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AL secretary general to visit Lebanon on Monday

Date: 2024-10-20 14:52:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10919065

CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will head for Beirut Monday on a daylong visit for talks with Lebanese leaders, Assistant of AL Secretary General Hossam Zaki reported. Abul Gheit’s visit aims at conferring ....

Jordanian army foils drone-assisted drug smuggling attempt

Date: 2024-10-20 10:17:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:10918583

AMMAN, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Jordanian army said that it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle a quantity of drugs using a drone. The Southern Military Zone successfully intercepted a drug smuggling attempt involving a drone early Sunday morning along ....

65th symposium of committee for unification of military terminology kicks off at AL

Date: 2024-10-20 09:14:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10918472

CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Proceedings of the 65th symposium of the Committee for the Unification of Military Terminology and Concepts kicked off at the Arab League (AL) General Secretariat on Sunday. The symposium, which will run until October 30, is ....

Jordanian FM arrives in Damascus

Date: 2024-10-20 08:39:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10918485

AMMAN, Oct 20 (MENA) - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi arrived in Damascus on Sunday on an official visit. Safadi will meet President Bashar Assad and will hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Bassam al-Sabbagh, according to a ....

AL stresses importance of enhancing Arab joint health framework

Date: 2024-10-19 18:30:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10917691

AMMAN-CAIRO, Oct 19 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) for social affairs Haifa Abu Ghazaleh emphasized on Saturday the importance of enhancing the Arab joint health framework. Ghazaleh highlighted the need for providing ....

Only Lebanese gov't entrusted to negotiate in name of country to reach ceasefire

Date: 2024-10-19 16:40:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10917858

CAIRO, Oct 19 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said that only the Lebanese government is entrusted with negotiating in the name of the country to reach a ceasefire. Abul Gheit reiterated that the AL has a clear stance ....

SME Resilience, Access to Finance, AfCFTA at heart of ECA High Level Dialogue in North Africa

Date: 2024-10-19 07:49:01 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:10917314

RABAT, Oct 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Office in North Africa is holding a High-level Policy Dialogue on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in North Africa on 21-22 October 2024. This event will bring ....

7th Saudi relief plane leaves for Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-19 07:01:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10917254

RIYADH, Oct 19 (MENA) - The seventh relief plane of the Saudi air bridge, organized by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) left King Khalid International Airport on Saturday for Rafic Hariri International Airport. The ....

Over 360,000 people in Lebanon deprived of fresh water due to Israeli attacks, UNICEF says

Date: 2024-10-18 16:54:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10916924

BEIRUT, Oct 18 (MENA) - At least 360,000 Lebanese citizens have no access to fresh water due to damage to water supply facilities caused by Israeli bombardment, the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) office in Lebanon said. "At ....

GCC, UK discuss Middle East developments

Date: 2024-10-18 16:43:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10916869

RIYADH-LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, met with UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Hamish Falconer on Thursday at the British Foreign Office in ....