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  • Investment min. arrives in Amman to attend WEF-MENA meetings

    Date: 2017-05-19 16:41:41 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:6818617

    AMMAN, May 19 (MENA) - Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr arrived on Friday in Amman to participate in meetings of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa (WEF-MENA). Upon her arrival, she headed for ....

  • Stoltenberg: NATO decision on joining intl coalition against Daesh to be taken soon

    Date: 2017-05-19 16:32:05 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:6818666

    BRUSSELS, May 19 (MENA) - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the 28-member alliance's decision on joining US-led coalition against the terrorist Daesh group will be taken soon, Russia Today reported. "The ....

  • WHO: 20 died, 3000 infected of Cholera in one day in Yemen

    Date: 2017-05-19 16:13:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:6818621

    ADEN, May 19 (MENA) - The World Health Organization said Friday that in the past day alone, 20 cholera deaths and 3,460 suspected cases had been registered in Yemen, where two-thirds of the population are on the brink of famine. "The speed of the ....

  • French FM phones 8 Arab, European counterparts

    Date: 2017-05-19 16:12:04 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:6818499

    PARIS, May 19 (MENA) - French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday made his first contact with eight of his Arab and European counterparts, spokesman for the foreign ministry Romain Nadal said in a statement. Le ....

  • AL chief to take part in Arab-Islamic-US summit in Riyadh

    Date: 2017-05-19 14:55:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:6818483

    CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will participate in the Arab-Islamic-US summit, slated for Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mahmoud Afifi, the spokesman for the AL chief, said the participation of Abul ....

  • Three Palestinians injured by Israeli forces

    Date: 2017-05-19 13:35:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:6818321

    GAZA CITY, May 19 (MENA) – At least three Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces who fired at protesting youths on the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday. Palestinian sources said the Israeli forces in Kissufim area, eastern Khan Yunis, ....

  • Kuwaiti Emir heads for Arabia to attend 3 summits

    Date: 2017-05-19 11:03:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:6818107

    KUWAIT CITY, May 19 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah and his accompanying delegation will head for Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The Kuwaiti Emir will attend the 17th consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council ....

  • Yemen cholera cases could hit 300,000 within six months-- WHO

    Date: 2017-05-19 10:56:52 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:6818069

    GENEVA, May 19 (MENA) - Yemen could have as many as 300,000 cases of cholera within six months, said the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country. Channel News Asia quoted Nevio Zagaria as saying to reporters in Geneva by ....

  • Unprecedented cholera outbreak in Yemen: WHO

    Date: 2017-05-19 10:52:00 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:6818048

    GENEVA, May 19 (MENA) - The World Heath Organization (WHO) on Friday described the spread of cholera as unprecedented in Yemen where 23,425 people have been infected and 242 dead across 18 governorates since April 27, Sky News reported on Friday ....

  • Libyan parl speaker orders eradicating terrorists in southern Libya

    Date: 2017-05-19 10:50:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6817985

    TRIPOLI, May 19 (MENA) – A military source of the Libyan army general command said Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh Issa ordered the supreme commander of the Libyan armed forces to snuff out terrorist groups in the south. The statements ....

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