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UAE, Jordan, Netherlands begin groundbreaking Water Food Energy Summit

Date: 2022-01-19 16:04:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9375468

DUBAI, Jan 19 (MENA) - The UAE, Jordan, and the Netherlands on Wednesday wrapped up the inaugural edition of the Water-Food-Energy (WFE) Summit. Held over two days as part of Expo 2020 Dubai's Global Goals Week, the first-of-its-kind trilateral ....

Lebanese FM, UN coordinator probe funding for expats vote

Date: 2022-01-19 15:58:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9375442

BEIRUT, Jan 19 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, held talks on Wednesday with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka to discuss the means to secure the necessary funding for the Lebanese ....

Arab Coalition strikes kill 90 Houthi ‘terrorists,’ destroy 11 vehicles in Yemen

Date: 2022-01-19 15:56:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9375407

RIYADH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Arab Coalition strikes in Marib against the Iran-backed Houthis have killed more than 90 “terrorists” and destroyed 11 military vehicles in the last 24 hours, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on ....

Kuwait registers 4,337 COVID-19 cases, 4,063 recoveries, single death in last 24 hours

Date: 2022-01-19 15:21:46 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9375405

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 4,337 new COVID-19 infections, 4,063 recoveries, and a single death were reported in the last 24 hours. The Ministry's official spokesman Dr. Abdullah al ....

UAE, Chile discuss cooperation in fields of women empowerment

Date: 2022-01-19 15:08:26 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9375061

ABU DHABI, Jan 19 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi received on Wednesday Minister of Women and Gender Equity in Chile Monica Zalaquett in the presence of Chile's Ambassador to the UAE Jorge Daccarett, WAM reported. The ....

AL chief welcomes ESCWA initiative to launch '2045 Vision' for Arab countries

Date: 2022-01-19 14:54:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9375206

CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)’s initiative to launch "2045 Vision" to boost integration and communication in all fields promoting ....

IOM, KSrelief sign $20 mln deal to help Yemeni people needing shelter, clean water, sanitation services

Date: 2022-01-19 14:09:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9375066

ADEN, Jan 19 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) signed an agreement worth $20 million to provide more than 150,000 people in Yemen with shelter relief and ....

EU calls on Lebanese govt to restore decision-making capability

Date: 2022-01-19 13:46:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9375037

BERIT, Jan 19 (MENA) - The EU Delegation and the EU Member States on Wednesday called on the government of Lebanon and other decision-making bodies to restore, without further delays, their decision-making capability, which would inter alia require ....

AP asserts its keenness on boosting joint cooperation with Brazil

Date: 2022-01-19 13:44:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9375172

CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel al Assoumi asserted the parliament's keenness on boosting joint ties with Brazil and tapping wider vistas of cooperation with it in order to serve issues of the region. The move is also ....

Lebanese president to meet members of Diplomatic Corps Thursday

Date: 2022-01-19 13:03:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9375044

BEIRUT, Jan 19 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will meet Thursday with Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, Papal Ambassador Monsignor Joseph Spitry. He will also receive members of Arab and foreign diplomatic corps along with heads of ....