Arab world

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  • OIC foreign ministers to meet in Pakistan next week

    Date: 2022-03-15 14:57:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9470956

    JEDDAH, March 15 (MENA) - The 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers will kick off in Islamabad, Pakistan, next week. During the meeting, scheduled to be held on March 22-23, the OIC foreign ....

  • Iraq aborts Daesh plot to carry out suicide attack in Ramadan

    Date: 2022-03-15 12:53:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9470448

    BAGHDAD, March 15 (MENA) - Iraq's Armed Forces aborted on Tuesday a plot by terrorist group Daesh to carry out terrorist operations during the fasting month of Ramadan. A statement issued by the office of the Armed Forces Commander said the plot ....

  • Abul Gheit: Turmoils in region affected development efforts in some Arab countries

    Date: 2022-03-15 11:43:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9470404

    BEIRUT, March 15 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said the turmoils that broke out in the region in 2011 affected the development process in some Arab countries. Addressing the inaugural session of the Arab Regional Forum ....

  • EU worried over size of human rights violations in Yemen

    Date: 2022-03-15 11:20:46 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9470254

    ِADEN, March 15 (MENA) - The European Union on Tuesday voiced deep worry over the size of human rights violations in Yemen, urging all parties to respect such rights under all circumstances. Deputy Chief of the EU mission to Yemen Marion Lalisse, ....

  • 3 police elements killed, injured in blast in Kirkuk

    Date: 2022-03-15 11:18:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9470372

    BAGHDAD, March 15 (MENA) - An Iraqi police element was killed and two others injured in a blast of an explosive device in Kirkuk, an Iraqi security source said on Tuesday. This coincides with tightening the measures and security operations by the ....

  • AL chief urges equal handling of refugee problems

    Date: 2022-03-15 10:31:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:9470190

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has urged all world countries to tackle the problems of refugees with the same degree of attention and willingness to help. Addressing the inaugural session of the Arab ....

  • Arab forum on sustainable development kicks off in Lebanon

    Date: 2022-03-15 08:59:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:9469923

    BEIRUT, March 15 (MENA) - The Arab Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2022 kicked off here on Tuesday and runs for three days. Organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Forum focuses on the theme ....

  • Huge explosion rocks Zinjibar city in Yemen

    Date: 2022-03-15 08:05:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:9469754

    SANAA, March 15 (MENA) - A huge explosion rocked Zinjibar city in Yemen's Abyan Governorate on Tuesday, according to Yemeni sources. A number of ambulance vehicles were rushed to the scene to transfer the victims to nearby hospitals, Yemen News ....

  • Lebanon's Mikati says won't run for parliamentary elections

    Date: 2022-03-14 17:39:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9469017

    BEIRUT, March 14 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday announced his decision to refrain from running for parliamentary elections. “Parliamentary elections constitute an essential junction in the course of parliamentary ....

  • Jordan facilitates return of 1,281 nationals from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-14 17:37:49 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:9469066

    AMMAN, March 14 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Monday its staff at Warsaw Airport offered travel facilities to 12 Jordanians and their families fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, who boarded a commercial ....

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