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Oman, Japan probe bilateral cooperation

Date: 2021-03-24 13:22:16 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8869669

MUSCAT, March 24 (MENA) - Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth received at his office Wednesday Toshinori Kobayashi, Ambassador of Japan to the Sultanate. The meeting, according to Oman News Agency, reviewed ....

Italian PM visits Libya in April

Date: 2021-03-24 13:21:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8869630

TRIPOLI, March 24 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said he will visit Libya on April 6 or 7. Libya's Al Wasat Gate quoted the Italian leader as saying during a Senate session that his country backs efforts exerted by the newly-formed ....

27 Daesh militants killed

Date: 2021-03-24 11:25:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8869211

BAGHDAD, March 24 (MENA) - At least 27 militants of the extremist Daesh group were killed in an offensive targeting their positions in a mountainous area in northern Iraq, media reports quoted the Iraqi military as saying on Wednesday. Iraqi ....

UN-Arab workshop calls on less-developed Arab nations to join trade facilitation appendix

Date: 2021-03-24 11:15:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8869242

CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - A workshop on the agreement of facilitating trade as part of the "Greater Arab Free Trade Area" (GAFTA) has called on less-developed Arab nations and non-members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to join the appendix of ....

Iraq: 18 Daesh camps are destroyed in the Qarah Jog Mountains

Date: 2021-03-24 10:09:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8869140

BAGHDAD, March 24 (MENA) - The Iraqi Security Information Cell announced the destruction of 18 hotbeds and the killing of a number of terrorists in the “Qarah Jog” mountain range within the Nineveh Operations Sector, according to media ....

Palestinian health ministry warns of catastrophic pandemic situation in Gaza

Date: 2021-03-24 09:35:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8868821

GAZA CITY, March 24 (MENA) - A senior Palestinian Authority health official warned against a catastrophic pandemic situation in Gaza in case coronavirus infections increased among citizens, reported Wafa News Agency. In statements Wednesday the ....

Deputy ruler of Dubai passes away

Date: 2021-03-24 07:53:00 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8868877

DUBAI, March 24 (MENA) - Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Finance Minister Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashed Al Maktoum died on Wednesday, according to the United Arab Emirates News Agency. Due to the precautionary measures against coronavirus, only family ....

US, Iraq to hold strategic dialogue in April - White House

Date: 2021-03-24 06:37:03 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8868729

WASHINGTON, March 24 (MENA) - The United States and Iraq will hold a strategic dialogue in April and the meetings will clarify that coalition forces are in Iraq for training and advising Iraqi forces so Daesh militants cannot reconstitute, the ....

Mauritania receives 1st shipment of coronavirus vaccine

Date: 2021-03-24 06:15:00 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8868702

NOUAKCHOTT, March 24 (MENA) – Mauritania received the first shipment of Sinopharm vaccine as a gift from the Chinese government. The shipment includes 50,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine that are sufficient for 25,000 people in addition to 13 ....

France to reopen embassy in Libya, says Macron

Date: 2021-03-23 20:16:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:8868500

TRIPOLI / PARIS, March 23 (MENA) - France will reopen its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli next week in a gesture of support to the North African country's interim government, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, the Washington Post ....