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  • Canadian MP of Egyptian origin gets support of all parl't parties to pass law on freedom of religion

    Date: 2021-12-02 08:24:43 GMT - Canada - World - SN:13 - ID:9298517

    OTTAWA, Dec 2 (MENA) – Canadian parliamentarian of an Egyptian origin Sherif Sabaawy said that passing the law on freedom of religion in the legislative assembly of Ontario is a great victory for all the defenders of freedom of religion ....

  • UN approves 2 Egyptian draft resolutions on Quds, Syrian Golan

    Date: 2021-12-02 07:55:43 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:12 - ID:9298518

    NEW YORK, Dec 2 (MENA) – Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Osama Abdel Khaleq said on Thursday that the General Assembly of the UN approved two Egyptian draft resolutions on al Quds and Syrian Golan. In a statement by Egypt’s ....

  • British energy firm becomes latest to collapse due to crisis with more than 20 now folded

    Date: 2021-12-01 20:42:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:116 - ID:9298313

    LONDON, Dec 1 (MENA) - Energy regulator Ofgem said Zog Energy failed on Wednesday, The Express newspaper reported. The company is the latest out of more than two dozen energy supplies to collapse in recent months after being pushed out of the ....

  • Waly speaks on World AIDS Day 2 last Vienna

    Date: 2021-12-01 18:56:31 GMT - Austria - World - SN:105 - ID:9298252

    Waly said as COVID-19 puts health systems worldwide under additional strain, it is even harder for those who need HIV services to access them. To ensure the continuity and sustainability of HIV services during the COVID crisis, UNODC, in ....

  • S. Korea reports 1st three cases of omicron variant

    Date: 2021-12-01 18:40:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:101 - ID:9298163

    SEOUL, Dec 1 (MENA) - South Korea confirmed its first cases of omicron variant infection on Wednesday, adding to concerns the new virus strain could exacerbate the pandemic as the country grapples with a spike in the caseload and number of ....

  • Vietnam to suspend flights to, from 7 African countries over Omicron fears

    Date: 2021-12-01 16:53:25 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:87 - ID:9298085

    HANOI, Dec 1 (MENA) - Vietnam will suspend flights to and from seven African countries over concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Vietnamese news agency reported. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has approved ....

  • India delays resumption of commercial flights over omicron emergence

    Date: 2021-12-01 16:49:14 GMT - India - World - SN:85 - ID:9298075

    NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday delayed the resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger airline services to or from India, mentioning that it will notify its decision on the same ....

  • No fatalities from new Covid-19 variant Omicron recorded - WHO official to MENA

    Date: 2021-12-01 14:50:34 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:69 - ID:9297678

    CAIRO, Dec 1 (MENA) – Regional Director of the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said Wednesday that no fatalities were recorded from the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. In statements to MENA during a press ....

  • Japan asks airlines not to accept inbound flight reservations over Omicron

    Date: 2021-12-01 12:39:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:55 - ID:9297532

    TOKYO, Dec 1 (MENA) – The Japanese government said Wednesday it had asked airlines to stop accepting reservations for inbound international flights, while announcing it will deny entry to all foreigners from 10 African countries feared to have ....

  • COVID is teaching hard lessons on trade policy - The Hill

    Date: 2021-12-01 12:29:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:9297401

    WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (MENA) - A long-delayed meeting of World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers scheduled for today was postponed yet again due to the omicron variant of COVID-19. However, the need for a trade policy reckoning only grows stronger with ....

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