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Senate speaker affirms political leadership's continued commitment to supporting, empowering youth

Date: 2025-05-18 11:31:47 GMT - Egypt - Youth - SN:16 - ID:11183372

CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Senate Speaker Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq affirmed the political leadership's continued commitment to supporting and empowering youth. In a speech during his participation Sunday in the training program "Building Youth ....

Lebanese soldier injured in Israeli raid on Beit Yahoun road

Date: 2025-05-18 11:08:13 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:11183445

BEIRUT, May 18 (MENA) - An Israeli drone strike targeted a car on the Beit Yahoun road in Bint Jbeil district on Sunday, leaving two people injured, including a Lebanese army soldier. The Israeli drone has carried out several strikes in Bint ....

EUC, CAF sign new partnership deal in Cairo

Date: 2025-05-18 11:07:40 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:18 - ID:11183440

CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - The European Union Commission (EUC) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Sunday signed a cooperation and sponsorship agreement in Cairo for three years. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held at the ....

Palestinian Health Min: Gaza death toll surges to 53,339

Date: 2025-05-18 10:46:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:11183437

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - At least 67 Palestinians were killed and 361 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll of Palestinians since October 2023 to 53,339, Wafa news agency reported on Sunday. Local ....

Health Ministry in Gaza: All hospitals are out of service

Date: 2025-05-18 10:12:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:11183371

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health in Gaza on Sunday announced that all hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip are out of service. The Health Ministry, in a statement carried by Al Qahera News channel, said that hospitals in the ....

Israel interceptes Houthi ballistic missile

Date: 2025-05-18 09:58:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:11183309

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Houthis in Yemen was successfully intercepted by air defenses a short while ago, the military, quoted by The Times of Israel, said Sunday. There are no immediate reports of ....

Rafah border terminal opens for 62nd day in row

Date: 2025-05-18 09:57:17 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:11183387

RAFAH, May 18 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing is still open from the Egyptian side for the 62nd consecutive day waiting for the arrival of injured Palestinians, patients and their companions to receive treatment while the Israeli authorities continue ....

Cairo conference paves way for knowledge-driven platform that supports development - official

Date: 2025-05-18 09:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:11183223

CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Jihad Azour, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said on Sunday the first annual research conference launched by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Middle ....

UN Security Council calls for protection of civilians, stresses importance of making progress towards peace, stability in Libya

Date: 2025-05-18 09:39:54 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:11 - ID:11183308

NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - The UN Security Council called Sunday on all Libyan parties to protect civilians, stressing the importance of achieving urgent progress towards achieving lasting peace, stability and security for the Libyan people. The ....

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration ceremony begins

Date: 2025-05-18 09:30:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:10 - ID:11183313

ROME, May 18 (MENA) - Around 250,000 people crowded St. Peter's Square on Sunday to witness Pope Leo XIV's inauguration, marking the start of a new leadership period for 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, according to the website of the ....