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Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed for third term as goodwill ambassador for UN-Habitat in Arab states

Date: 2025-02-24 18:06:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:11081014

RIYADH, Feb 24 (MENA) - Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud, Secretary-General of Alwaleed Philanthropies, has been reappointed as UN-Habitat’s Goodwill Ambassador for the Arab region for a third term from 2025 to 2026. Since her appointment as the ....

Abul-Gheit receives newly-appointed judges of Arab Investment Court

Date: 2025-02-24 17:29:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:11080829

CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit received on Monday newly-appointed judges of the Arab Investment Court. Official spokesman for the Secretary-General Gamal Roshdi said that Abul Gheit received the judges to ....

AL chief lauds Cyprus' supportive stances towards Arab issues

Date: 2025-02-24 14:07:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:11080567

CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit lauded Cyprus' supportive stances towards Arab issues, notably the Palestinian problem. Those positive stands reflect Cyprus' commitment to just principles and foundations ....

EU lifts sweeping energy, transport sanctions on Syria

Date: 2025-02-24 13:30:58 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:11080541

BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (MENA) - The European Union Council approved the lifting of wide-ranging sanctions on key industries in Syria such as the energy, transport and financial sectors, Euronews reported. EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to ....

45th meeting of Arab Customs Directors kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2025-02-24 11:04:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:11080197

CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - The 45th meeting of the Arab Customs Director-Generals kicked off on Monday at the premises of the Arab League's General Secretariat in Cairo. Executive Director of the Customs Affairs Sector at the United Arab Emirates ....

Abul Gheit to MENA: We need more Arab cadres in technology sector, Egypt has many universities in IT domain

Date: 2025-02-24 08:22:59 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:11079929

AMMAN, Feb 24 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed the importance of promoting Arab cooperation in the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors, saying that technological development, digital ....

Forming new govt key to solving Libyan crisis - official

Date: 2025-02-23 23:12:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:11079858

CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Libyan House of Representatives Speaker Aguila Saleh stressed on Sunday that forming a new government and holding presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible are the key to settling the current Libyan ....

Arab Parliament prepares to hold emergency session on Gaza

Date: 2025-02-23 19:13:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:11079685

CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament will hold meetings on Monday and Tuesday to prepare for its third plenary session and a special one on Palestine, set for Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters. The emergency session, under the ....

AL chief, Jordanian FM mull regional, Palestinian developments

Date: 2025-02-23 15:39:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:11079308

AMMAN, Feb 23 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit met Sunday with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi in Amman. The two sides discussed regional developments, with a ....

61st MENA Customs Directors General Regional meeting convenes at AL

Date: 2025-02-23 14:42:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:11079074

CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - The 61st meeting of Customs Directors General of the countries of the North Africa, Near East, and Middle East region convened Sunday at the headquarters of the Arab League's General Secretariat, with the participation of ....