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  • Voting in '22 National Assembly elections begins in Kuwait

    Date: 2022-09-29 06:32:13 GMT - Kuwait - Parliament - SN:1 - ID:9797162

    KUWAIT, Sept 29 (MENA) - The voting process for the 17th legislative term of the 2022 National Assembly elections began at 8:00 a.m. local-time on Thursday in Kuwait's five electoral constituencies, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. Some ....

  • Top prosecutor orders arrest of 7 people over Helwan pharmacist’s killing

    Date: 2022-09-28 23:21:47 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:9797050

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Prosecutor General Hamada El Sawy on Wednesday ordered the arrest of seven persons accused of locking up, intimidating, torturing and killing a pharmacist in Helwan over family issues. Earlier today, the prosecution ....

  • Tourism min. chairs board meeting of Grand Egyptian Museum

    Date: 2022-09-28 22:25:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:81 - ID:9797041

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa chaired a board meeting of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Wednesday. During it, Issa lauded the idea of building the museum, saying that the project of this great cultural ....

  • Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida as Category 4 storm

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:58:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9797012

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, swamping streets with water and smashing trees along the coast while moving at a crawl that ....

  • Climate change is making food insecurity worse -- Int'l coop. min.

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:56:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:9796738

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat said global efforts to ensure food security are in decline, just eight years away from the date set for achieving the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) under the 2030 ....

  • European Commission announces new proposals for sanctions on Russia

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:50:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:78 - ID:9797013

    BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (MENA) - The European Commission announced proposals for an eighth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes expanding the list of sanctioned persons, introduction of trade restrictions, and a cap on oil prices, media ....

  • Arab Parliament condemns shelling targeting several areas in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:49:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9797040

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) strongly condemned the shelling that hit several areas in Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Wednesday killing and injuring a number of people. In a statement, the AP asserted its full solidarity with ....

  • Civil aviation min. heads to Canada for ICAO's 41st Assembly

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:45:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:9796700

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Minister of Civil Aviation Mahmoud Abbas departed for Montreal on Wednesday evening, leading a delegation to represent Egypt at the 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which kicked off ....

  • WB praises Egypt’s efforts to empower women

    Date: 2022-09-28 21:11:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:9796725

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) – Keiko Miwa, the World Bank Regional Director for Human Development in the Middle East & North Africa region, praised Wednesday Egypt’s efforts in the field of empowering women in various fields and wished for more cooperation ....

  • US slams Tehran for attacks in Iraq, vows to disrupt Iran’s destabilizing behavior

    Date: 2022-09-28 20:24:58 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9796890

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - The US on Wednesday slammed Iran’s drone and ballistic missile attacks inside Iraq with the White House vowing to disrupt Tehran’s destabilizing behavior in the region, Al Arabiya reported. National Security Advisor ....

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