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Arab FMs hold consultative meeting ahead of 3 AL extraordinary sessions

Date: 2023-05-07 10:07:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10144969

‏ CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Arab foreign ministers Sunday held here a consultative meeting preceding the three extraordinary and urgent sessions of the Arab League (AL) Council at the level of foreign ministers to review the updates in Syria, Sudan and ....

Israel arrests 11 Palestinians in various parts in West Bank

Date: 2023-05-07 10:05:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10144974

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Sunday 11 Palestinians, including three children and a woman, in various parts of the West Bank. Palestinian security sources said three children were arrested in Al-Awja village, north of ....

AIHRC: Taliban Court’s verdict to punish citizens violates human rights

Date: 2023-05-07 10:02:55 GMT - Afghanistan - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10144939

KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has described the Taliban court’s verdict on retribution, stoning, and implementation of Sharia limits on alleged criminals as “shocking, terrible and group ....

Russia returns to top-10 world's largest economies first since 2014

Date: 2023-05-07 09:41:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:10145001

MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Russia has returned to the top ten largest economies and ranked the eighth for the first time since 2014 by producing $2.3 trillion worth of goods and services in 2022, data from the World Bank and statistical services ....

Over 60% of Khartoum's health facilities closed: WHO

Date: 2023-05-07 09:37:02 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10144912

GENEVA, May 7 (MENA) - More than 60 percent of healthcare facilities in Khartoum are closed due to the conflict in Sudan, said WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed al Mandhari. Sudan is in need of more than dlrs 1.5 billion, ....

Gov't reviews advantages, disadvantages of ChatGPT

Date: 2023-05-07 09:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:10144943

CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - The cabinet media center highlighted that ChatGPT lured over 100 million users since its launch in November 2022 with the market value of OpenAI company that developed this application standing at dlrs 30 billion. ChatGPT ....

Jordanian official to MENA: Egypt has successful experiment in luring foreign investments

Date: 2023-05-07 09:30:51 GMT - Jordan - Economy - SN:30 - ID:10144909

AMMAN, May 7 (MENA) - Egypt has a successful experiment in luring foreign investments, thanks to the available opportunities and the excellent infrastructure, said Chairman of the Economy and Investment Committee in the Jordanian Parliament Omar ....

Manpower ministry: Egypt's removal from ILO black list backs investment process

Date: 2023-05-07 09:28:43 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:29 - ID:10144911

CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Official spokesman for the Ministry of Manpower Abdel Wahab Khedr has described Egypt's exit from the black list of the International Labor Organization (ILO) as a positive step to boost the country's investment process. In ....

Iraqi president restores Iraqi artifacts borrowed by Britain

Date: 2023-05-07 09:22:34 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10144935

BAGHDAD, May 7 (MENA) - President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid decided on Sunday to restore the Iraqi artifacts borrowed by Britain, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported. A statement by the Presidency of the Republic said "the ceremony of receiving ....

50 hot air balloon rides in Luxor cancelled over unstable weather

Date: 2023-05-07 09:18:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:10144993

LUXOR, May 7 (MENA) - The civil aviation authorities on Sunday cancelled some 50 hot-air balloon rides that fly over the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor due to the high wind speed and poor visibility. Nearly 50 hot-air balloon flights were ....