Fri, 2021-02-05 00:40 CAIRO: Egypt has been elected to chair the 15th session of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the first time, succeeding Canada, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The election took place during an official commission meeting … read more
Fri, 2021-02-05 00:32 AL-MUKALLA: The internationally recognized government of Yemen will try to mitigate the impact of the latest UN report on the central bank’s reputation and the country’s banking system in general, a senior government official told Arab News. … read more
Author: Thu, 2021-02-04 23:14 CAIRO: Sudan has appointed three representatives of armed rebel groups to top posts in the country’s interim government as part of a peace deal signed last year, the state news agency reported Thursday. Sudan is transitioning … read more
Wed, 2021-02-03 23:57 CAIRO: Syria’s air defense systems confronted Israeli missiles in the southern region late on Wednesday, state news agency SANA said. The Israeli military declined to comment. State media said the “Israeli aggression” targeted the southern region of … read more
Author: Wed, 2021-02-03 23:01 CAIRO/BEIRUT: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched an effort on Wednesday to end the political stalemate that has left Lebanon without a government for six months. El-Sisi held talks in Cairo with Saad Hariri, who was … read more