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FAJ condemns terrorist attack in Sinai

Date: 2022-05-08 16:35:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9557534

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted personnel of the Egyptian military in western Sinai Saturday. The attack left a military officer and 10 soldiers killed ....

AL hosts meeting on statutes of DRR

Date: 2022-05-08 12:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9556934

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – The Arab League General Secretariat organized a meeting Sunday to discuss the statutes of the Africa-Arab Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Convening under Tunisia, participants reviewed remarks regarding the ....

Arab ministers to confer on risks of climate change May 12

Date: 2022-05-08 10:59:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:9556835

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Arab ministers concerned with reducing risks of disasters are set to convene at the Arab League General Secretariat on May 12 to discuss climate change. A fourth meeting of the Arab mechanism committee is set to kick off ....

Iraq conedmns terror attack in western Sinai

Date: 2022-05-08 10:17:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9556763

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the terrorist attack that targeted a water station in western Sinai Peninsula in Egypt Saturday, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said. In a statement Sunday, the ministry categorically ....

Lebanese president follows up expats voting in parliamentart elections

Date: 2022-05-08 09:49:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:9556669

BEIRUT, May 8 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun inspected on Sunday the Foreign Ministry's operation room to follow up expats voting in the paliamentary elections. The second stage of the Lebanese expats voting was launched in 48 states ....

Saudi king admitted to hospital for medical check-ups

Date: 2022-05-08 08:24:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:9556556

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - King Salman ben Abdel Aziz has been admitted to hospital to undergo medical tests, the kingdom's Royal Diwan said on Sunday. The King entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday "to ....

2 Iraqi civilians wounded in shooting attack in eastern Baghdad

Date: 2022-05-08 07:38:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9556443

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - Two Iraqi civilians were wounded in a shooting attack in Sadr city in east Baghdad, a security source said on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the two civilians in Sadr city, the source added. (MENA) S R E/D A E ....

AOHR slams deadly terrorist attack in Sinai

Date: 2022-05-07 21:18:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:9556224

CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - The Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) condemned on Saturday a terrorist attack on a water-lifting station that claimed the lives of an officer and ten security personnel and left five others injured in Egypt’s Sinai ....

Fierce clashes erupt between Giants Brigades, Houthis in southern Marib

Date: 2022-05-07 11:03:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:9555068

ADEN, May 7 (MENA) - Fierce confrontations erupted between the Giants Brigades and Houthi militants in southern Marib on Saturday, according to local sources. The clashes followed the attack that was launched by Houthi gunmen on posts of the ....

Bogdanov, Syrian amb. in Moscow discuss comprehensive settlement in Syria

Date: 2022-05-06 15:31:28 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9554177

MOSCOW, May 6 (MENA) - Special Russian Presidential Representative for the Middle East and African Countries Mikhail discussed with Syria's Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad the comprehensive settlement in Syria. Bogdanov said that next ....