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US president arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of his ME tour

Date: 2022-07-15 16:10:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9670980

JEDDAH/Saudi Arabia, July 15 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden arrived in Jeddah city on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia Friday. Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia is part of his tour of the Middle East region, which included Israel and the ....

Syria, China probe developing bilateral ties

Date: 2022-07-15 15:57:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9670873

DAMASCUS, July 15 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad discussed Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi bilateral relations between Syria and China and the latest developments on the regional and ....

Tunisia aborts 8 illegal immigration attempts

Date: 2022-07-15 15:17:10 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9670859

TUNIS, July 15 (MENA) – The Tunisian National Guard thwarted Friday eight illegal immigration attempts through the sea. Some 175, including 92 African nationalities, people were rescued. Nine people were arrested over the charges of easing the ....

Jordan stresses need of developing states to remove trade barriers - Official

Date: 2022-07-15 14:42:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9670868

AMMAN/NEW YORK, July 15 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh asserted the need of developing countries to reach markets, remove barriers to trade and tap markets for services as well as obtaining ....

Tunisian-Algerian borders reopened for travelers

Date: 2022-07-15 14:32:37 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9670725

TUNIS, July 14 (MENA) – The Tunisian and Algerian authorities reopened the borders and crossings for travelers from both sides, more than two years after they were shut at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. In July 5, Algerian President ....

Jordanian king to take part in Jeddah summit on Saturday

Date: 2022-07-15 13:35:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9670615

AMMAN, July 15 (MENA) - King Abdullah of Jordan will participate on Saturday in the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, held in Saudi Arabia, where he will be arriving from the United States, Petra reported. The summit which brings together ....

Tunisia ready to receive participating delegations at TICAD8 Summit: Tunisian FM

Date: 2022-07-15 06:26:06 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:9670138

TUNIS, July 15 (MENA) - Tunisia stands fully ready to receive the participating delegations at the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), said Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman ....

Heat wave ignites fires in Morocco

Date: 2022-07-14 21:43:12 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9670026

RABAT, July 14 (MENA) - A heat wave, hit 48 degrees in some cities, has caused breaking out of a series of fires, swept through forest areas, destroying great swaths of them in Morocco. Aerial firefighting squads rushed to contain the bushfire, ....

Saudi Arabia detects first case of monkeypox

Date: 2022-07-14 20:14:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9669951

RIYADH, July 14 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia detected its first monkeypox case in the capital Riyadh for a person arriving from abroad, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday, citing a health ministry statement. The infected ....

Vehicle loaded with weapons seized in northern Iraq

Date: 2022-07-14 16:36:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9669704

BAGHDAD, July 14 (MEN) - Troops of the Iraqi army seized on Thursday a vehicle that carried weapons, coming from Nineveh, northern Iraq, according to the Iraqi news agency. This came after information reached by intelligence agency, police and ....