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UAE discusses boosting relations with Nigeria, Sri Lanka

Date: 2021-12-04 13:50:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9302004

ABU DHABI, Dec 4 (MENA) - Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met Saturday with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of t Sri Lanka, at Expo 2020 Dubai. In ....

Saudi Arabia, US discuss regional conditions

Date: 2021-12-04 12:37:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:9301890

NEW YORK/RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Saudi Permanent Representative to the United Nations Abdallah al Mouallimi had talks with US Envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the conditions in the Middle East as well as the most important issues on the ....

Mohammed bin Rashid meets Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

Date: 2021-12-04 12:36:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:9301822

ABU DHABI, Dec 4 (MENA) - UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who doubles as the Dubai Ruler, met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin here, the Gulf News reported. Sheikh Mohammed and Mishustin ....

Abul Gheit to Rome Med: Iran seeks to control Straits of Hormuz and Bab al Mandab

Date: 2021-12-04 11:15:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:9301738

CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said Saturday that Iran seeks to control the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al Mandab either directly or through militias which it finances. He referred to continued threat posed by ....

French president arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of Gulf tour

Date: 2021-12-04 10:48:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9301732

RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived here on Saturday coming from Qatar as part of his Gulf tour, which led him to the UAE as well, France 24 channel reported. Macron will hold talks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ....

Burhan says he will not run for presidency

Date: 2021-12-04 08:49:56 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9301549

KHARTOUM, Dec 4 (MENA) - Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al Burhan said he will not run for presidency even if he was asked to do so, Al Arabiya news channel quoted him as saying. Burhan, who is also army chief, added his ....

28,850 persons vaccinated against Covid in Tunisia in 24 hours

Date: 2021-12-04 08:31:58 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9301551

TUNIS, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Tunisian Health Ministry announced on Saturday that it vaccinated 28,850 persons against coronavirus on Friday. As many as 8,343 persons received their second shot, the ministry said in a statement. It added that ....

Yemeni army defuses mines planted by Houthis in western Yemen

Date: 2021-12-04 06:23:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:9301427

ADEN, Dec 4 (MENA) - Yemeni joint forces have managed to defuse mines that were planted by the terrorist Houthi militias in Hodeida governorate in western Yemen. According to Al Yemen Al Ikhbariya channel, the engineering team of the forces ....

US worried over escalation of Daesh attacks in Iraq

Date: 2021-12-04 06:17:46 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:9301419

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - The US administration has expressed concerns over an escalation of attacks by Daesh terrorist group in Iraq. State Department Spokesman Ned Price said that one of these attacks was launched on Thursday and left 13 ....

Arab coalition destroys sites for Houthis in Sanaa

Date: 2021-12-04 06:07:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:9301407

RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen on Saturday announced destroying a site for launching ballistic missiles in southern Sanaa, Yemen, killing a group of explosives experts supporting the Houthi militias in ....