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Saudi Arabia to host donor conference to support the displaced, refugees in Sahel and Lake Chad Region in October

Date: 2024-08-23 19:30:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:10841257

RIYADH, Aug 23 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia will host a donor conference to support the displaced and refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad region on October 26 in Jeddah, state news agency SPA reported. The event comes in implementation of the directives ....

Two killed, three injured in Israel airstrikes on Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-23 14:54:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10841069

BEIRUT, Aug 23 (MENA) - Two persons were killed and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the northern neighborhood in Jadla, Meiss El Jabal, and Tallet Al Aziziyah towards Deir Mimas, a town 88 km south of Beirut in Lebanon. This was ....

CENTCOM: Two UAVs destroyed over Red Sea

Date: 2024-08-23 04:59:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10840468

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Red Sea and one UAV in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was ....

3.5-magnitude quake strikes northeastern Kuwait

Date: 2024-08-21 16:53:33 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:10838848

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21 (MENA) - A 3.5-magnitude quake hit northeastern Kuwait on Wednesday, according to Kuwait National Seismic Network. The tremor took place at 4:46 pm (Kuwait local time) at depth of 6 kilometers under surface of earth, it ....

AL official, Qatar envoy confer on boosting joint Arab action

Date: 2024-08-21 14:10:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10838579

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General for International Political Affairs Khaled bin Mohamed Manzalawi met Wednesday with Qatar’s envoy to the AL Tareq al-Ansari to discuss means of boosting joint Arab action. The ....

AL underscores importance of int'l, regional cooperation to counter natural disasters

Date: 2024-08-21 10:50:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10838068

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) assistant secretary general for economic affairs Aly bin Ibrahim al-Maliki has stressed the importance of regional and international cooperation to confront natural disasters. Speaking during the second ....

Arab ministers convene 2nd meeting on disaster risk reduction

Date: 2024-08-21 08:46:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:10837900

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - The second meeting of Arab ministers concerned with disaster risk reduction kicked off at the HQ of the Arab League General Secretariat Wednesday. The ministers will follow up on developments that occurred since their ....

UNICEF warns of rising levels of malnutrition, food insecurity in Yemen

Date: 2024-08-19 18:09:47 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10835881

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Monday of rising levels of malnutrition reaching critical levels and food insecurity in some areas controlled by the Yemeni government, specifically on the West ....

AL, Belarus discuss Israeli war on Gaza

Date: 2024-08-19 13:57:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:10835459

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Arab League's Assistant Secretary General and Head of the International Political Affairs Sector Khalid bin Muhammad Manzalawi discussed Monday with Ambassador of Belarus to Egypt, Oman and Sudan Sergi Terentiev a number of ....

AP president says humanitarian action pillar of security, stability

Date: 2024-08-19 08:06:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10834652

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al-Assoumi said Monday that humanitarian action is the main pillar of support for security and stability of communities. Humanitarian action is also a key to ....