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Secretary-General of Muslim Council of Elders, Chairman of Senate of Kazakhstan discuss promoting interreligious dialogue

Date: 2022-11-11 10:14:03 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9869904

ABUDHABI/ASTANA, Nov 11 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam has met with Dr. Maulen Ashimbayev, Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan, to discuss promoting interreligious dialogue in Central Asia, the ....

Algeria’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review today

Date: 2022-11-11 05:54:45 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:9869667

ALGIERS, Nov 11 (MENA) - Algeria’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Friday, the Algerian Justice Ministry said in a press release on Thursday. ....

Lebanon fails to elect president for fifth time

Date: 2022-11-10 10:56:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9868433

BEIRUT, Nov 10 (MENA) - Lebanon's parliament failed on Thursday to elect a president for the fifth time. A first voting round saw lawmaker Michel Moawad emerge as a frontrunner in the presidential race, but he fell far below the number of votes ....

US Special Envoy for Yemen stresses urgent need for inclusive Yemeni-led political process

Date: 2022-11-10 09:19:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9868150

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (MENA) - US Special Envoy Tim Lenderking Wednesday returned from travel to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where he met with Emirati, Saudi, Yemeni, and other international senior officials, including representatives ....

Umrah pilgrims can get medical services at over 2,764 health facilities in kingdom

Date: 2022-11-10 08:33:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:9868047

MECCA, Nov 10 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said Umrah pilgrims and visitors can benefit from health and medical services offered by up to 2,764 facilities in cities of the kingdom during the Umrah season. The move is part of an ....

Tunisian president, PM in talks over COP 27 conference

Date: 2022-11-09 23:01:22 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:9867827

TUNIS, Nov 9 (MENA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied discussed with Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Romdhan the outcome of their participation in COP 27 climate conference, currently in session in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh. The meeting ....

Algeria reports 15 new Covid-19 cases over past 24 hours

Date: 2022-11-09 22:57:08 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9867829

ALGIERS, Nov 9 (MENA) - Algeria reported on Wednesday 15 new confirmed cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours. In a statement, the Algerian Ministry of Health said the infection tally reached 270,906 in the country. As many as 182,460 ....

Lebanon's parliament to convene tomorrow to elect new president

Date: 2022-11-09 22:39:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9867808

BEIRUT, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Lebanese parliament will hold its 5th session on Thursday upon the call of speaker Nabih Berri to elect a new president, the state-run National News Agency reported. Berri called for a plenary session at the end of last ....

Iraq's Halbousi, Egyptian amb. discuss bilateral ties

Date: 2022-11-09 15:56:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9867374

BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (MENA) - Iraqi Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi discussed on Wednesday, bilateral relations with the Egyptian ambassadors Walid Ismail, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA). The meeting dealt with bilateral relations and ....

Saudi Arabia probes files of mutual interest with US, Kuwait

Date: 2022-11-09 15:06:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9867058

RIYADH, Nov 9 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and the kingdom’s Climate Affairs Envoy Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir discussed with a delegation from the US Chamber of Commerce, led by Senior Vice President for International ....