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  • World Bank warns over looming plunge in Iraq water resources

    Date: 2021-11-25 07:07:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:9286671

    BAGHDAD, Nov 25 (MENA) - Iraq could suffer a 20-percent drop in water resources by 2050 due to climate change, the World Bank said, warning of repercussions on growth and jobs, according to media reports. Water is a crucial issue for the oil-rich ....

  • COVID-19: More than 10 mln jabs administered in Tunisia so far

    Date: 2021-11-24 21:49:17 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:9286541

    TUNIS, Nov 24 (MENA) - A total of 10,292,254 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Tunisia till November 24, of which 5,029,931 are fully vaccinated, the Tunisian Health Ministry said. The total number of people registered in EVAX to ....

  • F-16 warplanes destroy important hideouts for Daesh in Bira Mountains

    Date: 2021-11-24 21:05:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:9286506

    BAGHDAD, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Iraqi air force destroyed, with Iraqi F-16 planes, important hideouts for Daesh, which it used to transport its elements in (Bira) mountains, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) reported. A statement by the Security ....

  • GCC condemns Houthi storming of US embassy in Sana’a

    Date: 2021-11-24 20:51:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:9286418

    RIYADH, Nov 24 (MENA) – GCC chief Nayef Bin Falah Al-Hajraf condemned Wednesday the Houthi militia’s storming of the storming the headquarters of the US Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, and the detention of a number of the embassy's employees and ....

  • Libya elections body rebuffs presidential bids of Qaddafi's son, former PM Ali Zidan

    Date: 2021-11-24 20:20:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:9286494

    TRIPOLI, Nov 24 (MENA) - Libya elections commission disqualified on Wednesday Seif al-Islam Qaddafi, a son of slain dictator Moamer Qaddafi, from running in next month's presidential election. Wanted by the International Criminal Court for ....

  • AFESD ink $30 mln deal with Egyptian bank to support SMEs -- Fund chief

    Date: 2021-11-24 19:28:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:9286292

    CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - Egypt is bound by a "very special relationship" with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) since it was established in 1974, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Wednesday. Madbouli made the remarks ....

  • Arab League lights up to highlight campaign to end violence against women

    Date: 2021-11-24 16:49:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9286275

    CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Arab League, in collaboration with the UNFPA Regional Office for Arab States and the UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States, will light up its building on Thursday in orange for the third time in solidarity with the ....

  • Kubis urges holding Libyan elections on due date

    Date: 2021-11-24 16:39:53 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9286210

    NEW YORK, Nov 24 (MENA) - The United Nations envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, underlined the importance of holding the Libyan elections upon schedule, calling on all Libyan parties to accept their results. Kubis made the remarks during a United Nations ....

  • Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to preserving human rights: envoy

    Date: 2021-11-24 16:00:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9285788

    NEW YORK, Nov 24 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia said it attaches great importance to protecting human rights, therefore it has established mechanisms to protect human rights, Sharia Law and the principle of equality. This came in a speech delivered by ....

  • Arab coalition in Yemen destroys 11 houthi military vehicles, kills 95 militants in Marib

    Date: 2021-11-24 14:05:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9285843

    RIYADH, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition in Yemen said Wednesday it conducted 15 operations against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Marib over the past 24 hours. In a brief statement, the coalition added that 11 Houthi military vehicles were ....

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