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UAE, Pakistani FMs discuss strategic cooperation

Date: 2024-03-15 11:02:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10624823

ABU DHABI, March 15 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Mohammad Ishaq Dar on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Emirates News Agency ....

US renews 120-day waiver for Iraq to pay Iran for electricity

Date: 2024-03-15 06:57:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10624537

WASHINGTON, March 15 (MENA) – The United States has renewed a 120-day waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, Al Arabiya quoted US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller as saying. Washington started issuing the waivers last year, ....

Houthis to start targeting Israeli vessels in Indian Ocean, around African Coast

Date: 2024-03-14 21:58:02 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:10624494

SANAA, March 14 (MENA) – The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group's operations targeting vessels will escalate to prevent Israel-linked ships from passing through the Indian Ocean towards the Cape of Good ....

UK ambassador to UNSC: Houthi attacks in Red Sea affect whole region

Date: 2024-03-14 21:23:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:10624351

NEW YORK, March 14 (MENA) - UK Ambassador at the UN Security Council James Kariuki said that the Houthis have continued their reckless attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The UK offers our condolences to the families of the innocent crew killed ....

Mauritanian president tells Blinken of urgent need to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-14 21:04:06 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10624385

NOUAKCHOTT, March 14 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani spoke on Thursday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and underlined the necessity of reaching ceasefire in Gaza. Secretary Blinken congratulated President ....

UN envoy for Yemen reaffirms need for a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen

Date: 2024-03-14 18:44:32 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10624346

NEW YORK, March 14 (MENA) - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen on Thursday emphasized the urgent need for a nationwide ceasefire and measures to improve living conditions in the war-ravaged country. Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, ....

UN official: Rising regional tensions, escalating situation in Red Sea among factors threatening modest economic improvements in Yemen

Date: 2024-03-14 18:07:49 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:10624247

NEW YORK, March 14 (MENA) - Director of Operations and Advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Edem Wosormu said "Rising regional tensions and the escalating situation in the Red Sea are further factors threatening the ....

Jordan condemns Israeli installation of barriers at Al-Aqsa mosque gates

Date: 2024-03-14 12:35:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10623869

AMMAN, March 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates denounced the Israeli occupation authorities' installation of iron barriers at three gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque / Haram al-Sharif compound, describing it as a dangerous and ....

AP calls for beefing up efforts to face up to Islamophobia

Date: 2024-03-14 11:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:10623599

CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel al-Asoomi called for rallying up efforts efforts to firmly confront the phenomenon of “Islamophobia” at the international level for becoming a menacing threat to Muslim communities abroad, ....

AL chief: Arab-European action needed to hold int’l peace conf.

Date: 2024-03-14 10:04:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10623393

CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit has underlined the importance of Arab-European joint action to hold an international conference for peace, to be hosted by Spain, as soon as possible. Abul ....