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Newly-appointed ministers sworn in before Yemen's PLC president

Date: 2022-07-30 18:28:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9696226

ADEN, July 30 (MENA) - A number of newly-appointed ministers have been sworn in before President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Rashad Al-Alimi, the Yemeni news agency (Saba) reported on Saturday. Mohsen al-Daeri was appointed ....

Iraqi Parliament suspends sessions

Date: 2022-07-30 17:01:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9696145

BAGHDAD, July 30 (MENA) - Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Muhammad Al- Halbousi has suspended sessions until further notice, calling on the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to take the necessary measures to protect ....

Abul Gheit urges all Iraqi political powers to avoid escalation

Date: 2022-07-30 15:29:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9696061

CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on all Iraqi powers to avoid sedition and escalation. He stressed the importance of avoiding violence and further tensions as this will lead to getting matters out of ....

Iraqi PM urges demonstrators to avoid clashing with security forces

Date: 2022-07-30 15:21:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9696019

BAGHDAD, July 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi urged all people in the country to be calm and patient and to avoid being dragged into confrontations. This came after escalations that followed the storming into Baghdad's heavily ....

Arab Human Rights Committee urges confronting human trafficking

Date: 2022-07-30 14:22:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9695953

CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - The Arab Human Rights Committee called for adopting a human rights-based mechanism for confronting human trafficking, especially through promoting the criminal justice system in combatting trafficking in persons , protecting ....

The United Nations Mission in Iraq calls for end to escalations

Date: 2022-07-30 14:09:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9695954

BAGHDAD, July 30 (MENA) - The United Nations Mission in Iraq called, Saturday, for a halt to the escalation, the Iraqi news agency reported. A statement by the United Nations mission received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that "the ....

Iraqi demonstrators announce holding sit-in inside Parliament

Date: 2022-07-30 14:08:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9695964

BAGHDAD, July 30 (MENA) - Iraqi demonstrators announced on Saturday, an open sit-in inside the Parliament. The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported on Saturday, that the demonstrators entered the parliament headquarters in the ....

Kuwait's Amir condoles with UAE President over floods victims

Date: 2022-07-30 12:18:25 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9695800

KUWAIT CITY, July 30 (MENA) - Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of condolences Saturday to the President of UAE Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan over the victims of the floods that swept through some parts of the ....

Iraq: 60 protesters injured in central Baghdad

Date: 2022-07-30 11:28:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:9695635

BAGHDAD, July 30 (MENA) - The Iraqi health ministry announced Saturday 60 demonstrators were injured in front of the Green Zone gate in central the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The injured were moved to three hospitals, the ministry said, adding that ....

ICESCO, German officials discuss action strategy, key projects

Date: 2022-07-30 10:59:03 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:9695582

RABAT/BERLIN, July 30 (MENA) - A delegation from ICESCO discussed with officials from the German foreign ministry the organization's new vision and action strategy as well as key programs and projects it is carrying out in member states at present. ....