International - Welcome to Middle East News Agency

Flames engulf tower block in London

Date: 2017-06-14 08:30:41 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:6854090

A huge fire has raged through the night at a west London tower block, with eyewitnesses claiming people were trapped inside, the BBC reported Wednesday. More than 200 firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell Tower in north ....

Trump pledges to hold news conference on Daesh fight in 'two weeks'

Date: 2017-06-13 07:41:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6852455

President Donald Trump on Monday said he plans to hold a news conference “in two weeks” on the fight against Daesh, Politico said. “We’ve had tremendous success against Daesh in our fight in the Middle East, where we’re doing very, very well,” ....

North Korea fires anti-ship missiles, says South Korea

Date: 2017-06-08 08:24:01 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:6846020

North Korea has fired several anti-ship cruise missiles off its east coast, the BBC quoted South Korea's military as saying. Authorities said the weapons, launched on Thursday morning near the city of Wonsan, appeared to be short-range ....

Trump urges Arab unity in call to Saudi Arabia's King Salman

Date: 2017-06-07 08:41:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6844478

US President Donald Trump has called Saudi King Salman ben Abdul Aziz to urge Gulf unity amid an escalating dispute over Qatar's alleged support for militants, the BBC reported. "His [Mr Trump's] message was that we need unity in the region to ....

Gunmen kill one guard, injure 2 inside Iran parliament

Date: 2017-06-07 08:02:28 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:6844406

A shooting incident has been reported on Wednesday inside Iran's Parliament killing one guard. Four armed men has charged at security officers guarding the front gate of Iranian Parliament this morning, shooting at one guard and fleeing the ....

China denies military choppers violation of India's airspace

Date: 2017-06-06 07:31:33 GMT - China - International - SN:3 - ID:6842996

China's Foreign Ministry on June 5 dismissed reports claiming that Chinese military helicopters had violated India’s airspace, saying that the Chinese military was just carrying out regular border patrols, The People's Daily reported Reports from ....

Six people killed, 50 others injured in London terror attacks

Date: 2017-06-04 07:58:45 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:6839989

Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police, the BBC reported. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three ....

We will strike back if terrorists in northern Syria provoke Turkey, Erdoğan says

Date: 2017-06-04 07:23:20 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:2 - ID:6839954

Turkey may launch a new cross-border operation if the PKK terrorist organization's offshoots in northern Syria attack the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday, the Daily Sabah reported on Saturday. Speaking at the ....

Number of injured in Iran shopping mall explosion rises to 32

Date: 2017-06-03 08:19:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:6838867

A powerful blast at a shopping mall in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz has hurt 32 people, Russian news agency Sputnik quoted the provincial ambulance service chief as saying on Saturday. The blast reportedly went off at around 1:00 am local ....

Music festival evacuated in Germany over terror alert

Date: 2017-06-03 08:11:44 GMT - Germany - International - SN:3 - ID:6838855

A rock music festival in western Germany, Rock am Ring, is being evacuated over a "terrorist threat", the organizers have announced. Fans began streaming out of the venue in Nuerburg after the organizers asked them to leave "in a calm and ....