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Sixth UfM Regional Forum to kick off Monday

Date: 2021-11-28 10:47:12 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:9291588

AMMAN, Nov 28 (MENA) - The 6th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will kick off Monday, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported Sunday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi and European Union (EU) ....

Aboul Gheit lauds fruitful cooperation with UN to empower women

Date: 2021-11-28 10:20:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:9291459

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit lauded fruitful cooperation with the United Nations (UN) in empowering women and realizing gender equality within the framework of the pan-Arab body's coordination with the ....

UAE stresses importance of concerted international efforts to combat human trafficking

Date: 2021-11-28 09:35:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9291377

ABU DHABI, Nov 28 (MENA) - The UAE has stressed the importance of concerted international efforts to combat human trafficking during the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the appraisal of the Global Action Plan to Combat ....

Saudi Arabia suspends flights to and from Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar, Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros

Date: 2021-11-28 09:28:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:9291363

RIYADH, Nov 28 (MENA) - An official source at the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday a suspension of flights to and from seven countries, namely Republic of Malawi, Republic of Zambia, Republic of Madagascar, ....

Asoumi launches initiative for preparing code of ethics for parliamentary work

Date: 2021-11-28 08:29:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9291329

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel al Asoumi launched an initiative for preparing a code of ethics for parliamentary work in order to promote democracy worldwide. This code will be a guideline for promoting capabilities of ....

Kuwait suspends flights from 9 African countries due to Omicron variant

Date: 2021-11-27 20:37:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9291075

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 27 (MENA) - Kuwait halted on Saturday direct commercial flights from nine African countries namely, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zambia and Malawi, head of the Government Communication ....

UN Global Youth Hackathon to kick off in UAE on Dec. 6

Date: 2021-11-27 18:36:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9290566

DUBAI, Nov 27 (MENA) - The UN World Youth Hackathon will kick off in the UAE on December 6 under the auspices of the United Nations and in partnership between the Federal Youth Foundation and the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics, ....

Saudi Arabia allows direct entry for all foreigners who got one shot of Covid vaccine

Date: 2021-11-27 18:01:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9290860

RIYADH, Nov 27 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia will allow direct entry from all countries for all people who received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine from within the Kingdom, starting from December 4. The travelers are required to spend three days in ....

Abul Gheit: Sadat rejected all peace offers based on fake sovereignty

Date: 2021-11-27 15:53:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9290588

CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said Late Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat rejected all peace agreements based on fake sovereignty during the Egyptian-Israeli negotiations. He made the remarks during a seminar ....

Iraq announces flight to repatriate 430 migrants stranded at the Belarusian border

Date: 2021-11-27 14:33:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9290496

BAGHDAD, Nov 27 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday, a flight to repatriate 430 stranded migrants at the Belarusian border. MOFA said in a statement, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "120 ....