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Burhan says he will not run for presidency

Date: 2021-12-04 08:49:56 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9301549

KHARTOUM, Dec 4 (MENA) - Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al Burhan said he will not run for presidency even if he was asked to do so, Al Arabiya news channel quoted him as saying. Burhan, who is also army chief, added his ....

28,850 persons vaccinated against Covid in Tunisia in 24 hours

Date: 2021-12-04 08:31:58 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9301551

TUNIS, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Tunisian Health Ministry announced on Saturday that it vaccinated 28,850 persons against coronavirus on Friday. As many as 8,343 persons received their second shot, the ministry said in a statement. It added that ....

Yemeni army defuses mines planted by Houthis in western Yemen

Date: 2021-12-04 06:23:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:9301427

ADEN, Dec 4 (MENA) - Yemeni joint forces have managed to defuse mines that were planted by the terrorist Houthi militias in Hodeida governorate in western Yemen. According to Al Yemen Al Ikhbariya channel, the engineering team of the forces ....

US worried over escalation of Daesh attacks in Iraq

Date: 2021-12-04 06:17:46 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:9301419

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - The US administration has expressed concerns over an escalation of attacks by Daesh terrorist group in Iraq. State Department Spokesman Ned Price said that one of these attacks was launched on Thursday and left 13 ....

Arab coalition destroys sites for Houthis in Sanaa

Date: 2021-12-04 06:07:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:9301407

RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen on Saturday announced destroying a site for launching ballistic missiles in southern Sanaa, Yemen, killing a group of explosives experts supporting the Houthi militias in ....

Yemen restores membership of UNWTO general assembly

Date: 2021-12-03 19:30:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9301224

ADEN, Dec 3 (MENA) - Yemeni Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Mu'amar al Eryani announced that his country restored its membership of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) after its financial obligations were ....

Lebanese president, PM accept resignation of information minister

Date: 2021-12-03 18:58:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9301153

BEIRUT, Dec 3 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Najib Mikati have signed a decree accepting the resignation of Information Minister George Kordahi. Kordahi resigned on Friday, saying he was putting the country before his ....

Arab Parliament calls for drawing up int'l parliamentary action plan on climate change

Date: 2021-12-03 18:46:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9301107

CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) – Member of the Arab Parliament Abdullah Al-Aifan called for drawing up an international parliamentary action plan to contribute to efforts aiming to face the consequences of the climate change. This came in his speech during ....

UAE, Greece discuss promoting bilateral ties

Date: 2021-12-03 18:35:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9301206

ABU DHABI, Dec 3 (MENA) - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan has discussed with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis means of strengthening the existing strategic ....

Jordan condemns Daesh terrorist attack in Iraq's Erbil

Date: 2021-12-03 17:49:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9301108

AMMAN, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Jordanian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned Daesh terrorist attack that targeted a village in Makhmur district of Erbil in northern Iraq, leaving a number of people dead and injured. In a statement carried by Petra ....