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AP to organize forum on "economic integration among Arab countries" in Cairo on May 23

Date: 2022-05-15 09:31:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:9569456

CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) will organize the activities of the forum of boosting economic integration among Arab countries under the rubric “intra trade and role of public and private sectors" on May 23 and for three days under ....

Lebanese President casts his vote in parliamentary polls

Date: 2022-05-15 07:42:44 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9569371

BEIRUT, May 15 (MENA) - President Michel Aoun, accompanied by his wife, cast his vote in the fourth stage of parliamentary elections, the first in Lebanon since a 2019 popular uprising that demanded the downfall of the ruling elite. In statements ....

Lebanese parliamentary elections kick off

Date: 2022-05-15 06:10:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:9569212

BEIRUT, May 15 (MENA) - The Lebanese parliamentary elections kicked off on Sunday amid tight security. A total of 3.9 million Lebanese are eligible to vote in the polls, including 2.9 males. Some 718 candidates are competing in 15 major and 26 ....

Head of Evangelical Community congratulates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed on being elected UAE president

Date: 2022-05-14 19:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9568941

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt and the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services Andrea Zaki has congratulated Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan after he was named the new President of the UAE on ....

IBU congratulates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed as new UAE president

Date: 2022-05-14 19:19:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9568983

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – The Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU) congratulated Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahayan for becoming the UAE president. In a press release on Saturday, IBU Director-General Amr El-Leithy wished the new ruler to proceed with ....

G7 calls on all Yemeni parties to engage in constructive talks to reach lasting ceasefire

Date: 2022-05-14 18:53:45 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9568947

BERLIN/ADEN, May 14 (MENA) - G7 countries called on Saturday on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to engage in constructive talks under the leadership of the United Nations, to convert the present truce into a lasting ceasefire and to ultimately ....

UAE VP: Election of Sheikh Mohammed represents new historic era

Date: 2022-05-14 18:02:49 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9568792

DUBAI, May 14 (MENA) - UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has said that President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan carries the legacy of his father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, WAM reported ....

AL pledges protection of Arab families

Date: 2022-05-14 17:04:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9568789

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) on Saturday affirmed its determination to achieve its goals aimed at protecting and improving the living conditions of Arab families. Many families have been exposed to poverty and deprivation from ....

UAE telecom firm e& pays $4.4 billion for 9.8% of Vodafone

Date: 2022-05-14 14:10:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:9568537

ABU DHABI, May 14 (MENA) - Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC bought a 9.8% stake in Vodafone Group Plc for $4.4 billion as the Middle Eastern technology provider seeks to expand globally, Bloomberg reported. The company, formerly ....

Lebanese minister to MENA: All preparations made for voting

Date: 2022-05-14 10:52:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:9568052

BEIRUT, May 14 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi asserted all complete preparations were made to hold the parliamentary elections on Sunday in the country. Mawlawi told MENA hours before the launch of the ....