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UAE president appoints Issa Al Mazrouei as Armed Forces COS

Date: 2023-01-03 07:03:28 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:9950725

ABU DHABI, Jan 3 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday issued a federal decree appointing Staff Lieutenant General Engineer Issa Saif Mohammed Al Mazrouei as Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, at the rank of ....

OIC, Saudi Arabia review boosting cooperation

Date: 2023-01-01 19:21:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9949015

JEDDAH, Jan 1 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha received Sunday the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Suhaibani, SPA reported. During the meeting, they discussed issues ....

Somali forces capture Masagawa town

Date: 2023-01-01 17:05:32 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9948393

MOGADISHU, Jan 1 (MENA) - Troops of the Somali National Army with the support of local forces on Sunday captured Masagawa district in central Somalia following a military operation against Shabaab terrorists there, SONNA reported. Masagawa town ....

Bahrain affirms depth of relations with India

Date: 2023-01-01 12:31:21 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:9948465

MANAMA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Bahrain's Oil and Environment Minister Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina received Indian Ambassador in Manama Piyush Srivastava Sunday. The minister affirmed the depth of Bahraini-Indian relations, commending the efforts being ....

US reiterates support of Sudan

Date: 2023-01-01 08:07:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:9948045

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Blinken reiterated on Sunday support of Sudan and their struggle for democracy. "On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I join the people of Sudan in commemorating 67 ....

232 migrants rescued after boat capsizes off Lebanon

Date: 2022-12-31 18:30:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9947759

BEIRUT, Dec 31 (MENA) - Up to 232 migrants were rescued after their boat capsized off Selaata, north of the Lebanese capital, the Lebanese Army said Saturday. The Lebanese navy and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) took part in ....

AP welcomes UNGA unanimous vote on Israeli practices against Palestinians

Date: 2022-12-31 16:20:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9947588

CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed a unanimous vote of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the Israeli practices against the Palestinians. In a statement on Saturday, the AP asserted that the decision reflected the ....

Somali National Army kills several Al-Shabaab militants

Date: 2022-12-30 13:06:37 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9946044

MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (MENA) - Somal's National Army killed several Al-Shabaab militants and recaptured key areas after conducting operation in Lower Shabelle region, the Somali News Agency (SONNA) reported. The army liberated Jilib Marko and ....

10 workers killed in terrorist attack in al-Taym oil field in deir Ezzor

Date: 2022-12-30 10:16:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:9945843

DAMASCUS, Dec 30 (MENA) - Ten workers were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack that targeted three buses carrying workers in Al Taym oil field in Deir Ezzor, SANA news agency reported . Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources ....

Russia lauds Saudi Arabia’s efforts to find ways to resolve Ukraine issue

Date: 2022-12-29 06:53:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:9944152

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a phone call thanked his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud for efforts to find ways to resolve the situation in Ukraine, TASS reported. "Sergey Lavrov briefed Faisal bin ....