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Britain welcomes launching free trade agreement negotiations with GCC

Date: 2022-06-22 21:41:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:9636766

RIYADH/LONDON, June 22 (MENA) - British Foreign Minister Liz Truss welcomed launching free trade agreement negotiations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Britain. Truss asserted that the GCC members are strong economic partners to ....

Lebanon reports 861 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2022-06-22 18:36:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9636634

BEIRUT, June 22 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 861 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the country during the past 24 hours, raising total to 1,105,129. According to the report, one new coronavirus-related death ....

Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist attacks in Mali

Date: 2022-06-22 17:44:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:9636569

RIYADGH, June 22 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that recently took place in Bankass area in Mali’s central Mopti region, which resulted in the death of scores of innocent people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ....

Dana Gas company attacked in Iraq

Date: 2022-06-22 16:21:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9636432

BAGHDAD, June 22 (MENA) - Dana Gas facility in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region’s Chamchamal county was targeted with rockets on Wednesday afternoon. "A rocket attack targeted a Dana Gas facility in the Khor Mor gas field in the ....

Syria: Damascus airport to be put into service as of Thursday

Date: 2022-06-22 15:37:36 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9636180

DAMASCUS, June 22 (MENA) - Syria's Ministry of Transport announced that the international airport of Damascus will be put into service as of tomorrow, Thursday. Syrian Minister of Transport Zuhair Khuzaym said "all air carriers can schedule their ....

UAE stands in solidarity with Afghan people, offers condolences to earthquake victims

Date: 2022-06-22 15:31:33 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9636277

ABU DHABI, June 22 (MENA) - The UAE expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Afghan people over the victims of the powerful earthquake that struck the Khost and Paktika provinces in southeastern Afghanistan, which resulted in ....

Jordan, Saudi Arabia reaffirm keenness to expand ties

Date: 2022-06-22 14:47:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9636060

AMMAN, June 22 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah andSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Saudi Arabia, held talks at Al Husseiniya Palace, attended by Crown Prince Al ....

Bashagha stresses importance of Libyan-Libyan solution to hold elections

Date: 2022-06-22 14:01:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9636079

SIRTE, Libya, June 22 (MENA) - Libya's parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha stressed that it is time to clinch a Libyan-Libyan solution to hold elections and carry out reforms that would improve the lives of the Libyans. He made the ....

Kuwait dissolves parliament

Date: 2022-06-22 13:36:22 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9636046

KUWAIT CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Kuwait decided on Wednesday to dissolve the parliament and called for general elections as per legal and constitutional guidelines, Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah announced in a televised ....

UAE to host COP28 at Dubai Expo City

Date: 2022-06-22 12:45:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9635818

ABU DHABI, June 22 (MENA) - Under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) will be hosted at Dubai Expo City, said WAM. The directive underlines the ....