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Kamel Fekih appointed as new Interior Minister

Date: 2023-03-18 07:24:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10072146

TUNIS, March 17 (MENA) - Kamel Fekih has been appointed as Minister of the Interior, under a Presidential Decree, the Presidency said in a brief statement on Friday evening. It added that President Kais Saied has issued another decree, under ....

Tunisian interior minister resigns

Date: 2023-03-17 21:06:22 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:10071975

TUNIS, March 17 (MENA) - Tunisian Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine said Friday he had submitted his resignation to President Kais Saied, who accepted it, TAP reported. "I would like to thank the President of the Republic and extend to him my ....

Lebanese lira hits new historic low of 109,000 to US dollar

Date: 2023-03-17 20:37:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:10071965

BEIRUT, March 17 (MENA) - The Lebanese currency recorded a new low at 109,000 to the US dollar on Friday, according to the unofficial market rates used to price all commodities, with the exception of vegetables and fruits, as well as public services ....

UAE minister of state heads UAE delegation to 49th session of Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC

Date: 2023-03-17 19:09:37 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:10071902

ABU DHABI/NOUAKCHOTT, March 17 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar headed the UAE delegation to the 49th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which was held in Nouakchott, ....

US embassy in Beirut launches Solar & Renewable Energy Fund

Date: 2023-03-17 13:45:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:10071495

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - The US embassy in Beirut launched the Solar & Renewable Energy Fund to promote energy investments. This launch, managed by USAID, is the first of its kind in Lebanon, said the embassy. US Ambassador in Beirut ....

Saudi Arabia, UK hold 2nd session of strategic aid dialogue in London

Date: 2023-03-17 13:13:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:10071454

LONDON/RIYADH, March 17 (MENA) - Saudi Arabi and the United Kingdom have discussed the importance of coordinating stances to promote humanitarian work around the world. Within the framework of the Strategic Aid Dialogue for Development and ....

Higher education minister heads to Tunisia to take part in conf. of Arab universities

Date: 2023-03-17 13:03:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10071444

CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour headed on Friday to Tunisia to take part in the proceedings of the 55th edition of the general conference of the Association of Arab Universities (AARU) due ....

Saudi Arabia, UK probe means to increase humanitarian aid worldwide

Date: 2023-03-17 10:05:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:10071096

RIYADH, March 17 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have discussed means to enhance delivering humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable people around the world. This came during the second session of the strategic development dialogue, ....

Saudi Islamic affairs minister launches "Gift From King" Program to distribute one million copies of Quran

Date: 2023-03-16 18:29:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:10070405

RIYADH, March 16 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Sheikh on Thursday launched a program titled "From Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud" to distribute a million copies of the Holy Quran with 76 languages in 22 ....

Algerian president conducts cabinet reshuffle comprising 11 portfolios

Date: 2023-03-16 17:20:35 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:10070468

ALGIERS, March 16 (MENA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday carried out a cabinet reshuffle which comprised 11 ministerial portfolios including the foreign ministry. The new ministers included Ahmed Ataf as the new foreign ....