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Bahraini CP hails US role in promoting security

Date: 2022-02-08 14:17:42 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9407311

MANAMA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa hailed the crucial role played by the US in promoting security and stability in the region. During his meeting Tuesday with the head of the US ....

Saudi cabinet renews commitment to working with UN on terror combat

Date: 2022-02-08 14:14:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9407215

RIYADH, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Saudi cabinet renewed on Tuesday the kingdom's commitment to working with the United Nations on combatting terrorism out of its keenness to fight that phenomenon. This came during a meeting chaired by King Salman bin ....

Saudi Arabia, France probe military cooperation

Date: 2022-02-08 14:12:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9407155

RIYADH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met Tuesday with director general of the international development at the French Ministry of Armed Forces Thierry Carlier. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the ....

UAE dispatches urgent humanitarian aid to Somalia

Date: 2022-02-08 13:18:51 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:9407147

ABU DHABI, Feb 8 (MENA) - Upon the directives of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the monitoring of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's ....

UAE, Israel discuss means to boost cooperation relations in parliamentary field

Date: 2022-02-08 10:50:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9406853

ABU DHABI, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Israeli Knesset hosted a UAE parliamentary delegation for the first time in its history, Asharq Al Awsat newspaper reported. The delegation was chaired by head of the Federal National Council (FNC) Ali al Nuaimi. ....

4 Iraqi soldiers killed, injured in bombing in Anbar

Date: 2022-02-08 10:22:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9406706

BAGHDAD, Feb 8 (MENA) – An Iraqi security source said on Tuesday that four soldiers were killed and injured in an explosion of a bomb in Rawah desert in Anbar. An Iraqi army car went off in Rawah desert, leaving two soldiers dead and two others ....

Iraq: 3 terrorists arrested in Kirkuk

Date: 2022-02-08 08:56:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:9406490

BAGHDAD, Feb 8 (MENA) – The Iraqi intelligence agency said Tuesday that three terrorists were arrested in Kirkuk province. Acting on a tipoff, the Interior Ministry was able to arrest the terrorists in different parts of Kirkuk, the agency said ....

Booster dose protects elderly against coronavirus by 90%

Date: 2022-02-08 08:30:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:9406393

RIYADH, Feb 8 (MENA) – The Saudi Health Ministry asserted on Tuesday that receiving a booster dose of coronavirus vaccines provides protection by 90% for the elderly, the Saudi Al Ikhbariya Channel reported. The ministry necessitated providing ....

Tunisian president says he never interfered in judiciary affairs

Date: 2022-02-08 08:27:59 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:9406437

TUNIS, Feb 8 (MENA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied affirmed that he has never interfered in the affairs of the judiciary. He, meanwhile, said that his decision to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) was necessary. During his meeting ....

Belarus, Russia to sign agreement on humanitarian aid for Syria

Date: 2022-02-08 08:18:15 GMT - Belarus - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9406474

MINSK, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Russian government has approved a draft cooperation agreement with the government of Belarus on providing humanitarian aid to the Syrian Arab Republic. The document was published on the Russian official portal of legal ....