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AL Council convenes extra-ordinary meeting to discuss Houthi attacks on UAE

Date: 2022-01-23 10:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:9380605

CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) – The Arab League Council convened an extra-ordinary session at the level of permanent representatives on Sunday to discuss the recent terrorist attacks on the UAE. The meeting comes at the request of the UAE and following ....

Kuwaiti emir condoles King Salman over death of Princess Seetah

Date: 2022-01-23 09:06:30 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:9380543

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 23 (MENA) - Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah sent Sunday a cable of condolences to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on the demise of Princess Seetah bint Jlewi bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. In the cable, the ....

Tunisia's COVID-19 new cases pass 10,000 in one day

Date: 2022-01-23 07:07:15 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:9380312

TUNIS, Jan 23 (MENA) - The Tunisian Health Ministry reported on Sunday more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours. The death toll from the virus in Tunisia rose by 10 over the past 24 hours, hitting the total number of deaths to ....

Egyptian-Omani Business Council discusses increasing investment, trade exchange

Date: 2022-01-22 22:58:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9380255

MUSCAT, Jan 22 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi attended a meeting of the Omani-Egyptian Business Council at Al Bustan Palace on Saturday. The Omani foreign ministry said in a statement that ....

UAE stops drone flying operations for owners, practitioners, enthusiasts

Date: 2022-01-22 18:26:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9380102

ABU DHABI, Jan 22 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Interior is currently stopping all flying operations for owners, practitioners and enthusiasts of drones, including drones and light sports aircrafts, WAM reported on Saturday. This encompasses also ....

Iraq restores 5 artifacts from US

Date: 2022-01-22 18:12:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9380059

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (MENA) - Iraq announced on Saturday it had restored five artifacts from the United States that were stolen over the past 30 years, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry's spokesman Ahmed El Sahhaf said in a statement. Iraqi Ambassador in ....

Saudi Arabia chairs aviation security experts group meeting

Date: 2022-01-22 17:26:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9380050

RIYADH, Jan 22 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, chaired the meeting of aviation security experts team within the Middle East Aviation Security Cooperative Program (CASP-MID), the country's official news ....

Daily Covid infections tally varies in Arab countries; Bahrain zero deaths

Date: 2022-01-22 17:07:15 GMT - Arab Capitals - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9379887

ARAB CAPITALS, Jan 22 (MENA) - The daily infections tally of Covid-19 in Arab countries varied Saturday as some countries recorded an increase in cases over the past 24 hours. Palestine reported 928 new coronavirus cases, Saudi Arabia 4,608 ....

"Gulf Security 3" drill boosts coop., experience: Kuwaiti security official

Date: 2022-01-22 17:06:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9379891

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - The "Arab Gulf Security 3" exercise bolsters cooperation and experience exchange on the GCC level, said Brig. Gen. Abdullah Al-Ateeqi, chief of the supreme committee of the Kuwaiti force partaking in the drill, on ....

AL stresses preparedness for supporting int'l moves to resume peace process

Date: 2022-01-22 11:05:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9379222

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (MENA) - Permanent observer of the Arab League (AL) to the UN Maged Abdel-Fattah said the AL stands ready to support any move by the UN Security Council, the UN secretary general, the Quartet and other peace-loving powers to return ....