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Canada welcomes successful outcome of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

Date: 2021-02-06 06:32:08 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8785762

OTTAWA, Feb 6 (MENA) – Canada welcomed an agreement reached among representatives of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to establish a new interim government and hold democratic elections in Libya in December 2021. “Canada welcomes the ....

Arab League welcomes formation of interim Libyan government

Date: 2021-02-05 21:55:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8785707

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) – The Arab League has praised a vote held by members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva, which led to the formation of a new interim government for Libya. An official source at the pan-Arab body welcomed the ....

Riyadh welcomes announcement of transitional leadership in Libya

Date: 2021-02-05 20:32:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8785669

RIYADH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has welcomed the announcement of a transitional leadership in Libya on Friday, the country's official news agency. A foreign ministry statement said Riyadh hopes the step would achieve security, stability and ....

Italy welcomes results of vote to choose Libyan executive authority

Date: 2021-02-05 19:53:49 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8785644

ROME, Feb 5 (MENA) - Italy has welcomed the results of the vote to choose the executive power by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held Friday in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations. In a statement, the Italian Foreign Ministry ....

Russian Middle East envoy, Syrian amb. mull latest developments in Syria

Date: 2021-02-05 19:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8785593

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Russian Special Presidential Envoy on the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Friday met with Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Riyad Haddad. The two mulled various issues related to the situation in and ....

Pandemic didn't affect fight against terrorism in Syria - Russian diplomat

Date: 2021-02-05 18:05:34 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8785531

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (MENA) - Counterterrorist operations conducted with the support of Russian troops in Syria are going ahead, the coronavirus pandemic had almost no effect on steps to counter militants, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov ....

Dbeibah is transitional PM as Libyan factions choose interim government

Date: 2021-02-05 16:53:09 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8785429

GENEVA, Feb 5 (MENA) – Libyan delegates at UN-facilitated talks on Friday made the surprise choice of Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah as transitional prime minister, along with a three-member presidency council, to govern the war-ravaged North African ....

Over four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in UAE

Date: 2021-02-05 16:12:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8785366

ABU DHABI, Feb 5 (MENA) - The UAE has administered more than 4.008 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and achieved a distribution rate of 40.53 doses per every 100 people. Crossing the four million does mark comes as result of the efforts made at ....

Jordan records 1,222 coronavirus cases, 8 deaths

Date: 2021-02-05 16:01:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8785417

AMMAN, Feb 5 (MENA) - Jordan has recorded eight coronavirus deaths and 1,222 new COVID-19 cases Friday, Petra news agency reported. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic in Jordan is 332,990. While, the death toll has ....

Aqila Saleh tops list of candidates for Libya's Presidency Council post

Date: 2021-02-05 15:34:01 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8785040

GENEVA, Feb 5 (MENA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday announced that eastern-based parliament speaker Aguila Saleh topped the list of candidates for chairing the three-member Libyan Presidency Council, after securing ....