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Egyptian-Omani Business Council discusses increasing investment, trade exchange

Date: 2022-01-22 22:58:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9380255

MUSCAT, Jan 22 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi attended a meeting of the Omani-Egyptian Business Council at Al Bustan Palace on Saturday. The Omani foreign ministry said in a statement that ....

UAE stops drone flying operations for owners, practitioners, enthusiasts

Date: 2022-01-22 18:26:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9380102

ABU DHABI, Jan 22 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Interior is currently stopping all flying operations for owners, practitioners and enthusiasts of drones, including drones and light sports aircrafts, WAM reported on Saturday. This encompasses also ....

Iraq restores 5 artifacts from US

Date: 2022-01-22 18:12:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9380059

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (MENA) - Iraq announced on Saturday it had restored five artifacts from the United States that were stolen over the past 30 years, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry's spokesman Ahmed El Sahhaf said in a statement. Iraqi Ambassador in ....

Saudi Arabia chairs aviation security experts group meeting

Date: 2022-01-22 17:26:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9380050

RIYADH, Jan 22 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the meeting of aviation security experts team within the Middle East Aviation Security Cooperative Program (CASP-MID), the country's official news ....

Daily Covid infections tally varies in Arab countries; Bahrain zero deaths

Date: 2022-01-22 17:07:15 GMT - Arab Capitals - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9379887

ARAB CAPITALS, Jan 22 (MENA) - The daily infections tally of Covid-19 in Arab countries varied Saturday as some countries recorded an increase in cases over the past 24 hours. Palestine reported 928 new coronavirus cases, Saudi Arabia 4,608 ....

"Gulf Security 3" drill boosts coop., experience: Kuwaiti security official

Date: 2022-01-22 17:06:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9379891

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - The "Arab Gulf Security 3" exercise bolsters cooperation and experience exchange on the GCC level, said Brig. Gen. Abdullah Al-Ateeqi, chief of the supreme committee of the Kuwaiti force partaking in the drill, on ....

AL stresses preparedness for supporting int'l moves to resume peace process

Date: 2022-01-22 11:05:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9379222

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (MENA) - Permanent observer of the Arab League (AL) to the UN Maged Abdel-Fattah said the AL stands ready to support any move by the UN Security Council, the UN secretary general, the Quartet and other peace-loving powers to return ....

Blinken urges parties to Yemeni conflict to abide by humanitarian law

Date: 2022-01-22 07:05:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:9378964

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US calls on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to de-escalate, abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law, and participate fully in an inclusive UN-led ....

Blinken asserts commitment to help Gulf partners against threats

Date: 2022-01-22 06:30:06 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:9378911

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the US commitment to help Gulf partners improve their capabilities to defend against threats from Yemen and elsewhere in the region. In a call with Saudi Foreign Minister ....

Yemeni FM urges re-designating Houthis as terrorists

Date: 2022-01-21 20:13:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9378728

ADEN, Jan 21 (MENA) - Demands grew for the US to restore the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen to its list of designated terrorist groups. The government in Yemen joined calls for the reinstatement by authorities in the UAE after Monday’s ....