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Speaker meets Brazilian Federal Deputy

Date: 2024-02-28 14:42:02 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10602386

MANAMA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives, met with Federal Deputy Paulo Bilynskyj, Member of the Bahrain-Brazil Parliamentary Group. The Speaker affirmed Bahrain’s keenness to enhance ....

UN reaffirms strong commitment to inclusive Libyan political process

Date: 2024-02-28 11:51:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10602032

NEW YORK, Feb 28 (MENA) - The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their strong commitment to an inclusive, Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, facilitated by the United Nations, which builds on the updated electoral laws agreed by ....

Arab custom directors urge speeding up ratifying "transit" agreement

Date: 2024-02-28 11:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10601943

CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Arab customs directors on Wednesday urged accelerating finalizing procedures of signing and ratifying the amended "transit" transport agreement among Arab countries. Both of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have announced ....

Hezbollah fires salvo of rockets at north Israel

Date: 2024-02-28 09:34:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10601632

RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - Hezbollah fired Wednesday a salvo of rockets from southern Lebanon at Israeli military sites and towns in the Upper Galilee region and the border areas. Israeli media sources said sirens sounded several times in “Kiryat ....

A quarter of Gaza’s population is one step from famine , UN says

Date: 2024-02-28 09:11:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:10601648

NEWYORK, Feb 28 (MENA) - At least one quarter of Gaza’s population – 576,000 people – are one step away from famine and virtually the entire population desperately needs food resulting in some aid trucks being shot at, looted and overwhelmed by ....

US secretary of state meets with KRG PM

Date: 2024-02-28 08:45:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10601636

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Washington, according to a statement of the US Department of State. Blinken and Barzani ....

Saudi FM and Blinken discuss developments in Gaza during call

Date: 2024-02-27 21:46:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:10601187

RIYADH, Feb 27 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry announced. During the call, the two sides discussed ....

Saudi CP, Zelensky discuss Russian-Ukrainian crisis updates

Date: 2024-02-27 19:52:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:10601188

RIYADH, Feb 27 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky bilateral relations and the latest developments of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. During their meeting in Riyadh, Bin ....

Red Sea security situation should be resolved diplomatically — Lavrov

Date: 2024-02-27 19:29:04 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:10601254

MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) – Ensuring the safety of international navigation in the Red Sea should be tackled head-on diplomatically, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying at a press conference following talks with Yemeni Prime ....

47th ordinary session of Arab Youth and Sports Ministers’ Council convenes in Cairo tomorrow

Date: 2024-02-27 18:07:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10600736

CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) – The 47th ordinary session of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers’ Council and its Executive Office will convene in Cairo Wednesday at the Arab League premises. The agenda of talks features many topics topped by the ....