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Bahrain condemns terrorist bombing in Kabul

Date: 2020-10-25 10:41:04 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8643012

MANAMA, Oct 25 (MENA) - Bahrain strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted an educational center in Kabul, Afghanistan, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people, including children, Bahrain News Agency reported. The ....

OIC welcomes Libya ceasefire agreement

Date: 2020-10-23 20:56:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8641311

RIYADH, Oct 23 (MENA) - The General-Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed Friday the signing of an UN-backed permanent ceasefire agreement in all Libyan territories, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In a statement, ....

Israel, Sudan agree to normalize ties With US help: Joint statement

Date: 2020-10-23 20:20:09 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8641293

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump, Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Friday to discuss Sudan’s ....

Saudi Arabia to provide school bags for Sudanese children

Date: 2020-10-23 20:01:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8640990

RIYADH, Oct 23 (MENA) - King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has signed via video-conference an agreement on a project to provide school bags for children in Sudan, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. The agreement ....

Trump announces Israel, Sudan agreed to normalize relations

Date: 2020-10-23 19:23:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8641262

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations. "Another major step toward building peace in the Middle East with another nation joining the Abraham Accords," White ....

World Bank launches COVID-19 emergency fund in Sudan

Date: 2020-10-23 16:05:58 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8640948

KHARTOUM, Oct 23 (MENA) - The World Bank (WB) has launched an emergency fund of $21.99 million, to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sudan. Saudi Arabia had contributed to some USD 10 million, while Japan offered USD 6.5 million in the ....

Abul Gheit welcomes Libya ceasefire agreement as great accomplishment

Date: 2020-10-23 15:20:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8640852

CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed on Friday the ceasefire agreement reached between Libya's two main warring factions during their talks in Geneva, considering the step a great accomplishment that could ....

UAE announces 1,563 new COVID-19 cases, 1,704 recoveries

Date: 2020-10-23 15:02:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8640715

ABU DHABI, Oct 23 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, said it carried out over 120,351 additional COVID-19 tests in the country over the last 24 hours, using the latest testing methods, WAM news agency reported on ....

Arab Coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2020-10-23 09:01:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8640295

RIYADH, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden bomb launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia early on Friday, the coalition’s spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a statement. The ....

Iraq keen to provide environment suitable for investing companies, says premier

Date: 2020-10-23 08:59:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8640252

BAGHDAD, Oct 23 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi asserted on Friday his government's keenness to provide an environment suitable for investing companies operating in the country. Kadhimi, currently on a visit to the UK, made the ....