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AFA chief to MENA: Egypt achieved significant progress in fertilizer industry

Date: 2024-01-11 18:25:05 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:10529755

TUNIS, Jan 11 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab Fertilizer Association Saad Ibrahim Abu Al-Maaty affirmed Thursday that Egypt has achieved a significant progress in fertilizer manufacturing, thanks to the directives of President Abdel Fattah ....

France welcomes adoption of Security Council resolution condemning Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Date: 2024-01-11 18:12:39 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:10529610

PARIS, Jan 11 (MENA) - France welcomed the January 10th adoption of a UN Security Council resolution strongly condemning Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The Security Council, which France has chaired since January 1, demands that the ....

Abul Gheit asserts necessity of halting war in Sudan, launching comprehensive national dialogue

Date: 2024-01-11 17:41:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:10529721

CAIRO, Jan 11 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted the necessity of ending the war in Sudan as soon as possible, safeguarding the lives of Sudanese citizens, preserving the unity of the country's territory, ....

AL urges attracting modern technologies to cope with significant advances in ICT

Date: 2024-01-11 17:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:10529538

CAIRO, Jan 11 (MENA) - Director of the Communications and Information Technology Development Department at the Arab League Khaled Wali called for attracting modern technologies to cope with the significant advances in information and communication ....

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 ....