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Austin, in phone call with Russian counterpart, highlights importance of maintaining lines of communication

Date: 2024-07-12 20:55:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:10782796

WASHINGTON, July 12 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on Friday spoke by phone with Russian Minister of Defense Andrey Belousov, according to a press release from the US Department of Defense. During the phone call, Austin ....

Sisi tours Armed Forces Strategic Command Center in New Administrative Capital

Date: 2024-07-12 20:52:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:52 - ID:10782787

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, on Friday made an inspection tour of the military Strategic Command Center in the New Administrative Capital in preparation for the ....

2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza Strip completely rely on UNRWA - Spokesman

Date: 2024-07-12 20:08:28 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10782746

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said Friday his agency covers six million Palestinian refugees who receive services, including 600,000 students in ....

Russian official congratulates Al Azhar Imam on global award

Date: 2024-07-12 20:04:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:10782732

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Eldar Aliev, Director of the Department of International Relations at the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation, on behalf of the Mufti of Russia, Sheikh Rawi Ainuddin, extended congratulations to ....

UAE president, Al Azhar imam probe fostering cooperation

Date: 2024-07-12 19:50:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:49 - ID:10782745

ABU DHABI, July 12 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday received Al Azhar Grand Imam and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Ahmed el Tayyeb, at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. The two sides discussed enhancing ....

Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites

Date: 2024-07-12 19:46:59 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10782731

BEIRUT, July 12 (MENA) - Hezbollah said Friday its militants hit the Israeli Infantry Battalion of the 769th Eastern Brigade in the Ramim Barracks with artillery shells. In a statement, the militia added that it bombed two sites used by Israeli ....

118 countries express support for UNRWA as backbone of humanitarian response in Gaza

Date: 2024-07-12 19:45:33 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10782710

NEW YORK, July 12 (MENA) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres declared on Friday that there is no alternative to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and 118 countries backed the relief organization as indispensable, amid stepped up efforts by ....

SCA plans to establish yacht industry in Egypt - Chairman

Date: 2024-07-12 18:56:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:10782416

ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 12 (MENA) - Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie said Friday the SCA is advancing towards establishing the yacht industry in Egypt. The plan includes the creation of "Egypt Yachts" in partnership with the Red Sea ....

Over 60 bodies recovered following Israeli withdrawal from Tal al-Hawa neighborhood - WAFA

Date: 2024-07-12 18:54:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10782712

RAMALLAH, July 12 (MENA) - On the 280th day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, rescue and civil defense teams recovered the bodies of approximately 60 Palestinians from Tal al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, tragically killed during the ....

Egypt's Mayar Sherif advances to semi-final of Grand Est Open 88

Date: 2024-07-12 18:26:44 GMT - France - Sports - SN:44 - ID:10782672

PARIS, July 12 (MENA) - Egypt's tennis star Mayar Sherif on Friday advanced to the semi-finals of the Grand Est Open 88 after she defeated Emiliana Arango from Colombia 2/0 in sets (6-4 and 6-2). Sherif is set to take on the winner of another ....