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Heatwave kills at least 65 in Pakistan
Date: 2018-05-22 08:13:49 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:7411417
Hotter than average temperatures have killed at least 65 people in just three days in Karachi, Pakistan. Temperatures reached a high of 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, way above ....
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25 killed, injured in Houthi shelling of Ma'rib
Date: 2018-05-22 08:05:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7411401
Five civilians were killed, including two children, and 20 others injured in Houthi militias shelling of a Ma'rib market in central Yemen, a Yemeni medical source said on Tuesday. Sources in the city said Houthis fired a katyusha rocket at the ....
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Trump signs new action against Venezuela
Date: 2018-05-22 07:46:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7411382
US President Donald Trump has signed an order restricting the Venezuelan government's ability to liquidate assets in the aftermath of an election that the White House is calling a "sham". The White House said the order restricts the regime’s ....
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Malaysia launches Palestine humanitarian fund
Date: 2018-05-22 07:43:31 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7411378
The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) will initiate the JIM Palestine Fund to raise funds for aid missions and humanitarian activities for Palestinians, said Immigration director-general Mustafar Ali. He said the matter was one of the main ....
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AL chief slams Paraguay's opening of embassy in occupied Jerusalem
Date: 2018-05-22 07:31:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7411358
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has condemned Paraguay's opening of an embassy in the occupied Jerusalem. He cautioned of the repercussions of this action which will negatively affect its ties with the Arab world. He called on ....
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Sisi approves amendments to law on general authority for tunnels
Date: 2018-05-21 17:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:7410975
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved amendments to some provisions of Law No.113/1983 as regards setting up a national authority for tunnels. The law was earlier approved by the parliament. Under the amendments, the national authority for ....
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Mohamed Salah named PFA Fans' Player of the Year
Date: 2018-05-21 17:11:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:12 - ID:7410941
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award after claiming 89 per cent of the votes in an online poll of supporters across the country, according to Liverpool club website. The 25-year-old Egyptian set a new ....
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AL chief slams opening Paraguay's embassy in Jerusalem
Date: 2018-05-21 16:10:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7410882
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Monday opening Paraguay's embassy in Jerusalem, stressing that this act will have a negative impact on ties between the Latin American country and the Arab world. He urged the world ....
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Interior Ministry: Gang members escaped from Nasr City police station found
Date: 2018-05-21 11:40:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7410397
The National and Public Security Sectors in coordination with Cairo and Alexandria Security Directorates managed, in less than 48 hours, to arrest gang members who have previously escaped from Nasr City 1st police station, said director of the ....
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Palestinian FM:Opening Paraguayan embassy in Jerusalem is illegal, act of aggression
Date: 2018-05-21 11:32:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7410380
Paraguay’s moving of its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is illegal, illegitimate, an act of aggression against the Palestinian people and their rights, a violation of relevant United Nations resolutions and international law and ....