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OPEN// Bulgarian FM hosts Arab ambassadors in Sofia for Iftar

Date: 2025-03-29 19:25:02 GMT - Bulgaria - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:11120359

SOFIA, March 29 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev addressed the ambassadors of Arab countries accredited in Sofia at the beginning of iftar that he hosted for them, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Georgiev was quoted by the ....

Eid al-Fitr to begin Sunday in most Arab countries

Date: 2025-03-29 17:57:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:11120255

CAIRO, March 29 (MENA) – The UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Lebanon, and Palestine announced Sunday, March 30, as the first day of Eid al-Fitr after confirming the sighting of the Shawwal crescent. In the UAE the Presidential Court issued ....

Saudi Arabia says Sunday is first day of Eid Al Fitr

Date: 2025-03-29 16:11:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:11120230

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, March 29 (MENA) - The Saudi Royal Court announced on Saturday that the Supreme Court has declared Sunday, March 30, 2025, as the first day of Eid Al Fitr for the year 1446 AH.   The decision came after the crescent moon of ....

US designates Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network for Hezbollah

Date: 2025-03-28 15:49:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:11119253

WASHINGTON, March 28 (MENA) - The United States announced on Friday the imposition of sanctions on a Lebanese network, alleging its involvement in evading sanctions in favor of Hezbollah’s financial wing, which manages commercial enterprises and oil ....

Jordanian, Iraqi FMs discuss bilateral cooperation

Date: 2025-03-28 11:43:26 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:11118975

AMMAN, March 28 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi phoned his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Masoum to discuss ways to improve the two nations' long-standing ties, Petra news agency ....

Israeli army launches airstrikes on towns in southern Lebanon

Date: 2025-03-28 11:34:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:11118882

BEIRUT, March 28 (MENA) - The Lebanese TV said that Israeli army mounted artillery and phosphorus bombardment against Al-Khiyam town in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army also started a sweeping operation in Hamams Hill, the Lebanese broadcast ....

AL hails role of music in fostering intercultural dialogue

Date: 2025-03-27 13:14:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:11117842

CAIRO, March 27 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League has praised the role of music in enhancing intercultural dialogue in light of being a universal language that transcends linguistic and geographical barriers and contributes to ....

Germany grants €19.8 million to UNICEF to address undernutrition

Date: 2025-03-27 09:19:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:11117389

ADEN, March 27 (MENA) - In a significant step toward addressing the critical nutrition crisis in Yemen, the German Federal Government through KfW Development Bank, recently contributed 19.8 million euros to UNICEF Yemen. This funding will ....

UAE, Central African Republic president discuss bilateral cooperation

Date: 2025-03-27 06:49:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:11117351

ABU DHABI, March 27 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, spoke by phone to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, with a focus ....

Burhan arrives at Khartoum Airport on presidential plane

Date: 2025-03-26 19:48:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:11117151

PORT SUDAN, March 26 (MENA) – Lt. General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, visited the Presidential Palace and other sites in Khartoum after the expulsion of the Rapid Support Forces militia. A ....