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Saudi CP leads washing ceremony of Kaaba in Mecca

Date: 2022-08-16 08:08:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:9722719

RIYADH, Aug 16 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday led the annual washing ceremony of the Holy Kaaba on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Crown Prince was accompanied ....

Morocco reports 38 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2022-08-15 20:48:46 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9722392

RABAT, Aug 15 (MENA) - Morocco registered 38 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total infections to 1,263,491, the health ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry added that no deaths related to disease ....

Moroccan monarch condoles with President Sisi over victims of Abo Sefein church fire

Date: 2022-08-15 20:30:49 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9722359

RABAT, Aug 15 (MENA) – Moroccan King Mohammed VI sent on Monday a cable of condolences to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over victims of Abo Sefein church fire. In his cable, the king voiced his deep sadness over the tragic loss of life in the ....

Algeria reports 128 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hrs

Date: 2022-08-15 19:51:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9722354

ALGIERS, Aug 15 (MENA) – Algeria confirmed 128 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. In a statement on Monday, the Algerian Ministry of Health said the infection tally reached 269,269 in the country. The total number of recoveries ....

Yemeni parties stick to truce, says UN envoy

Date: 2022-08-15 18:20:46 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9722100

ADEN, Aug 15 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said Monday that Yemeni parties have showed commitment to the truce since it entered into force. "Along with the truce extension, the parties committed themselves to using the next ....

US reports drone strikes on Tanf base in Syria; no casualties

Date: 2022-08-15 16:33:05 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9722047

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - US forces reported an attack by drone aircraft on one of its outposts in a remote corner of Syria but said there had been no casualties or damage, The Washington Post reported. According to a US military statement, one ....

Damascus, Beirut discuss return plan for Syrian emigrants

Date: 2022-08-15 14:49:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9721649

DAMASCUS, Aug 15 (MENA) - Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment Hussein Makhlouf discussed Monday with Lebanese Minister of Displaced Affairs Issam Sharaf an action plan for the return of Syrian emigrants to their country and ....

Iraq, US discuss efforts to combat money laundering, terrorism financing

Date: 2022-08-15 13:03:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:9721574

BAGHDAD, Aug 15 (MENA) - Central Bank Governor Mustafa Ghalib Mokhif discussed with the US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, the Iraqi News Agency(INA) reported. A statement by the ....

Iraqi judicial council chief, UN envoy discuss political crisis in Iraq

Date: 2022-08-15 10:58:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:9721231

BAGHDAD, Aug 15 (MENA) - President of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council Faeq Zeidan met Monday with UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the judiciary's role in tackling the ....

Technical Committee for Arab Rules of Origin to meet Tuesday at AL premises

Date: 2022-08-15 09:57:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9721069

CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Technical Committee for Arab Rules of Origin will hold its ninth meeting Tuesday at the premises of the Arab League (AL). The meeting will see the participation of 17 Arab countries, which are member states of the ....