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Abul Gheit condemns Iraq's missile attack

Date: 2021-02-16 12:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8802373

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has condemned a missile attack against Irbil airport in northern Iraq, which left one person dead and others wounded. A reliable source at the pan-Arab organization said Abul ....

Kuwait denounces rocket attack on city of Irbil

Date: 2021-02-16 12:15:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8802274

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 16 (MENA) - Kuwait, on Tuesday, denounced the rocket attack on the city of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq yesterday, which left several casualties, KUNA reported. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry affirmed ....

Saudi minister arrives in Sudan

Date: 2021-02-16 11:32:21 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8802277

KHARTOUM, Feb 16 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed bin Abdel Aziz Qattan arrived in Khartoum Tuesday on an official visit to Sudan for talks with senior officials. Undersecretary of the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Elham ....

OIC condemns terrorist attack on northern Iraq

Date: 2021-02-16 10:03:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8802049

RIYADH, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned a terrorist attack against Erbil airport in northern Iraq, which left one person dead and others wounded. In a statement Tuesday, the OIC renewed its ....

Jordan condemns terrorist attack on Erbil airport

Date: 2021-02-16 09:53:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8802047

AMMAN, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Jordanian Foreign Ministry has condemned a terrorist attack against Irbil airport in northern Iraq, which left one person dead and others wounded. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Deifullah Al Fayez said in a statement ....

UN to hold high-level pledging event over Yemen's humanitarian crisis

Date: 2021-02-15 23:01:24 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8801497

NEW YORK, Feb 15 (MENA) – The United Nations will convene a virtual high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen on March 1, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday. The event will be co-hosted ....

Saudi Arabia, Russia probe promotion of bilateral ties

Date: 2021-02-15 22:14:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8801431

RIYADH, Feb 15 (MENA) – Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, made a telephone call with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, SPA reported on Monday. During the ....

Arab council to kick off meeting of correctional facilities' chiefs Tuesday

Date: 2021-02-15 21:24:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8801494

CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Mohammed bin Ali Kuman, Secretary General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, is set to kick off the 20th Arab conference of heads of correctional facilities on Tuesday. The council’s general secretariat detailed in ....

UAE vice president stresses importance of agreements signed with Ukraine

Date: 2021-02-15 18:11:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8801069

DUBAI, Feb 15 (MENA) - UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Monday received President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who is currently visiting the UAE as head of a senior ministerial and ....

Morocco extends Covid-19 precautionary measures by two weeks

Date: 2021-02-15 18:09:25 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8801244

RABAT, Feb 15 (MENA) – The Moroccan government has decided to extend by two weeks, starting Tuesday, February 16, the precautionary measures adopted on January 13 to fight the new coronavirus (Covid-19), MAP reported. A government press release ....