Arab world

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  • US calls for credible, rapid conclusion of Somalia elections

    Date: 2021-12-27 05:33:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:9338038

    WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (MENA) - The US has called on Somalia to see its elections through to completion after it blew past last week’s deadline to finish them with less than 10 per cent of Somali parliamentarians for the lower house elected. “The ....

  • Palestinians bent on thwarting all conspiracies against their cause: Abbas spokesman

    Date: 2021-12-26 18:46:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9337711

    RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MENA) - Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh stressed that the people of Palestine will not allow the assaults by Israeli occupation forces and settlers to continue. "Our people have the tools to defend their ....

  • 18th conference of Arab higher education ministers kicks off in Algeria

    Date: 2021-12-26 18:04:20 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9337757

    ALGIERS, Dec 26 (MENA) - The 18th Conference of Arab Higher Education and Higher Education Ministers kicked off on Sunday at the International Center of Conferences (CIC) Abdelatif-Rahal in Algiers. The three-day event is held in cooperation with ....

  • 27 bodies of illegal migrants retrieved off Libya's Tripoli

    Date: 2021-12-26 18:03:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9337787

    TRIPOLI, Dec 26 (MENA) - Around 17 bodies of illegal migrants, including a baby, have washed ashore in the Al-Alous area near al-Khums city east of Tripoli, the Libyan Red Crescent (LRC) said on Sunday. LRC teams have also retrieved ten bodies, ....

  • Jordanian parliamentary house approves constitutional amendments

    Date: 2021-12-26 17:01:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9337767

    AMMAN, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Legal Committee of Jordan's Lower House has approved proposed changes to the constitution submitted by the government. They include forming a National Security Council headed by the king and comprising the prime ....

  • Algeria imposes vaccine pass to boost low inoculation rate

    Date: 2021-12-26 15:06:41 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9337627

    ALGIERS, Dec 26 (MENA) - Algeria started requiring a “vaccine passport” Sunday to enter a broad range of public venues, in a bid to boost the country's low inoculation rate and overcome vaccine hesitancy that has left millions of vaccines unused, ....

  • Jordan records 295 new Omicron cases

    Date: 2021-12-26 14:18:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9337530

    AMMAN, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Health recorded Sunday 295 cases of Omicron in the country. Cabinet Advisor for Health Affairs Adel Balbisi told Petra that the Omicron caseload has climbed to 328. (MENA) M S H/M O H ....

  • Oman announces two-dose vaccination as entry prerequisite

    Date: 2021-12-26 14:03:07 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9337401

    MUSCAT, Dec 26 (MENA) – Oman's Supreme Committee, tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, made a decision to apply two-dose vaccination as a prerequisite for entry of non-Omanis aged 18 and above to the ....

  • UAE Health Ministry: 12,997 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered during past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-12-26 13:11:07 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9337364

    ABU DHABI, Dec 26 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 12,997 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours, WAM reported Sunday. The total number of doses provided up to today ....

  • Libya parlt urges all parties to help create suitable atmosphere for elections

    Date: 2021-12-26 08:43:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9336734

    BENGHAZI, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives called on all sides to contribute to creating an appropriate atmosphere for presidential and parliamentary elections and to refrain from media escalation ....

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