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UN envoy: Humanitarian deal between warring sides is a first step toward a cease-fire in Sudan

Date: 2023-05-14 08:39:12 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:10156622

GENEVA, May 14 (MENA) - The UN envoy for Sudan on Friday welcomed a deal between the country’s warring generals promising safe passage to civilians fleeing the conflict and protection for humanitarian operations in the East African nation. The ....

Sudan extends airspace closure till end of May

Date: 2023-05-14 08:20:44 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10156624

KHARTOUM, May 14 (MENA) - Sudan's civil aviation authority issued a decision extending the closure of the Sudanese airspace until May 31 before the aviation movement, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported Sunday. The decision exempted humanitarian ....

Sudan ready for meeting countries' needs of livestock

Date: 2023-05-13 14:43:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10155676

KHARTOUM, May 13 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Animal Resources and Fisheries Hafiz Ibrahim Abdel Nabi said the ministry is ready for meeting countries' needs of livestock. He said coordination among the authorities concerned with livestock ....

Emir of Kuwait congratulates UAE president on 1st assumption of office anniversary

Date: 2023-05-13 14:43:22 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10155677

KUWAIT CITY, May 13 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a congratulatory cable on Saturday to UAE President Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed AlNuhayyan on the first anniversary of his assumption of power. The Kuwaiti emir ....

Iraq says nearly 300 evacuated from conflict-hit Sudan

Date: 2023-05-13 12:30:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10155619

BAGHDAD, May 13 (MENA) - The Iraqi foreign ministry on Saturday said that nearly 300 of its nationals in conflict-hit Sudan have been evacuated. Ahmed al-Sahaf, spokesperson for Iraq’s foreign ministry, said Iraq has finalized evacuating almost ....

Kuwait marks six decades of UN membership

Date: 2023-05-13 11:27:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10155418

KUWAIT CITY, May 13 (MENA) - Kuwait marks Sunday six decades since it joined the United Nations (UN) amid fervent efforts to achieve peace and security and promote development and human rights worldwide, reflecting the country's foreign police ....

Bahrain to host Tuesday Asian Parliamentary Assembly meeting

Date: 2023-05-13 10:54:04 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10155410

MANAMA, May 13 (MENA) - Bahrain will host of Tuesday and Wednesday the meeting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs and Sustainable Development in the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). The meeting is scheduled to discuss eight draft ....

12 aftershocks monitored during last 24 hours, earthquake center says

Date: 2023-05-13 08:13:18 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:10155142

DAMASCUS, May 13 (MENA) - The National Earthquake Center announced that 12 aftershocks were observed during the last 24 hours. The center said in a statement that its stations recorded six aftershocks in Turkey of 5.2 and 4.0 magnitude and four ....

Saudi, Russian FMs discuss crisis management in Middle East

Date: 2023-05-12 20:52:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:10154745

MOSCOW, May 12 (MENA) - Issues of settling numerous crises in the Middle East were the focus of telephone talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, TASS quoted the Russian foreign ....

France welcomes Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect Civilians of Sudan

Date: 2023-05-12 19:40:33 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:10154717

PARIS, May 12 (MENA) - French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre on Friday welcomed the signing of the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support ....