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OPEN// Bulgaria: Parl't holds second-reading debates on social, health insurance budget bills

Date: 2025-03-19 07:02:11 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:8 - ID:11107785

SOFIA, March 19 (MENA) - The National Assembly is expected on Wednesday to hold second-reading debates on the 2025 Public Social Insurance Budget Bill and the 2025 National Health Insurance Fund Budget Bill, according to the legislature's tentative ....

EU pledges €5.8 billion for Syria & neighbors to aid recovery

Date: 2025-03-19 06:55:42 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:11107780

BRUSSELS, March 19 (MENA) - The EU said it would send €5.8 billion in aid to Syria and its neighbors at an annual donor conference attended by representatives from the war-torn country for the first time, said the European External Action Service ....

US, UAE discuss horizons of strategic partnership

Date: 2025-03-19 06:45:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:11107761

ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - UAE Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Wednesday with President Donald Trump of the United States of America during a dinner banquet held in his ....

Singapore 'gravely concerned' about resumption of hostilities in Gaza

Date: 2025-03-19 06:42:40 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:5 - ID:11107773

SINGAPORE, March 19 (MENA) - Singapore is "gravely concerned" about the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that has resulted in escalating civilian casualties, Channel News Asia (CNA) quoted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) as saying on ....

With renewed airstrikes in Gaza, UN Relief Chief urges restoration of ceasefire

Date: 2025-03-19 06:37:25 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:11107760

GENEVA, March 19 (MENA) - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said that the total blockade of life-saving aid, basic commodities and commercial goods will have a "disastrous impact" on the ....

Netanyahu says hostage talks only to be held 'under fire'

Date: 2025-03-19 06:24:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:11107753

GAZA CITY, March 19 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to press heavy strikes on Gaza that resumed hours earlier, saying any future hostage negotiations with Hamas would be conducted "under fire," the Times of Israel ....

Israel intercepted missile launched by Yemen's Houthis

Date: 2025-03-19 06:18:35 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:11107744

RAMALLAH, March 19 (MENA) - The Israeli military said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired Tuesday from Yemen by the Houthi group, i24NEWS reported. The missile triggered air raid sirens across southern Israel. Following the sirens that ....

MENA Agenda for Wednesday, March 19

Date: 2025-03-19 06:07:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:11107727

NEW YORK, The UN Security Council holds closed consultations on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)'s activities in the occupied Golan Heights. ISLAMABAD, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits Saudi Arabia to ....

Muslim Council of Elders decries Israel's renewed bombardment of Gaza

Date: 2025-03-18 23:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:11107577

CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - The Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb, has strongly condemned Israel's renewed bombardment of various areas in the Gaza Strip, which left hundreds of innocent civilians dead and ....

Investment min.: Egypt focuses on infrastructure, private sector growth

Date: 2025-03-18 21:54:40 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:83 - ID:11107625

CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) – Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan el-Khatib said the world is undergoing fundamental economic changes, with globalization declining and protectionist trade policies increasing. He pointed to rising tariffs ....