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New Qatari ministers take oath

Date: 2024-01-08 11:47:08 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10524367

DOHA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Ministers appointed by Qatari Emiri Order No. (1) of 2024 took the constitutional oath before the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, at the Emiri Diwan on Monday, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The oath taking ....

Iraqi PM stresses importance of accelerating formation of local governments

Date: 2024-01-08 11:18:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10524199

BAGHDAD, Jan 7 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani has stressed the importance of accelerating the formation of local governments which won the provinces election. Al Sumaria news channel said in a statement released by ....

KSRelief: Donations for national campaign to support Palestine exceeds 605 mn Saudi riyals

Date: 2024-01-08 10:35:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:10524098

RIYADH, Jan 8 (MENA) - King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) said Monday that total donations for the national campaign to support Palestinian people in Gaza exceeded 605 million Saudi riyals. In a statement released by ....

NASA, UAE announce Artemis Lunar Gateway airlock

Date: 2024-01-08 09:39:00 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10524063

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Sunday plans for the space centre to provide an airlock for Gateway, humanity’s first space station that will orbit the ....

AP condemns US statement on religious freedoms in Algeria

Date: 2024-01-08 08:58:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:10524068

CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament condemned a statement released by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the status of religious freedom in Algeria, noting that the statement included inaccurate and misleading information that is ....

GCC secretary general necessitates unifying int'l efforts to stop attacks on Gaza

Date: 2024-01-08 07:47:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10523931

RIAYDH, Jan 8 (MENA) – Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi asserted the necessity to rally and unify international efforts to stop the continuous Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip. During his meeting with ....

Israeli forces storm Ramallah, Al Bireh cities

Date: 2024-01-07 23:09:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:10523816

RAMALLAH, Jan 7 (MENA) – Israeli forces stormed on Sunday the cities of Ramallah and Al Bireh, detaining a doctor and a nurse. They also fired live and rubber bullets as well as teargas bombs after surrounding a number of buildings. No ....

Saudi CP, US discuss regional, international developments

Date: 2024-01-07 21:34:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:10523795

RIYADH, Jan 7 (MENA) – Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met on Sunday with US Senator Lindsey Graham, SPA reported. The two sides discussed relations between the two countries, regional and ....

UNRWA in 'life-saving' mode in Gaza as humanitarian crisis deteriorates

Date: 2024-01-07 20:12:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10523752

GAZA CITY, Jan 7 (MENA) - UNRWA’s Gaza deputy director Scott Anderson gave an update on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of Israel’s deadly attacks which have killed nearly 23,000 Palestinians while leaving nearly 2 ....

OIC condemns continued deliberate killings of Palestinian journalists

Date: 2024-01-07 20:06:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10523721

JEDDAH, Jan 7 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed strong condemnation of the Israeli occupation forces’ deliberate targeting of press and media staff and their families in the occupied Palestinian territory, the ....