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Turkish Citizens in EU Vote in Constitutional Referendum

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkish citizens in European countries, where Turkish authorities have established polling stations, have voted on the constitutional referendum. Turkish voters living in 31 European countries cast their ballots in 82 European-wide Turkish representations. According to the Turkish Supreme Election Board, as of Saturday, there were 1,136,921 Turkish voters out of the 2.5 million registered in Europe. Approximately 2.9 million TurkishRead more

Saudi Arabia increases fighter pilots’ pay by up to 60 per cent

Riyadh - Arab Today

The Saudi cabinet announced a pay increase of up to 60 per cent for air force pilots on Monday, the SPA state news agency reported. Saudi Arabia and its mostly Gulf Arab allies have launched thousands of air strikes in Yemen as part of efforts to restore the internationally-recognised government to power in its war against Houthi rebels. The kingdomRead more

Chief Justice Calls for Establishing Regional Alternative Judicial System in Africa

Khartoum - Arab Today

The Chief Justice, Haidar Ahmed Dafalla, has called for establishment of an alternative regional judicial system from within the African continent. Addressing the opening sitting of the First Conference of the African Chiefs Justice and Heads of the Supreme Courts at the Friendship Hall Sunday, the Chief Justice has affirmed the importance of establishing an African court as a guaranteeRead more

Bahrain's Ambassador to Norway presents credentials

Manama - Arab Today

Ambassador Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa has conveyed the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway and his best wishes for further progress and prosperity to the Norwegian people and kingdom. This came as Shaikh Fawaz presented his credential to King Harald V as Accredited Non-Resident AmbassadorRead more

Energy and mining committee receives mining foreign experts

Khartoum - SUNA

The Parliament Energy and Mining Committee on Tuesday received a group of foreign experts specialized in mining, to brief them on the supervision and legislative role of the council as well as the legislations related to mining and social responsivity and environmental protection. The committee headed by Dr. Haiat Ahmed Al Mahi, reviewed in details with the visiting experts theRead more

State Defense Minister Meets U.S. Defense Secretary

Washington - Arab Today

HE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah on Monday met in Washington with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis.The meeting reviewed issues of mutual interest between the two friendly countries and means of boosting and developing them, particularly in the military affairs. Source: QNARead more

Foreign Ministry's Secretary-General Receives Credentials of UNHCR GCC Representative

Doha - Arab Today

HE Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi received Monday the credentials of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative to the GCC Countries Khaled Khalifa. HE the Secretary-General wished the representative success in his duties. Source: QNARead more

Mauritanian President Receives Message from Niger Counterpart

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received a message from his Niger counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou, dealing with bilateral relations between the two countries and issues of common concern. The message was delivered by the minister of environment and sustainable development special envoy of the President of the Niger Mustafa Korba during a meeting with Mauritanian President today. The meetingRead more

Britain supports two-state solution

Ramallah - Arab Today

President Mahmoud Abbas has met Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson in Ramallah and discussed latest developments in the Palestinian territories. Abbas reaffirmed the Palestinian side’s commitment to the peace process based on the two-state solution, the international legitimacy resolutions, and the Arab peace initiative (the Saudi plan), in order to establish an independent Palestinian state within pre-1967 borders and withRead more

Bahrain King meets President of Turkey

Manama - Arab Today

King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain met here on Sunday with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently visiting Manama. During the meeting, they discussed means to boost bilateral relations between the two countries in addition to regional and international issues of common concern. Following the meeting, a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding betweenRead more