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French president lauds Jordanian role in achieving peace in ME

Date: 2022-12-21 21:43:32 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:9933890

PARIS, Dec 21 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron lauded the Jordanian role in bringing about peace in the Middle East. This came after Macron’s attending of the 2nd Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership hosted in Jordan. In ....

AL chief arrives in Beirut to take part in Arab Economic Forum

Date: 2022-12-21 20:22:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:9933876

BEIRUT, Dec 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) chief Ahmed Abul Gheit and AL Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to take part in the Arab Economic Forum. Held under rubric “Lebanon road to oil,” the Arab Economic ....

UAE condemns Taliban’s decision to ban women from university education in Afghanistan

Date: 2022-12-21 17:52:07 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9933779

ABU DHABI/NEW YORK, Dec 21 (MENA) - The UAE has condemned the decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban that bans university education for women and girls. Yesterday, the Ministry of Higher Education in Kabul announced the suspension would be in place ....

Saudi Arabia urges Taliban to reverse university ban for Afghan women

Date: 2022-12-21 16:13:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9933651

RIYADH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday expressed regret at Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government’s decision to suspend university access for female students and called on the Taliban to reverse the move, the official ....

Assad grants pardon for crimes committed before December 21, 2022

Date: 2022-12-21 15:27:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9933466

DAMASCUS, Dec 21 (MENA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued on Wednesday Legislative Decree No. (24) of 2022 granting a general pardon for crimes committed before December 21, 2022, SANA reported. The pardon includes crimes of the internal ....

Bahrain’s commander-in-chief receives British armed forces minister

Date: 2022-12-21 14:48:59 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9933460

MANAMA, Dec 21 (MENA) – Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received British Minister of the Armed Forces James Heappey, BNA reported on Wednesday. Defense Minister Lieutenant General ....

Health minister probes with Saudi counterpart cooperation on realizing Medicine Security for Arab countries

Date: 2022-12-21 12:32:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9933050

CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) - Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stressed the importance of cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in all health-related domains, topped by medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a view to ....

US to maintain "close cooperation" with Turkey

Date: 2022-12-21 10:44:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9932737

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - The US is keen to stay in "close communication" with Turkey at a variety of levels, the Pentagon said Wednesday. It added that Washington does not support any ground military operation in Syria. "We'll keep the ....

Tunisia foils 49 illegal immigration attempts

Date: 2022-12-21 10:07:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:9932821

TUNIS, Dec 21 (MENA) - Tunisian National Guard’s naval units have thwarted a total of 49 attempts of illegal immigration and have rescued 1,192 migrants across the country's maritime borders. The spokesman for the Tunisian National Guard said in ....

Saudi Arabia to host 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh from September 2 to 17

Date: 2022-12-21 10:00:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:9932816

RIYADH, Dec 21 (MENA) - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced choosing Riyadh, for the first time in history, to host the IWF Senior World Championships qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics, between September 2 and 17, ....