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43rd session of Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs kicks off

Date: 2023-12-20 09:02:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10499047

CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Proceedings of the 43rd session of the Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs kicked off on Wednesday, under Egypt's chairmanship. The council is scheduled to discuss the continuation of providing unwavering support ....

France, Saudi Arabia discuss boosting military, defense cooperation

Date: 2023-12-20 08:40:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:10498977

PARIS, Dec 20 (MENA) - French Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu has received Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is on an official visit to France, at the national military museum of France (Les Invalides) ....

Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah takes oath as 17th Emir of Kuwait

Date: 2023-12-20 07:46:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10498943

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 20 (MENA) - Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah took an oath before the National Assembly on Wednesday to become the 17th emir of Kuwait. Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah passed away on Saturday at the age of 86, the ....

Haftar, US envoy discuss ways to strengthen int’l efforts to bring political factions together

Date: 2023-12-19 21:05:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:10498620

BENGHAZI, Dec 19 (MENA) - Libyan Army Commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar discussed Tuesday with US Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland, and Chargé d’Affairs at the US Embassy Jeremy Brent means to bring the Libyan political parties together ....

Arab Parliament speaker mourns late Kuwaiti emir

Date: 2023-12-19 11:34:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:10497635

CAIRO/KUWAIT, Dec 19 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on Tuesday Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi and his accompanying delegation. Al-Asoumi and his ....

33rd Saudi relief plane with aid for Palestinians in Gaza arrives in Egypt

Date: 2023-12-19 10:46:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10497516

ARISH, Egypt, Dec 19 (MENA) - The 33rd Saudi relief plane, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), arrived on Tuesday in Egypt carrying 18 tons of medical supplies to be transported to the Palestinian people in ....

Two Iraqi officers killed, injured in plane crash in Iraq

Date: 2023-12-19 07:48:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10497285

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (MENA) - One Iraqi military officer was killed and another was injured in a plane crash due to a technical malfunction in Iraq's northern town of Tuz Khurmatu, the state news agency (INA) said on Tuesday, citing the Defense ....

Canada joins multinational operation to counter Red Sea commercial ship attacks

Date: 2023-12-19 07:14:51 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10497225

OTTAWA, Dec 19 (MENA) - Canada is joining a US-led multinational operation to protect commercial vessels traversing the Red Sea amid escalating missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that have threatened global trade. A ....

Blinken condemns attacks by Houthis on commercial vessels

Date: 2023-12-19 07:09:05 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:10497208

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken condemned recent attacks by the Houthis on commercial vessels operating in international waters in the southern Red Sea and emphasized that all partners should cooperate to uphold ....

UAE president congratulates Sisi on re-election

Date: 2023-12-18 16:12:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:10496646

ABU DHABI, Dec 18 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his re-election as President of Egypt. Sheikh Mohamed wished Sisi success in leading Egypt and continuing to log ....