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  • Missile falls near Baghdad’s Green Zone

    Date: 2020-08-11 19:36:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8543149

    BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) - A rocket landed Tuesday near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government, an Iraqi security source told AlSuamiria News. The Katyusha rocket fell near a Green Zone gate, the source said, adding ....

  • AL Senate election observers' mission head meets NCW president

    Date: 2020-08-11 19:09:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8543051

    CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, head of the Arab League (AL) oversight sector and chairman of an AL observers' mission monitoring the Senate election met with Dr. Maya Morsi, the head of Egypt's National Council for women ....

  • Youth min. partakes in Arab Youth Priorities Conference

    Date: 2020-08-11 17:11:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8542956

    CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Sports and Youth Minister took part in the Arab Youth Priorities Conference, which was organized by the Arab Youth Center and sponsored by the Arab League (AL). Ministers from the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Mauritania, and ....

  • Bahrain pledges to assist in restoring Beirut’s damaged cultural heritage

    Date: 2020-08-11 17:00:57 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8542929

    MANAMA, Aug 11 (MENA) - Bahrain has signed an international solidarity statement to recover the damaged cultural heritage in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The Arab Regional Center for World Heritage and the Bahrain Authority for Culture and ....

  • UAE IHCO sends over 70 tons of food aid to people affected by Beirut's explosion

    Date: 2020-08-11 16:42:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8542917

    AJMAN, Aug 11 (MENA) - Upon the directives of Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, the International Humanitarian and Charity Organization (IHCO) provided urgent aid to Lebanon, as part of its solidarity ....

  • Turkish drone kills 2 Iraqi officers, 1 soldier

    Date: 2020-08-11 16:10:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8542914

    BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) - A Turkish drone killed the commander of the 2nd brigade, border guards of the 1st region, the commander of the 3rd regimen / 2nd brigade and the driver of the vehicle they were in. The attack took place in the Sidakan ....

  • Canada sends dlrs 30m in relief assistance to Lebanon

    Date: 2020-08-11 06:32:54 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8541613

    OTTAWA, Aug 11 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Canada increased its relief assistance to Lebanon after the Beirut blast to the value of 30 million dollars. In a statement, he added that Canada will always be supporting ....

  • Explosion targets convoy carrying US military equipment near Iraq-Kuwait crossing

    Date: 2020-08-10 23:03:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:8541508

    BAGHDAD, Aug 10 (MENA) - An explosion near the Jraischan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwaiti on Monday evening targeted a convoy carrying equipment for US forces, US News reported, quoting Iraqi security sources. It was not immediately clear ....

  • Aoun asks Diab to act in caretaker capacity

    Date: 2020-08-10 20:45:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:8541422

    BEIRUT, Aug 10 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday asked resigned Prime Minister Hassan Diab to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is formed. Earlier in the day, Diab handed over his written resignation to Aoun in ....

  • Lebanese PM announces government resignation -- 2 last Beirut

    Date: 2020-08-10 20:22:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8541345

    “We are still under the shock of the tragedy that struck Lebanon. This disaster which has hit the Lebanese at the core, occurred as a result of chronic corruption in politics, administration and the State," the Lebanese premier initiated his ....

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