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AL chief calls for defending UNRWA

Date: 2024-02-06 18:43:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:10568723

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit has called on the international community to defend the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He stressed that if an end is put for the ....

US, Qatar discuss int'l, regional efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-06 18:27:18 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:10568664

DOHA, Feb 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha regional and international efforts exerted to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the US Department of State reported. ....

Iraq, Qatar discuss coop. in judicial, legal fields

Date: 2024-02-06 18:25:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10568529

BAGHDAD/DOHA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Iraqi Minister of Justice Khaled Shawani discussed Tuesday with Qatari Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ibrahim bin Ali Al-Muhannadi bilateral relations and ways to strengthen and develop them. The Justice ....

FAO: Desert locust situation in Sudan significantly worsened since mid-2023

Date: 2024-02-06 18:24:03 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:10568727

GENEVA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Adam Yao, Deputy Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sudan, said the Desert Locust situation in the country had significantly worsened since mid-2023. This deterioration could be attributed to ....

Arab League chief condemns bombing targeting Somali market

Date: 2024-02-06 18:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10568706

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit has condemned a bombing that targeted a popular open-air market in Mogadishu, Somalia, leading to the death and injury of a large number of innocent civilians on ....

Oman, Kuwait discuss set of issues for joint cooperation

Date: 2024-02-06 16:39:48 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10568626

MUSCAT, Feb 6 (MENA) – Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq discussed on Tuesday with Kuwait Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah means to boost fraternal ties in the various domains for achieving more prosperity, development and progress in both ....

AL, UNFPA stress importance of community dialogue to end FGM

Date: 2024-02-06 14:45:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:10568154

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stressed the importance of community dialogue and enabling communities to work collectively to end female genital mutilation (FGM), and ....

Iraq, Turkey probe boosting military cooperation

Date: 2024-02-06 11:31:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10567902

BAGHDAD, Feb 6 (MENA) - Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad Al Abbasi and his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler on Tuesday discussed promoting relations in the military sphere. "The two sides held an expanded meeting to discuss bilateral ....

Iraqi, Dutch FMs probe means of boosting relations

Date: 2024-02-06 11:01:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:10567603

BGHDAD, Feb 6 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot Tuesday discussed the possibility of developing relations between the two countries, according to National Iraqi News Agency (NINA). Hussein ....

Rabat hosts high-level ministerial conference on middle-income countries

Date: 2024-02-06 08:25:15 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10567367

RABAT, Feb 6 (MENA) - Rabat is hosting this February 5-6 the high-level ministerial conference on middle-income countries under the theme "Solutions to Address Development Challenges of Middle-Income Countries in a Changing World," UN News Center ....