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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia
Date: 2024-03-15 14:04:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:10625145
TUNIS, March 15 (MENA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional financing to address Tunisia’s food security challenge and to balance regional disparities through improved ....
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UAE, Pakistani FMs discuss strategic cooperation
Date: 2024-03-15 11:02:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10624823
ABU DHABI, March 15 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Mohammad Ishaq Dar on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Emirates News Agency ....
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US renews 120-day waiver for Iraq to pay Iran for electricity
Date: 2024-03-15 06:57:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10624537
WASHINGTON, March 15 (MENA) – The United States has renewed a 120-day waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, Al Arabiya quoted US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller as saying. Washington started issuing the waivers last year, ....
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Houthis to start targeting Israeli vessels in Indian Ocean, around African Coast
Date: 2024-03-14 21:58:02 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:10624494
SANAA, March 14 (MENA) – The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group's operations targeting vessels will escalate to prevent Israel-linked ships from passing through the Indian Ocean towards the Cape of Good ....
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UK ambassador to UNSC: Houthi attacks in Red Sea affect whole region
Date: 2024-03-14 21:23:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:10624351
NEW YORK, March 14 (MENA) - UK Ambassador at the UN Security Council James Kariuki said that the Houthis have continued their reckless attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The UK offers our condolences to the families of the innocent crew killed ....
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Mauritanian president tells Blinken of urgent need to reach ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2024-03-14 21:04:06 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10624385
NOUAKCHOTT, March 14 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani spoke on Thursday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and underlined the necessity of reaching ceasefire in Gaza. Secretary Blinken congratulated President ....
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UN envoy for Yemen reaffirms need for a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen
Date: 2024-03-14 18:44:32 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10624346
NEW YORK, March 14 (MENA) - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen on Thursday emphasized the urgent need for a nationwide ceasefire and measures to improve living conditions in the war-ravaged country. Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, ....
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UN official: Rising regional tensions, escalating situation in Red Sea among factors threatening modest economic improvements in Yemen
Date: 2024-03-14 18:07:49 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:10624247
NEW YORK, March 14 (MENA) - Director of Operations and Advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Edem Wosormu said "Rising regional tensions and the escalating situation in the Red Sea are further factors threatening the ....
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Jordan condemns Israeli installation of barriers at Al-Aqsa mosque gates
Date: 2024-03-14 12:35:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10623869
AMMAN, March 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates denounced the Israeli occupation authorities' installation of iron barriers at three gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque / Haram al-Sharif compound, describing it as a dangerous and ....
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AP calls for beefing up efforts to face up to Islamophobia
Date: 2024-03-14 11:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:10623599
CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel al-Asoomi called for rallying up efforts efforts to firmly confront the phenomenon of “Islamophobia” at the international level for becoming a menacing threat to Muslim communities abroad, ....