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Arab Ministers for Social Affairs Council provides financial aid to Palestine to face COVID-19 consequences

Date: 2020-12-17 17:31:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8716418

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – The Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs approved on Thursday providing the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development USD 50,000 to face the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the concluding session of ....

Kuwait reports 221 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-12-17 15:58:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8716330

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 221 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 147,292, with no fatalities reported. In a press ....

Yemeni Mehdi Abdul Salam selected as head of Arab Parliament's 2030 Sustainable Development committee

Date: 2020-12-17 14:21:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8716087

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament’s (AP) Social Affairs, Education, Culture, Woman and Youth Committee selected Mehdi Abdul Salam to head the committee assigned to set the Parliament's plan titled 2030 Sustainable Development: Towards an ....

AL official: We 're looking forward to forming Lebanese new gov't

Date: 2020-12-17 14:12:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8715986

BERUIT, Dec 17 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki said the pan-Arab body is looking forward to forming the new Lebanese government, at the nearest possible time, to enable country address all economic and social ....

Jordan condemns Israeli law legalizing settlements in West Bank

Date: 2020-12-17 14:02:31 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8715955

AMMAN, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Jordanian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli Knesset's adoption of a law legalizing settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian New Agency WAFA reported Thursday. Spokesman for the ministry, Daifallah ....

AL calls for engaging migrants in response policies to confront COVID-19

Date: 2020-12-17 13:49:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8716086

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) asserted Thursday the importance of engaging migrants in response policies aiming at confronting COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release on the occasion of the International Migrants Day, the pan Arab body ....

Israeli occupation forces fire teargas grenades inside school in WB

Date: 2020-12-17 13:31:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8715953

RAMALLAH, Dec 17 (MENA) - Dozens of Palestinian students and teachers suffered gas inhalation from teargas fired by the Israeli military inside their school in Anin village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to local ....

Arab social affairs ministers discuss COVID-19 fallout

Date: 2020-12-17 13:21:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8715878

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General Haifaa Abu Ghazala said the Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs headed by the UAE on Thursday discussed social and humanitarian repercussions of the novel coronavirus ....

Sudanese amb. lauds strong ties with Egypt

Date: 2020-12-17 12:51:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8715843

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Sudanese Ambassador to Egypt Mohamed Elias lauded Thursday strong ties binding Egypt and Sudan and the exchanging of services in the fields of electricity, railways, agricultural development and land crossings. The statements ....

Lebanese FM praises Egypt role in region 2 last Beirut

Date: 2020-12-17 11:44:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8715871

Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wahba said Lebanon is not biased to Iran or any other regional party. He said Lebanon does not receive any political directions from Tehran, but both countries have good and friendly relations. Lebanon does ....