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AL chief, ministers witness launch of Egypt Entrepreneurship Rally

Date: 2020-06-22 14:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8479131

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 22 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit said the pan-Arab bloc realizes the importance of investment in human capital for achieving socio-economic development and creating a suitable environment for ....

Kuwait PM receives invitation to partake in conf. on Sudan

Date: 2020-06-22 12:44:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8479041

KUWAIT CITY, June 22 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received on Monday a telephone call from his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok who invited the premier to partake in the "conference of Sudan's partners" ....

Iraq, France discuss coop. to eliminate Daesh

Date: 2020-06-22 12:09:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8478701

BAGHDAD, June 22 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received on Monday a phone call from his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian to congratulate him on assuming the prestigious post. They discussed joint action towards eliminating ....

Kuwaiti Civil Aviation: 1,360 stranded Egyptians leave for Cairo, Sohag, Assiut via 8 flights

Date: 2020-06-22 09:41:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8478705

KUWAIT CITY, June 22 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Department announced Monday that 1,360 stranded Egyptians left here for Cairo, Sohag and Assiut on board eight flights. In a statement, the Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Department said the ....

LNA imposes no-fly zone over Sirte

Date: 2020-06-21 22:18:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8478344

TRIPOLI, June 21 (MENA) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) imposed a 200-kilometre no-fly zone over Sirte, LNA spokesman Ahmed El Mesmari said Sunday. Sirte is a key coastal city in Libya, close to major energy export terminals on the Mediterranean ....

Arab Parliament rejects Turkish, Iranian interventions in Iraq

Date: 2020-06-21 21:57:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:8478358

CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mishaal bin Fahm al-Salmi on Sunday rejected the foreign military interventions on the Iraqi territories, which violates the country's sovereignty, as well as the international law. Salmi's ....

Arab FMs meeting on Libya delayed 24 hours

Date: 2020-06-21 21:03:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8478345

CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki announced Sunday that an urgent meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers would be postponed till Tuesday. The videoconference meeting, ....

Ethiopia attacks Sudanese military camp

Date: 2020-06-21 19:11:59 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8478254

KHARTOUM, June 21 (MENA) - Ethiopia attacked on Sunday a Sudanese military camp, leaving one Sudanese soldier wounded, Sudanese sources said. The Ethiopian attack resulted in burning some buildings in the camp, located in Al Qadarif state near ....

Libyan parliament: Arabs aware of Turkey's Neo-Ottoman ambition

Date: 2020-06-21 18:00:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8478143

TRIPOLI, June 21 (MENA) - The Libyan House of Representatives on Sunday said the Arab countries became aware of the dangers of Turkey's Neo-Ottoman ambition, calling for reactivating the joint Arab defense agreement. In a statement carried by Al ....

Saudi Arabia records 3,379 new cases as restrictions lifted

Date: 2020-06-21 17:05:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8478144

RIYADH, June 21 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia saw a slight drop in its daily increase after recording 3,379 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 157,612, the health ministry announced on Sunday, the same day restrictions were ....