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Egypt Signs $15 Billion Deal to Import Israeli Natural Gas

Egypt was once a net exporter of gas, but years of political instability and mismanagement, including deals which MEE has investigated , left it to import g...

Search underway for missing 5-year-old, family desperate for his return

When asked why an Amber Alert hasn't been issued, Officer Davidson said that investigators don't have any evidence of an abduction at this point in order to iss...

Gove plan to pay farmers for being kind to animals

Speaking at the National Farmers' Union (NFU) annual conference in Birmingham , the environment secretary sought to reassure attendees that the farming secto...

Egypt court enlists 16 as terrorists including ex-presidential candidate

The interior ministry claims he held "secret meetings" with leaders of the global Muslim Brotherhood organisation in London earlier this month to carry out a pl...

CS allegedly manhandled by AAP MLAs, CM Office and party rubbish claim

But the BJPtook potshots at Kejriwal's party, which denied the allegations and approached lieutenant governor Anil Baijal for action against Prakash's "misc...

Expecting no extension of emergency in Maldives, says MEA

President Yameen on Monday requested the parliament to extend the state of emergency by 30 days due to the present threat to national security and a constitutio...

Former Ontario PC leader to address media following leadership bid announcement

The man she alleges drove her to Brown's house also told CBC News he did not take her there, and Brown's girlfriend at the time of the other incident said she w...

Unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pak in J&K

As many as three jawans were injured in the incident. "Except for one, the rest of terrorists retracted under covering fire by the Pakistani army", said a pol...

Significant rainfall on the way for Toronto, special weather statement in effect

Officials say close to 25mm of rain could fall before tomorrow morning. A special weather statement was issued for Toronto, York, Peel, Halton and Durham on...

'China in talks with Baloch militants to secure CPEC projects'

Later, commenting on the development, a report in Pakistan daily Dawn said, "For more than half a century, Beijing has maintained a policy of non-interferen...

Du Plessis back in training ahead of Australia Test series

Bavuma, meanwhile, also has a broken finger and could only be expected to be available for the second Test in Port Elizabeth. "We rested him from the T20s so th...

WA Nationals withdraw their support for Barnaby Joyce over his 'actions'

Resources Minister Matt Canavan, a strong Joyce supporter, said Joyce had the majority of support in the partyroom. "Mr Joyce's actions have caused pain for...

Rise in child sex offences in Lancashire

Five child sex offences are recorded every day in Northern Ireland, shocking figures reveal today. Historical child sexual offences must also be considered - ...

#Merkel sees good chance of #SPD members backing coalition deal

She also said she wants the European Union to take further steps towards a common foreign policy as part of a "very ambitious agenda" for the reform the 28-memb...

Pakistani troops to play advisory role in Saudi Arabia: PM

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir announced that Riyadh plans to build a string of nuclear energy power plants so that the kingdom can generate additional r...

In Iceland I want to go to jail for circumcising boys

Female genital mutilation has been banned in Iceland since 2005. MP Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir of the Progressive Party, who introduced the bill at the start of...

Trump lashes out at accusers, denying alleged Trump Tower sexual harassment incident

The Washington Post profiled Crooks on Monday. Rachel Crooks , 35, is running for a seat in the OH legislature - mostly, she says, so she can have a platfo...

Can the budget save South Africa from further credit rating downgrades?

Ramaphosa said he was on a mission for his "tummy to fall". On Friday, Ramaphosa delivered a message of optimism and renewal Friday in his first state of the ...

Christchurch declares state of emergency after storm hits NZ

Even before the storm hit in full force, heavy rains in the centre of New Zealand brought floods in Christchurch, prompting a warning from Mayor Lianne Dalziel....

#MeToo Advocate Accused of Pushing Staffers to Play Spin the Bottle

Fierro, who was 25 at the time, did not report the incident because he anxious about the long-term consequences of accusing the powerful lawmaker, who chairs th...

USA to extend skimpy health insurance outside of Obamacare

The proposed rule builds on an executive order the president issued a year ago. HHS Secretary Alex Azar similarly said this change is about offering people af...

'Black Widow' Catherine Nevin dies at Dublin hospice

However, she has spent most of the time since then undergoing treatment. The Sun reports that the 67-year-old died in a Dublin hospice last night after a lo...

Venezuela about to launch its 'petro' cryptocurrency

Crypto specialists and economists see the launch of Petro as a way to circumvent the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and fight hyper inflation in the country....

'Baby factory' businessman wins custody of 13 kids he fathered via surrogates

The court gave the man "sole parent" rights after the Thai surrogates forfeited their rights. His case contributed to the worldwide outcry against Thailand's ...

Dallas politician wants NRA to move annual convention to another city

Caraway also pointed to the past tragedies in Dallas, including the 2016 ambush that killed five officers, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A...

There Will Be 3 National Protests Over the Florida Mass Shooting

Nikolas Cruz , facing 17 charges of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, appears in court for a statu...

7th-grader shoots himself at Jackson Memorial Middle School in Stark County

School officials are working on getting info out to parents now. Jackson Township Police Chief Mark Brink said the student shot himself in a bathroom. All fou...

Robert Mueller charges NY attorney with false statements in Russian Federation probe

Van Der Zwaan is also alleged to have lied about his last communication with Gates, who was indicted in October along with former Trump campaign manager Paul ...

India, US, Oz, Japan in talks to establish alternative to OBOR

The project is now called an " alternative ", not a "rival" of the Chinese initiative " One Belt , One Road ". "No one says that China should not build infra...

Black Panther Shatters Box Office Records with $218M Debut

The "Black Panther" challenge started in Harlem, New York. Marvel's latest blockbuster, " Black Panther " is inspiring teachers to take students across the...