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Two girls killed, wounded in mine explosion in Iraq's Basra

Date: 2022-12-12 11:46:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9918614

BAGHDAD, Dec 12 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source said Monday that two young sisters were killed and wounded in the explosion of a mine in the city of Basra, south Iraq. Al Sumaria's news channel said a nine-year-old girl was killed in the blast ....

Abul Gheit takes part in opening of 21 conference of ARADO in Muscat

Date: 2022-12-12 09:45:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:9918149

CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit took part in the 21st conference of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) held Monday in Muscat under the theme of "Sustainability of Resources in light of the ....

Over 11,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen war, UN reveals

Date: 2022-12-12 08:54:28 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9918109

NEW YORK, Dec 12 (MENA) - More than 11,000 children are known to have been killed or maimed in Yemen’s civil war since it escalated nearly eight years ago, the United Nations said Monday in a statement. “The true toll of this conflict is likely ....

UAE non-oil trade hits AED 1.5 trillion in 9M22- ambassador

Date: 2022-12-11 21:48:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9917802

CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - UAE's non-oil trade hit 1.5 trillion dirhams in the first nine months of 2022, UAE Ambassador to Egypt Maryam Al Kaabi, said Sunday, noting that her country has become a key global trade hub. Addressing reporters at a ....

UN envoy reiterates support to Libyan Presidential Council's political initiative

Date: 2022-12-11 19:50:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9917733

TRIPOLI, Dec 11 (MENA) - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Abdoulaye Bathily voiced Sunday his full support to the initiative, launched by the Presidential Council to ....

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia ink MoU on developing Durra gas field

Date: 2022-12-11 18:22:39 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9917677

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC), a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), signed on Sunday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco Gulf Operations Company to develop the joint Durra gas ....

UAE, Saudi FMs meet in Abu Dhabi

Date: 2022-12-11 17:26:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9917675

ABU DHABI, Dec 11 (MENA) UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Sunday Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ....

4th Arab Forum of Women with Disabilities kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2022-12-11 16:04:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9917495

CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) – The fourth Arab Forum of Women with Disabilities kicked off here Sunday to discuss the post-Covid 19 stage in terms of full economic empowerment and political participation. The Forum will shed light on pioneering ....

Yemen, US probe latest developments, bilateral ties

Date: 2022-12-11 14:03:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9917068

ADEN-Riyadh, Dec 11 (MENA) - President Dr Rashad al-Alimi, the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, received Sunday US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin. The meeting covered the latest developments in Yemen and efforts needed to ....

Maronite cleric calls for internationalization of Lebanese cause

Date: 2022-12-11 13:33:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9917239

BEIRUT, Dec 11 (MENA) - Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Rahi, said Sunday that the authority does not exist in Lebanon as a result of the non-implementation of the Taif Agreement and the misapplication of what was implemented, said ....