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Egypt, Oman mull boosting bilateral relations
Date: 2018-05-11 21:46:43 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:20 - ID:7395969
Youth and Sports Minister Khalid Abdel Aziz on Friday met his Omani Minister of Sports Affairs Saad bin Mohammed bin Said Al Mardhouf. The meeting dealt with ways to boost bilateral relations, a statement by the Youth and Sports Ministry ....
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Palestinian young man succumbs to wounds in West Bank
Date: 2018-05-11 21:36:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7395965
A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds in the West Bank province of Khalil on Friday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Hani Adrabah, 23, was hit by an Israeli bus near Khalil last Monday. He suffered serious wounds and was moved ....
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Iraqi troops uncover arms depot near Mosul
Date: 2018-05-11 21:33:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7395963
Iraqi security forces found a depot containing arms and bombs near Mosul, a statement by the country's security information center reported Friday. They seized mortar shells, weapons and equipment in the cache, the statement added. ....
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Turkish election not fair, says jailed presidential hopeful
Date: 2018-05-11 21:31:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:17 - ID:7395961
Turkey's jailed pro-Kurdish politician and presidential hopeful Selahattin Demirtas said Friday elections in his country have never been fair, but next month's presidential and parliamentary ballots will be even more unjust than ever, ABC News ....
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595 Egyptians back home from Libya via Salloum Crossing
Date: 2018-05-11 21:24:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7395958
As many as 595 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum crossing over the past 24 hours, Marsa Matrouh security chief Hisham Nasr said on Friday. Out of all the returnees, 110 Egyptians had illegally traveled to Libya, he ....
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Argentina purchased 5 fighter jets from French navy
Date: 2018-05-11 21:02:04 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:15 - ID:7395939
Argentina purchased five used Super Etendard fighter jets from France’s navy for 12.6 million euros ($15.1 million), the South American country was quoted by Euronews as saying in its official government gazette on Friday. Argentina is seeking to ....
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Scottish parliament likely to reject EU withdrawal bill
Date: 2018-05-11 20:43:01 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:7395935
The Scottish parliament is expected to reject the UK government’s plans for sharing EU powers after Brexit, increasing pressure on Theresa May to offer further compromises, The Guardian reported on Friday. A large majority of MSPs are likely to ....
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British tourists abducted, guard killed in Congo park ambush
Date: 2018-05-11 19:32:46 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - International - SN:13 - ID:7395895
A Congo park spokesman said on Friday that one guard has been killed and two British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Virunga National Park, Fox News reported Spokesman for the Congolese Institute for The Conservation of Nature ....
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ACA chief says seeking to develop work system
Date: 2018-05-11 19:24:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7395888
Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Mohamed Erfan said the ACA seeks to develop its work system and adopt a scientific method to find mechanisms and means to combat corruption. Leading a high-profile delegation on a visit to ....
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Sweden asks Guatemala for explanation over expelling its amb.
Date: 2018-05-11 18:09:33 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:11 - ID:7395821
Sweden looked to Guatemala for an explanation on Friday after the Central American country asked the Swedish ambassador to leave, after accusing Sweden of interfering in its internal affairs, ABC News reported. Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot ....