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Arab parl't speaker commends accession of Egypt, Saudi Arabic, UAE to BRICS

Date: 2023-08-24 12:22:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10314071

CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Al-Asoomi commended the accession of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to the BRICS group, saying this move will contribute to strengthening close ties between the bloc member states and the Arab ....

Arab parl't speaker to visit China Friday

Date: 2023-08-24 07:14:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10313460

CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Al-Asoomi will visit China on Friday leading a high-level parliamentary delegation at an invitation from Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, Zhao ....

Lebanon PM telephones army chief for details about helicopter crash

Date: 2023-08-23 19:07:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10313199

BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) - Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati telephoned Army Chief General Joseph Aoun to ask about details concerning a helicopter that crashed earlier Wednesday. Mikati offered condolences for the death of two crew ....

3 killed, injured in helicopter crash in Lebanon

Date: 2023-08-23 18:14:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:10313156

BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) - A Lebanese Air Force helicopter crashed in Hammana on Wednesday evening while conducting a training flight, LBC reported. Two service members were killed and a third was injured, according to a military statement. (MENA) M ....

Jordanian King receives US chairman of joint chiefs of staff

Date: 2023-08-23 10:31:09 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:10312323

AMMAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah on Wednesday received US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, according to the Jordanian news agency Petra. Discussions at the meeting covered means to advance the defense ....

Expats required to settle electricity bills before departing Kuwait as of Sept.

Date: 2023-08-23 06:37:28 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10311862

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy decided that the expatriates living in Kuwait have to pay the power consumption bill before leaving the country, effective from Friday, September 1. The ....

Unified Libyan government is an imperative for leading country to elections - UNSMIL

Date: 2023-08-22 18:14:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:10311509

TRIPOLI, Aug 22 (MENA) - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdoulaye Bathily said a unified government, agreed upon by the major players, is an imperative for ....

100 days to COP28: UAE readies to welcome the world to deliver transformative climate action

Date: 2023-08-22 14:53:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10311233

ABU DHABI, Aug 22 (MENA) - Marking 100 days to COP28, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP 28 President-Designate, said, “Eight years after the Paris Climate Agreement, it is now time to reignite hope ....

Algeria rejects Paris request to use its airspace for military operation in Niger

Date: 2023-08-22 13:52:03 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10311161

ALGIERS, Aug 22 (MENA) - Algeria has rejected a request from France to open its airspace to French warplanes to participate in an operation in Niger, Algerian state radio reported. Algeria opposes any military operations in neighboring Niger and ....

Arab human rights committee supports Palestinian plan to head to ICJ

Date: 2023-08-22 11:37:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10310548

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The permanent Arab committee on human rights has condemned Israel's systematic crimes against the Palestinians and Syrian Golan Heights residents. This came in the final recommendations of the committee's 52nd session held ....