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UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack in Basra

Date: 2021-12-08 18:05:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9309612

ABU DHABI, Dec 8 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place near the Republican Hospital in the center of the Iraqi province of Basra, which resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, WAM reported. In a ....

Oman, Slovenia ink MoU on political consultations in Cairo

Date: 2021-12-08 18:00:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9309470

CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) – Oman, represented by the Foreign Ministry, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Oman News Agency reported. The MoU was ....

23 charities honored for advancing Arab societies

Date: 2021-12-08 17:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9309140

CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development held a ceremony Wednesday to honor winners of its second edition's prizes in 2019-2020. The winners included six charities from Egypt, three from Sudan, two ....

AL, Prince Mohammad foundation sign MoU in support of humanitarian initiatives

Date: 2021-12-08 16:25:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9309268

CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) General Secretariat has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development to promote mutual cooperation and launch initiatives to solve ....

AL chief slams bomb attack in Iraq's Basra

Date: 2021-12-08 15:12:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9309386

CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit has strongly condemned a bomb attack in Iraq's Basra, which left several people killed and wounded. In a press release on Wednesday, Abul Gheit said the perpetrators of the ....

Egypt elected head of Executive Bureau of Arab Tourism Council

Date: 2021-12-08 14:42:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9309230

CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Ministerial Council of Arab Tourism elected Egypt on Wednesday as the head of its Executive Bureau for 2021-2030 while the Sultanate of Oman was elected as the vice-president. It announced that the bureau would include ....

Arab Coalition destroys Houthi air target against Western Region

Date: 2021-12-08 07:36:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:9308231

RIYADH, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Saudi Arabia-led Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed on Wednesday a hostile air target launched by Houthi militias against the Western Region, reported Al Saudiya news TV quoting a statement by the Defense Ministry ....

Iraqi forces launch military operation against Daesh

Date: 2021-12-08 07:18:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:9308266

DIYALA, Iraq, Dec 8 (MENA) - An Iraqi security operation was launched on Wednesday against Daesh terrorists in the border area between the governorates of Diyala and Sulaymaniyah, said an Iraqi military source. He added that joint forces of the ....

EU decries Houthis’ cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-12-07 20:36:21 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9307981

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (MENA) - The European Union has condemned the recurrent cross-border attacks by Houthi forces on Saudi Arabia, most recently with a ballistic missile targeting Riyadh. The European Union issued a statement on Tuesday warning that ....

Palestinian president concludes visit to Algeria

Date: 2021-12-07 16:09:31 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9307471

ALGIERS, Dec 7 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas concluded on Tuesday his three-day official visit to Algeria. According to WAFA, Abbas met with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the presidency headquarters in the ....