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  • Arab Parliament rejects European Parliament resolution on UAE's human rights

    Date: 2021-09-19 14:35:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9174112

    CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament (AP) expressed its full rejection of a European Parliament's (EP) resolution on human rights conditions in the UAE, asserting that it includes false claims. During an urgent meeting on Sunday, Arab ....

  • AWC, ICID to seal cooperation deal during Arab water forum

    Date: 2021-09-19 14:31:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9173966

    CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) – Chairman of the Arab Water Council Dr Mahmoud Abu Zaid said Sunday that a memorandum of understanding would be signed between the AWC and the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) during a three-day Arab ....

  • Omani FM meets UN envoy to Yemen

    Date: 2021-09-19 13:54:01 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9174053

    MUSCAT, Sept 19 (MENA) - Omani Foreign Minister Badr al Busaidi met Sunday with Hans Grundberg, the new UN envoy to Yemen. Busaidi and Grundberg exchanged views on the efforts made to secure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire by all parties in ....

  • Algerian FM mourns death of ex-Algerian president

    Date: 2021-09-19 13:50:01 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9173910

    ALGIERS, Sept 19 (MENA) – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra mourned on Sunday death of former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who died on Friday. In a tweet, Lamamra said that Bouteflika died in the opening day of the United ....

  • Oman reports 114 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-09-19 13:46:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9173797

    MUSCAT, Sept 19 (MENA) - Oman's Ministry of Health reported 114 new coronavirus cases and one death in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 303,423, including 4,093 deaths, the Omani news agency ....

  • Peace opportunities in the region conference to be held Tuesday

    Date: 2021-09-19 13:09:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9173800

    CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) – Cairo is expected to host on Tuesday “Peace opportunities in the region” conference under the sponsorship of the Arab League and organized by SHAF Center for Crisis Analysis & Future Studies. In statements, head of the ....

  • WHO warns of immense challenges facing health sector in Lebanon

    Date: 2021-09-19 12:45:19 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9173819

    GENEVA, Sept 19 (MENA) - The World Health Organization has warned of immense challenges facing the health sector in Lebanon. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al ....

  • Saudi, Indian FMs discuss boosting political, economic ties

    Date: 2021-09-19 12:07:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9173789

    NEW DELHI, RIYADH, Sept 19 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan on Sunday discussed at a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar means of fostering bilateral cooperation in the political and economic ....

  • UAE announces 391 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

    Date: 2021-09-19 11:48:12 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9173711

    ABU DHABI, Sept 19 (MENA) – The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 368,242 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. In a statement on Sunday, ....

  • Lebanese gov. denies requesting shipments of Iranian fuel

    Date: 2021-09-19 10:41:03 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9173588

    BEIRUT, Sept 19 (MENA) - The government of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has dismissed as groundless reports that it requested fuel shipments from Iran. In statements to MENA Sunday, sources close to the government affirmed that the ....

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