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Newly appointed UAE ministers sworn in

Date: 2024-01-11 16:49:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:10529638

ABU DHABI, Jan 11 (MENA) - Newly appointed UAE ministers were sworn in before UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Thursday. The ministers taking the oath of office were Dr. Amna bint Abdullah ....

China urges caution as UNSC adopts resolution on Red Sea tensions

Date: 2024-01-11 13:33:02 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10528971

BEIJIN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Wednesday stressed that countries should not misinterpret and abuse the relevant provisions of the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to create new ....

US envoy to Lebanon arrives in Beirut over border tensions

Date: 2024-01-11 12:12:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10529120

BEIRUT, Jan 11 (MENA) - Top US envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday to meet Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri amid heightened tensions ....

AL to partake at ASBU general assembly, Arab Media Congress

Date: 2024-01-11 10:57:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:10528833

CAIRO, Jan 11 (MENA) - A delegation of the Arab League (AL) is set to participate at the meetings of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) general assembly and the third edition of the Arab Media Congress in Tunisia. Ahmed Rashid Khattaby, ....

AOHR lauds naming Morocco as UN Human Rights Council president

Date: 2024-01-11 09:32:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10528719

CAIRO, Jan 11 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament’s Arab Observatory for Human Rights (AOHR) has praised the naming of Morocco as the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024. Morocco's ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to ....

IMF approves dlrs 1.2 bn loan to Jordan

Date: 2024-01-11 08:52:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10528776

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a four-year arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with Jordan, for an amount equivalent to SDR 926.37 million (about US$1.2 billion ....

Security Council strongly condemns Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

Date: 2024-01-11 08:43:27 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10528762

NEW YORK, Jan 11 (MENA) - The UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the multiple attacks by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen which have disrupted global trade, the UN News Center reported. Russia first ....

Bahrain, Arab League probe strengthening solidarity to protect Arab countries’ interests

Date: 2024-01-10 21:16:12 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:10528433

MANAMA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani received here on Wednesday Arab League's Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki, who is on a visit to the kingdom. The two sides discussed the latest ....

Arab Parliament hails outcome of Egyptian-Jordanian-Palestinian summit in Aqaba

Date: 2024-01-10 20:07:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:10528346

CAIRO, Jan 10 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi praised the outcome of the tripartite Egyptian-Jordanian-Palestinian summit on the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip, which took place in the Jordanian ....

AL backs S. Africa's lawsuit against Israel before ICJ

Date: 2024-01-10 17:50:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:10528209

CAIRO, Jan 10 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit backed a lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on charges of committing genocide crimes and violating the 1948 ....