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48 rescued so far after migrant boat capsizes in Lebanon's Tripoli

Date: 2022-04-24 09:27:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9537094

BEIRUT, April 28 (MENA) - Lebanese naval forces managed to rescue 48 persons so far after a boat carrying 60 migrants capsized in the eastern Mediterranean on Saturday, the army command said on Sunday. The official National News Agency had ....

UN, Germany agree on putting Libya back on path to national elections

Date: 2022-04-23 21:31:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9536687

TRIPOLI, April 23 (MENA) – Stephanie Williams, the UN Advisor on Libya, met in Berlin with Germany’s Minister of State Tobias Lindner and State Secretary Andreas Michaelis to brief them on the current situation in Libya, including the outcomes of ....

Deaths reported in Darfur tribal violence

Date: 2022-04-23 21:30:34 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9536689

KHARTOUM, April 23 (MENA) - Tribal violence in the Kreinik area of West Darfur, western Sudan, left several persons killed. The Darfur Regional Authority, in a press release, called for halting the tribal conflict without conditions letting the ....

Boat sinks in Lebanese's Tripoli port with 60 on board

Date: 2022-04-23 21:00:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9536690

BEIRUT, April 23 (MENA) - A boat sank in Lebanon's Tripoli port on Saturday with about 60 people on board, the Lebanese Red Crescent said. The Red Crescent directed ten ambulances to Tripoli Port to rescue the passengers. According to ....

Yemen's presidential council supports UN-backed peace efforts

Date: 2022-04-23 19:16:08 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9536609

ADEN, April 23 (MENA) - The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council reaffirmed full support for the UN efforts to bring peace and end the suffering of Yemenis. During its Saturday meeting, the council reiterated adherence to the humanitarian truce ....

UN: Sanaa airport opening Sunday important step to carry out Yemen truce

Date: 2022-04-23 10:52:13 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9535742

NEW YORK, April 23 (MENA) - Spokesperson for the UN Stephane Dujarric said the decision to open Sanaa airport Sunday to receive the first flight is an important step in carrying out the truce reached recently in Yemen. Dujarric told Yemen Al ....

Jordanian minister, USAID official discuss supporting reform efforts

Date: 2022-04-23 09:31:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9535665

AMMAN, April 23 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh discussed with US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman, ways to support Jordan's reform and development ....

Bahrain condemns terrorist bombings in Afghanistan

Date: 2022-04-22 21:12:51 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9535238

MANAMA, April 22 (MENA) – The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned the recent terrorist bombings in Afghanistan, which targeted a school and an educational center in Kabul, a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif and another in Kunduz city, leaving dozens ....

4,062 persons in Morocco received booster shots over past 24 hours

Date: 2022-04-22 20:57:28 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9535210

RABAT, April 22 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry said that 4,062 people received the booster shot of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines over the past 24 hours. This figure brings the total number of people who received the third shot to ....

Tunisia, EBRD hold talks to increase cooperation

Date: 2022-04-22 17:47:53 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9535030

TUNIS, April 22 (MENA) – Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Saied held talks in Washington with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odil Renaud-Basso and President of the African Development Bank ....