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AP general session starts to discuss latest developments in region

Date: 2024-07-13 11:17:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:10783228

CAIRO, July 13 (MENA) – The fifth general session of the fourth round of the third legislative term of the Arab Parliament (AP) started on Saturday under Arab Parliament Speaker Adel el Asoumi. The session will discuss a number of important ....

Kuwait oil price up to USD 87.56 pb

Date: 2024-07-13 08:09:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10783057

KUWAIT CITY, July 13 (MENA) - The price of Kuwaiti oil went up 17 cents to USD 87.56 pb on Friday, compared to USD 87.39 pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Saturday. On a global scale, the price of the Brent crude ....

USCENTCOM says its forces downed 3 Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles in Yemen

Date: 2024-07-13 05:20:52 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:10782871

WASHINGTON, July 13 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. According to a press release by ....

Hizbollah targets Israel's Hanita site

Date: 2024-07-12 13:15:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:10782425

BEIRUT, July 12 (MENA) - Hizbollah said it fired rockets at Hanita site on the Israeli-Lebanese borders, the National News Agency reported on Friday. In a statement on Friday, Hizbollah said "in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in ....

GACA reports significant growth in air travel in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2024-07-12 08:23:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:10782027

RIYADH, July 12 (MENA) - The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) released air-traffic statistics showing significant growth in the number of passengers and flights during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, Saudi Press ....

Riyadh, Paris mull Gaza developments

Date: 2024-07-11 18:52:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10781736

RIYADH, July 11 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received Thursday Advisor to the French President for the Middle East and North Africa Anne-Claire Legendre. During the meeting, they reviewed ....

AI tops subjects of new edition of "Bait Al Arab" magazine

Date: 2024-07-11 08:53:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:10780763

CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - The general secretariat of the Arab League (AL) issued a new edition of “Bait Al Arab” magazine which includes a group of issues on the regional and international arenas in addition to the activities of the AL. Artificial ....

AL urges laying down Arab regulations to deal with AI

Date: 2024-07-11 07:57:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10780760

CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, the head of the AL information and communication department, called for laying down ambitious Arab regulations for dealing with artificial intelligence (AI) in a ....

Abul Gheit urges bolstering Arab-Japanese partnership to be strategic one

Date: 2024-07-11 06:48:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10780672

TOKYO/CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit underlined the importance of bolstering Arab-Japanese partnership to be a strategic one in various domains. He called for drawing up mechanisms to expand this ....

Abul Gheit urges Japan to recognize Palestine

Date: 2024-07-10 16:54:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10780362

TOKYO/CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit urged the Japanese side to recognize the State of Palestine as it will have a great impact on encouraging other countries to follow suit and contribute to improving ....