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Algeria president sets presidential election for Sept 7

Date: 2024-03-21 18:03:56 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:10633454

ALGIERS, March 21 (MENA) Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to hold the presidential election on September 7, Arab News reported Thursday. The announcement to hold the elections in September comes three months ahead of schedule, a ....

US, Saudi Arabia underscore importance of ending conflicts in Gaza, Yemen

Date: 2024-03-21 14:51:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10633296

WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has conferred with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Jeddah, according to a press release by US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew ....

AL chief says Gaza, West Bank can not be ruled by two Palestinian parties

Date: 2024-03-21 12:11:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:10632823

CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said the Gaza Strip and the West Bank can not be ruled by two Palestinian parties. Abul Gheit's remarks, that were posted on his X account on Thursday, came during an ....

AP calls for taking serious steps to counter racial discrimination

Date: 2024-03-21 08:36:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10632436

CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) – Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Assoumi has called for taking strict and serious steps for facing and criminalizing racial discrimination, hatred and bigotry. The call came on Thursday in a statement issued by the ....

CENTCOM: Unmanned aircraft, vessel launched by Houthis towards Red Sea destroyed

Date: 2024-03-21 06:30:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10632367

WASHINGTON, March (MENA) - A coalition aircraft successfully engaged and destroyed one unmanned aerial vehicle, and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully engaged and destroyed one unmanned surface vessel, both launched by Houthis from ....

Saudi Religious Affairs Presidency implements middle ten-day plan for Ramadan

Date: 2024-03-21 06:21:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10632362

MAKKAH, March 21 (MENA) - The Saudi General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has successfully implemented its Ramadan plan for the middle ten days of the holy month, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The plans focused ....

Saudi Crown Prince meets with US Secretary of State

Date: 2024-03-21 06:06:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:10632349

JEDDAH, March 21 (MENA) - Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, met in Jeddah with United States of America Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Saudi Press Agency ....

US to provide $47mn in humanitarian aid to Sudan, neighboring countries

Date: 2024-03-20 21:05:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:10632246

WASHINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - The US has announced more than $47 million in humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in Sudan and neighboring countries, including Chad and South Sudan. Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis in the ....

Saudi, US FMs confer on developments in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-20 20:20:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:10632223

JEDDAH, March 20 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Jeddah Wednesday. The meeting took up the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the southern city of ....

Saudi Arabia, US probe latest developments in Sudan

Date: 2024-03-20 18:16:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:10632084

RIYADH, March 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji received here on Wednesday US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, state news agency SPA reported. During the meeting, the two sides ....