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Sweilam off to UAE for Arab Water Forum

Date: 2024-09-16 09:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10872129

ABU DHABI, Sept 16 (MENA) – Irrigation Minister Hany Sweilam arrived in Abu Dhabi Monday to attend the 6th Arab Water Forum. Sweilam took part in the inauguration ceremony of the forum. He stressed keenness on attending such important regional ....

Arab League chief congratulates Algeria's Tebboune on re-election for second presidential term

Date: 2024-09-15 19:23:00 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10871731

ALGIERS, Sept 15 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has congratulated Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his re-election for a second term. In his congratulatory message, Aboul Gheit reaffirmed the pan-Arab body's ....

Jordan’s Abdullah assigns Jafar Hassan to form new cabinet

Date: 2024-09-15 15:29:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:10871446

AMMAN, Sept 15 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday assigned Jafar Hassan to form a new government, succeeding Bisher al-Khasawneh, who resigned. In his assignment message, the Jordanian monarch directed Hassan to form a new government ....

UN team says Daesh systematically targeted cultural heritage sites in Iraq

Date: 2024-09-15 12:05:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10871393

BAGHDAD, Sept 15 (MENA) - As part of the completion of its activities prior to its closure, UNITAD has published a report on the damage and destruction by ISIL (Da’esh) of cultural heritage sites belonging to all communities in Iraq. The report ....

Saudi Arabia executes three citizens for inciting terrorism

Date: 2024-09-15 09:28:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:10871108

RIYADH, Sept 15 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has executed three citizens for committing acts of treason against the Kingdom, the Ministry of Interior announced Sunday in a statement carried by Al Arabiya news channel. According to the ministry, the ....

Jordanian Armed forces thwart infiltration, drug-smuggling attempts

Date: 2024-09-14 12:16:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10870272

AMMAN, Sept 14 (MENA) - Jordanian Southern Military Zone forces Saturday foiled two infiltration and drug-smuggling attempts by individuals and a drone on the western front of the border, according to a source at the General Command of the Jordan ....

Arab Lawyers Union rejects Houthi amendments to Yemeni judicial law

Date: 2024-09-14 12:02:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10870118

CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab Lawyers Union on Saturday described amendments made by the Houthi militias to the Judicial Authority Law in areas under their control in Yemen as unconstitutional. The Houthi lack any ....

AP chief describes Gaza ceasefire as global demand

Date: 2024-09-14 10:41:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10869990

CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Gaza ceasefire is no longer just an Arab demand but a global one, gaining broad consensus, President of the Arab Parliament (AP) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Observatory for Human Rights Adel bin ....

Syrian president issues decree assigning Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form new cabinet in Syria

Date: 2024-09-14 09:51:29 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:10870063

DAMASCUS, Sept 14 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Saturday issued decree that assigns Dr. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form the new cabinet in Syria, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said. Y R E ....

OIC condemns Israeli targeting of displaced persons, workers in UNRWA's schools

Date: 2024-09-14 06:18:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:10869779

RIYADH, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the crime of the Israeli occupation army's targeting of displaced persons and workers in facilities affiliated with the UN Relief and Works Agency for ....