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Climate change increases likelihood of water scarcity: EIB official

Date: 2023-02-20 11:55:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10028707

DUBAI, Feb 20 (MENA) - Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Gelsomina Vigliotti said that the climate change is increasing the likelihood of water scarcity, adding that this represents a global challenge. The ever-growing ....

Saudi Arabia signs $48.8 mln to fund projects for quake-struck Syria and Turkey

Date: 2023-02-20 11:14:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:10028714

RIYADH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has approved more than 183 million riyals ($48.8 million) to build residential units in Syria and Turkey after this month’s devastating earthquakes, Saudi state TV reported on Monday. This came in the third ....

UAE Joint Operations Command ends rescue and search activities in Turkey

Date: 2023-02-20 10:21:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10028565

ABU DHABI, Feb 20 (MENA) - The UAE Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence has announced the completion of the search and rescue missions as part of the "Gallant Knight / 2" operation in Turkey, WAM news agency reported. The ....

AL chief calls for giving priority to water issue to overcome water scarcity problem in Arab region

Date: 2023-02-20 09:30:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10028396

DUBAI, Feb 20 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has said the scarcity of water, the population increase in the Arab region and the development projects that need water require more efforts by Arab countries including putting ....

Saudi Media Forum kicks off in Riyadh

Date: 2023-02-20 09:00:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:10028353

RIYADH, Feb 20 (MENA) - The second edition of the Saudi Media Forum kicked off in the Saudi capital Monday with over 1,500 media professionals and industry leaders from Arab and foreign countries joining to discuss the challenges and opportunities ....

Burhan, Kiir witness signing of Juba Peace Agreement’s updated matrix

Date: 2023-02-19 22:07:12 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:10028062

JUBA/ KHARTOUM, Feb 19 (MENA) – Sudanese President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit witnessed on Sunday the signing of the updated matrix of Juba Sudan Peace ....

Algerian president calls for accelerating implementation of AU counterterrorism efforts

Date: 2023-02-19 18:09:54 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10027883

ALGIERS, Feb 19 (MENA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reiterated his appeal to speed up the implementation of the practical proposals formulated by Algeria for strengthening the mechanisms of the African Union in the fight against ....

Syrian FM calls for urgent condemnation of Israeli aggression on Damascus

Date: 2023-02-19 15:56:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10027707

DAMASCUS, Feb 19 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Fayssal Mikdad called for urgent condemnation of the Israeli recent aggression on Damascus to deter it from killing civilians and violating the sovereignty of states. Mikdad's remarks came during ....

Moscow strongly condemns Israeli strikes on Damascus

Date: 2023-02-19 15:10:15 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10027563

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (MENA) - Russia has strongly condemned Israel's attacks on Damascus, calling them a flagrant violation of international law, and urged to stop armed provocations against the Syrian Arab Republic, TASS News Agency quoted Russian ....

Jordan, Oman discuss boosting military cooperation

Date: 2023-02-19 14:58:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10027548

AMMAN, Feb 19 (MENA) - Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti received Sunday an Omani military delegation, headed by Director of the Cyber Defense Directorate Brig. Gen. Mohammad bin Saleh bin Ahmed Farisi and his ....