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AL chief urges taking swift action to address food crisis in Arab world

Date: 2022-05-31 18:01:46 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9598006

TUNIS, May 31 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmd Abul Gheit warned that the food crisis in the Arab world could be exacerbated if no swift action was taken, especially in light of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war. Speaking via ....

UAE, China leaders affirm their keenness to bolster bilateral relations

Date: 2022-05-31 14:04:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9598009

ABU DHABI, May 31 (MENA) - UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a phone call from Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the Chinese president offered his condolences to the Emirati leader and people on the passing of ....

IFJ conference kicks off in Muscat

Date: 2022-05-31 13:21:05 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9597806

MUSCAT, May 31 (MENA) - The International Conference of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Congress in its 31st edition kicked off here on Tuesday at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre and runs till June 3. Journalists and media ....

Libya, Nigeria discuss boosting investment in energy field

Date: 2022-05-31 12:13:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9597861

TRIPOLI, May 31 (MENA) - Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas Mohamed Aoun conferred on Tuesday with his Nigerian counterpart Timipre Marlin Sylva on means of boosting investments in the energy field at the African level. During the meeting, the two ....

Bahrain asserts importance of resuming int'l efforts to achieve stability in ME

Date: 2022-05-31 12:12:40 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9597804

MANAMA, May 31 (MENA) – Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdel Latif al Zayani asserted the importance of international efforts to achieve security and stability in the Middle East, . In a joint press conference on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart ....

Nabih Berri reelected House Speaker with 65 votes

Date: 2022-05-31 09:40:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9597498

BEIRUT, May 31 (MENA) - The Lebanese Parliament on Tuesday reelected Nabih Berri as its Speaker with 65 votes, while 23 blank ballots were cast and 40 ballot papers were deemed invalid, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). This came ....

UAE, Egypt, Jordan partnership supports development process: UAE newspaper

Date: 2022-05-31 08:25:24 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:9597265

ABU DHABI, May 31 (MENA) - The three-way partnership between the UAE, Egypt and Jordan supports the comprehensive development process and consolidates an unprecedented cooperation that lays the foundations for economic integration, according to ....

Arab League: Tobacco kills 8 mln people every year

Date: 2022-05-30 16:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9596503

CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League said it pays great attention to banning all forms of tobacco smoking in enclosed public places. In this regard, Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs Haifa Abu Ghazaleh ....

Bahrain's commander-in-chief hails ties with Saudi Arabia

Date: 2022-05-30 12:10:10 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9596089

MANAMA, May 30 (MENA) - Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces Inspection Director General Major General Khalid bin Mohammad Al Darwish. During the ....

Two earthquakes rattle Iraq's Sulaymaniyah

Date: 2022-05-30 10:04:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:9595661

BAGHDAD, May 30 (MENA) - The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology (IMOS), at the Ministry of Transport announced on Monday that two new earthquakes were recorded in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. "Our seismic observatories recorded two ....