak train taking US lawmakers and their staff to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck near Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday, killing the driver of truck, according to Politico. ....

  • German FM meets Netanyahu after talks canceled last year

    Date: 2018-01-31 16:08:25 GMT - Israel - World - SN:88 - ID:7220937

    GAZA CITY, Jan 31 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after talks were canceled last year when the diplomat met with an Israeli whistleblower group critical of the military. ....

  • Interpol circulates list of suspected Daesh fighters believed to be in Italy

    Date: 2018-01-31 15:07:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:7220731

    LONDON, Jan 31 (MENA) - Interpol has circulated a list of 50 suspected Daesh fighters who it believes have recently landed in Italy by boat, and may be attempting to reach other European countries, the Guardian reported Wednesday. The list, ....

  • Macron warns Turkey against invading northern Syria

    Date: 2018-01-31 12:49:09 GMT - France - World - SN:58 - ID:7220372

    PARIS, Jan 31 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron is warning Turkey against invading a northern Syrian enclave where Ankara is battling Syrian Kurdish fighters whom it considers to be terrorists, and to respect Syria's sovereignty. Macron ....

  • Far-right German stands trial over attacking mosque

    Date: 2018-01-31 12:36:41 GMT - Germany - World - SN:54 - ID:7220251

    BERLIN, Jan 31 (MENA) - A far-right German will stand trial at a Dresden court Wednesday over charges of bombing with an explosive charge a mosque and an Islamic center in the German city. Media reports said the German prosecutor charged the ....

  • UNRWA launches US$800 million emergency appeal for Syria, Gaza, West Bank

    Date: 2018-01-31 10:17:45 GMT - Austria - World - SN:33 - ID:7219840

    VIENNA, Jan 31 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has launched an appeal for its emergency programs of over US$800 million; approximately US$400 million each for Syria and the occupied ....

  • Ghani vows revenge on terror groups over recent brutal attacks

    Date: 2018-01-31 08:28:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7219625

    KABUL, Jan 31 (MENA) - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has promised to use all types of force to take revenge for the brutal killings of the ordinary people by terrorist groups, Khaama Press reported Wednesday. Speaking to worshipers in Wazi ....

  • Officials: Afghan intel chief makes surprise visit Islamabad

    Date: 2018-01-31 08:18:38 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7219628

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (MENA) - Afghanistan's intelligence chief and foreign minister have made a surprise visit to Pakistan's capital following a recent spate of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, abc news reported on Wednesday. The visit Wednesday by ....

  • Kennedy slams Trump administration for undermining Americans' rights

    Date: 2018-01-31 06:53:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:7219540

    WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - Democratic Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III chastised the Trump administration Tuesday night for what he said was its abandonment of the fundamental values for which the nation stands, ABC news reported. “Their ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD