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Blinken expresses deep concern with uptick in civilian casualties in Yemen, region

Date: 2022-02-18 08:20:28 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9423868

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed deep concern with the uptick in civilian casualties in Yemen as well as the region, the US Department of State said in a statement on its website. In a telephone call ....

Algeria's president announces limited cabinet reshuffle

Date: 2022-02-17 16:21:18 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9423235

ALGIERS, Feb 17 (MENA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed on Thursday Abderrahmane Raouya as minister of finance, the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement. Tebboune also appointed Soraya Mouloudji as minister of culture ....

Arab Parliament reiterates importance of full legislative system to protect, empower women

Date: 2022-02-17 14:51:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9422665

CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament (AP) stressed Thursday the importance of working out an overarching legislative structure to protect and empower Arab women, with a view to enabling them to actively participate in all aspects of the ....

Kuwaiti emir accepts resignation of defense, interior ministers

Date: 2022-02-17 12:47:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9422666

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 17 (MENA) - A decree from the Kuwaiti emir has accepted the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad ....

Arab world passes through difficult historic juncture --Abul Gheit

Date: 2022-02-17 10:24:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9422265

CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Ghiet confirmed the Arab world is still passing through a difficult historic juncture, amid growing geopolitical risks and social, economic and security challenges facing our ....

Head of Arab Journalists Union participates in 32nd conf. of AIPU in Cairo

Date: 2022-02-16 21:51:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:9421759

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Head of the Union of Arab Journalists and head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate Moayad al Lami will take part in the 32nd conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) due in Cairo on February 17-18. Lami will ....

Daesh ammunition warehouse destroyed in Salaheldin

Date: 2022-02-16 20:48:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:9421539

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (MENA) – The Iraqi police command said on Wednesday that a security operation was conducted and a Daesh ammunition warehouse was destroyed in the south of Samarra in Salaheldin governorate. Four mortar bombs and three missiles were ....

Yemen: Houthis use Hodeidah ports for military purposes

Date: 2022-02-16 18:51:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:9420747

ADEN, Feb 16 (MENA) - Deputy Governor of Yemen's Hodeidah Province Walid al Qadimi warned on Wednesday that Houthi militia are using Hodeidah ports for military purposes. He told Yemen TV that Houthi militants are using the harbors to smuggle ....

17 operations carried out against Houthis in Marib, Hajjah - Coalition

Date: 2022-02-16 16:38:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:9421382

RIYADH, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced forces carried out 17 operations against Houthi militia in Marib and Hajjah provinces in the past 24 hours. The coalition added in a statement, carried ....

Senior German official praises ties with Kuwait

Date: 2022-02-16 15:24:00 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9420863

KUWIT CITY, Feb 16 (MENA) - German Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Tobias Lindner praised on Wednesday the Kuwaiti-German ties, describing them as "deep-rooted and strong," KUNA reported. "Cooperation between Germany and Kuwait ....