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UN commends Sudanese authorities' decision to reopen Adre border crossing

Date: 2024-08-18 06:26:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10833278

NEW YORK, Aug 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres commended late Saturday the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen the Adre border crossing, saying millions would benefit from the delivery of relief aid especially in ....

PM Madbouli, UAE industry min. discuss activating joint projects

Date: 2024-08-17 18:02:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10832884

NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Aug 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli had a meeting on Saturday with UAE Industry and Advanced Technology Minister Sultan al Jaber to discuss activating joint projects and ways to enhance cooperation between the two ....

EDL: Power outage in Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-17 17:00:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:10832939

BERIUT, Aug 17 (MENA) - Lebanon's Electric Corporation, Électricité du Liban (EDL), announced that the Zahrani power plant, the last and only plant still providing electricity in Lebanon, shut down on Saturday, the National News Agency (NNA) ....

Kuwaiti, UK FMs discuss bilateral issues

Date: 2024-08-16 07:01:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:10831219

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 16 (MENA) - Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya spoke with British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy about the long-standing relations and the strategic partnership ....

US forces destroy Houthi control station in Yemen

Date: 2024-08-16 06:19:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10831200

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - US Central Command forces destroyed one Houthi control station in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, CENTCOM reported on Friday. The attack against the ground control station was a preventative move to protect freedom ....

UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen

Date: 2024-08-16 02:22:44 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:10831135

NEW YORK, Aug 16 (MENA) - Ansar Allah in Yemen must immediately release 13 United Nations staff and dozens of personnel from civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities, who have been arbitrarily detained for more than ....

Director of AOAD highlights need for Arab-Int'l cooperation on phytosanitary

Date: 2024-08-14 16:48:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:10829177

CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - Ibrahim Adam Ahmed Al Dukhairi, Director General of the Arab Organization for Agriculture Development (AOAD), emphasized the need for cooperation between Arab countries and local and regional organizations with relevant ....

Air France and Transavia say they expect to resume flights to Beirut Thursday

Date: 2024-08-14 12:55:30 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:10828959

PARIS, Aug 14 (MENA) - Air France and its Transavia subsidiary expect to resume service to Beirut Thursday, which has been suspended since July 29 because of tensions in the Middle East, Al Arabiya English reported on Wednesday, quoting the French ....

Saudi industry minister expects surge in industrial investments in Kingdom

Date: 2024-08-14 11:49:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10828952

RIYADH, Aug 14 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar AlKhorayef expects a rise in foreign industrial investments in the coming period. He underscored a government financial support for expat worker fees that ....

1st KRCS relief plane departs for Sudan

Date: 2024-08-14 10:32:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:10828726

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced on Wednesday the departure of the first aid plane as part of Kuwait's humanitarian air bridge. The aircraft, equipped by the KRCS, is loaded with 10 tons of aid ....