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China slams US criticism on cooperation with Africa

Date: 2023-05-05 18:28:26 GMT - China - Africa - SN:59 - ID:10143074

B EIJING, May 5 (MENA) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Friday said the United States "needs to have less jealousy but more openness and inclusiveness when viewing China-Africa cooperation." Mao made the remarks at a regular ....

UAE, Switzerland mull Horn of Africa's challenges

Date: 2023-05-05 18:24:49 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:10143070

ABU DHABI, May 5 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan met Friday with Sylvain Astier, Swiss Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, in Abu Dhabi, WAM ....

Iraq recovers 6000 artifacts from UK

Date: 2023-05-05 17:01:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:10143008

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Culture said Friday that Baghdad had recovered 6,000 artifacts from London. had borrowed artifacts for study purposes since 1923, it added in a statement. (MENA) M S H/ ....

Ukraine exports over 42.4M t of grains, pulses

Date: 2023-05-05 16:43:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:56 - ID:10142988

KYIV, May 5 (MENA) - Ukraine exported 42.477 million tones of grains and legumes from July 1, 2022, to May 5, 2023, Ukrinform quoted the country's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food as saying Friday. In 2022/2023, Ukraine exported 14.571 ....

NCW head says significant progress made in protecting legal rights of women

Date: 2023-05-05 16:33:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:10142894

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - President of the National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsi said significant progress has been made in recent years in terms of protecting the legal rights of women at the international level. However, the global legal ....

UAE president attends celebration marking 47th anniversary of armed forces unification

Date: 2023-05-05 16:31:16 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10142980

ABU DHABI, May 5 (MENA) - UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended Friday a celebration marking the 47th anniversary of the unification of the country's armed forces. The event included a variety of activities and performances all ....

Congo flooding kills 15; toll expected to rise

Date: 2023-05-05 16:12:57 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:53 - ID:10142965

KINSHASA, May 5 (MENA) - Flooding and landslides killed more than a dozen people in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, a local official said Friday. Delphin Birimbi, a community leader in Kalehe in South Kivu, said that there were 15 dead in ....

In first days of May, Russia conducts airstrikes on Ukraine every hour - US State Department

Date: 2023-05-05 15:42:13 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:52 - ID:10142927

CAPITALS, May 5 (MENA) - During the first four days of May, Russia launched more than one missile, drone, or bomb at Ukraine every hour. The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine tweeted this information, citing State Department spokesman Vedant Patel, ....

Awqaf minister: We seek to develop Ahl El-Bayt mosques

Date: 2023-05-05 15:21:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:10142857

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said his ministry seeks to develop the mosques of Ahl El-Bayt (the family of the Prophet Mohamed). Gomaa made the remarks while he was inspecting the development works at El-Sayyeda ....

Jordanian Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein visits Whale Valley

Date: 2023-05-05 15:06:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:10142821

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Jordanian Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein on Friday visited Egypt's Wadi El-Hitan (Whale Valley) nature reserve in Fayyoum. Princess Alia was informed about the Wadi Al-Hitan Reserve, the history of the region in general, and ....