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Two Lebanese injured in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-18 14:18:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10834105

BEIRUT, Aug 18 (MENA) - Two Lebanese were injured today Sunday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the town of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of ....

AL official: Education sector in Palestine needs urgent support to mitigate impact of Israeli aggression

Date: 2024-08-18 13:42:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10833647

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Saeed Abu Ali, head of the Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Sector at the Arab League (AL), has emphasized that the education sector in Palestine needs additional measures, mechanisms and urgent resources to mitigate ....

AL convenes 2nd meeting on disaster risk reduction Wednesday

Date: 2024-08-18 10:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10833626

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Arab League's (AL) General Secretariat - the Department of Housing, Water Resources and Disaster Reduction - is due to convene its second meeting at the level of Arab ministries concerned with disaster risk reduction affairs ....

AL holds urgent meeting on education in Palestine

Date: 2024-08-18 10:54:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:10833588

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Arab League General Secretariat (Palestine and occupied Arab territories sector) held on Sunday an urgent meeting of Palestinian Education Affairs Council. This meeting aims to address educational harsh challenges in ....

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 ....