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Afreximbank announces US$500,000 support for earthquake relief in Morocco

Date: 2023-09-19 19:50:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:10352826

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday announced a $500,000 donation to provide immediate humanitarian relief to the Kingdom of Morocco and especially towards the hard-hit regions of Al Haouz, Chichaoua, ....

Syrian president starts visit to China Thursday

Date: 2023-09-19 14:18:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:10352342

DAMASCUS, Sept 19 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will visit China Thursday in response to an official invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Syrian presidency said in a statement, carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency ....

32nd meeting of Arab customs committee kicks off at AL premises

Date: 2023-09-19 10:51:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:10351765

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The 32nd meeting of the Arab Customs Measures and Information Committee kicked off on Tuesday at the Arab League premises and runs for four days. Addressing the inaugural session, Director of Economic Integration at the ....

Biden announces additional humanitarian aid to Libya after floods

Date: 2023-09-19 09:34:14 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10351839

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden announced that the United States will provide an additional $11 million to local and international organizations responding to the urgent humanitarian needs of the Libyan people after floods. ....

Kuwait strongly denounces Iraqi ruling on Khor Abdullah agreement

Date: 2023-09-19 09:12:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:10351819

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 19 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah denounced in the strongest terms the recent Iraqi Federal Court ruling over the issue of Khor Abdullah in which Kuwait and Iraq signed a 2012 agreement ....

UAE condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards by extremists

Date: 2023-09-19 06:35:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10351483

ABU DHABI, Sept 19 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards by extremists under the protection of the Israeli police, said WAM. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reaffirmed the UAE’s ....

Egypt, UAE bound by robust historical relations: bin Zayed

Date: 2023-09-18 22:13:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:10351252

ABU DHABI, Sept 18 (MENA) – President of the United Arab Emirates Shiekh Mohamed bin Zayed said he was pleased to meet President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Abu Dhabi on Monday, hailing the robust historical ties between the sisterly Arab nations. “I ....

Arab-EU initiative launched to reinvigorate Middle East peace process

Date: 2023-09-18 21:28:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:10351250

CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab League, and the EU have launched new efforts to revive the Middle East peace process, in cooperation with Egypt and Jordan. According to a press release by the Arab League on Monday, a ....

Blinken meets with Yemeni council president

Date: 2023-09-18 18:44:01 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10351160

NEW YORK, US, Sept 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al Alimi Monday in New York.  During the meeting, Secretary Blinken and President al Alimi discussed their ....

Abul Gheit meets Slovenian FM on sidelines of UNGA meetings

Date: 2023-09-18 17:36:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:10350988

CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met Monday with Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon. During the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the High-Level ....