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US Defense Secretary starts Middle East tour Thursday

Date: 2021-11-17 06:16:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:9273365

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will start on Thursday a Middle East tour covering Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Department of Defense Spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference that Austin will meet during ....

UN reaffirms support for Libya ahead of elections

Date: 2021-11-16 22:23:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:9273213

TRIPOLI/NEW YORK, Nov 16 (MENA) – Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, has stressed that the UN backs the Libyan authorities and supports their preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections, ....

Charles praises relationship between UK, Jordan on royal tour

Date: 2021-11-16 16:44:52 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9272790

AMMAN, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the enduring ties between the UK and Jordan, saying the “relationship has mattered even more and matters a great deal within the UK”, according to Belfast Telegraph Newspaper. ....

Bahraini king, Brazilian president discuss fostering bilateral cooperation

Date: 2021-11-16 15:42:18 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:9272715

MANAMA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa discussed on Tuesday with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro bilateral cooperation and means of boosting it in various fields. Bahrain's king asserted that both countries are keen to ....

28,021 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in UAE in 24 hours

Date: 2021-11-16 15:07:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9272806

ABU DHABI, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 28,021 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours, said WAM. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 21,601,826 with a rate of ....

Trial of Sudan's Bashir delayed to Nov. 30

Date: 2021-11-16 14:54:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9272424

KHARTOUM, Nov 16 (MENA) - A Sudanese court adjourned on Tuesday the trial of ousted President Omar al-Bashir and 27 others over the 1989 coup d'etat to November 30, SUNA reported. The court heard requests presented by the defense team, including ....

Saudi Arabia affirms importance of enhancing joint Gulf security action

Date: 2021-11-16 14:53:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9272597

RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Saudi Cabinet confirmed the importance of strengthening the joint Gulf security action through more cooperation and coordination to continue the construction and prosperity process and achieve a safer and more advanced ....

Lebanese water minister heads for Cairo to chair Arab Ministerial Water Council's meeting

Date: 2021-11-16 14:52:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9272620

BEIRUT, Nov 16 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayyad will head for Cairo on Tuesday to chair the 13th meeting of the Arab Ministerial Water Council, the Lebanese Energy and Water Ministry said in a statement. The session ....

Pentagon chief orders briefing on 2019 Syria airstrike that killed dozens

Date: 2021-11-16 14:51:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9272596

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the military’s top commander in the Middle East to brief him on details of a US airstrike in Syria in 2019 that killed dozens of women and children, The New York Times ....

AL sheds light on interfaith dialogue to disseminate culture of peace

Date: 2021-11-16 12:33:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9272354

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League Haifaa Abu Ghazala has expressed the interest of the pan-Arab organization in issues of dialogue among civilizations, cultures and religions. Addressing a symposium on ....