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UAE’s new fire code addresses key safety issue

Dubai - ArabToday

The national fire regulations that came into effect this week are very welcome. As The National has reported, they specifically address the exterior cladding that was recognised as a factor in the spread of several high-rise fires, including the blaze at the Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai on New Year’s Eve in 2015. In the past year, the authorities haveRead more

GCC Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iraq and Pakistan

Riyadh - ArabToday

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing in the Iraqi Capital of Baghdad on Thursday that left dozens of innocent civilians dead and injured. In a statement on Saturday, Al Zayani described the attack as a terrorist crime incompatible with all human and moral values and principles. He affirmedRead more

South Korea, Japan, U.S. Discuss Measures to Cope With North Korea's Threats

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea, Japan and the United States had a senior-level video teleconference on Friday to discuss measures to better cope with increasing threats from North Korea. The three defense officials who attended the teleconference were Park Cheol-kyun, deputy director general for the MND's International Policy Bureau; Christopher Johnstone, principal director for East Asia at the U.S. Department of Defense; andRead more

France gets ready for Euro 2016 championship with unprecedented security measures

Paris - Arab Today

Amid unprecedented security measures, wide protests over the controversial labor law and the declaration of a state of natural disasters in about 800 French towns, the Euro 2016 football championship is to kick off on Friday, a much-awaited sports event that always draws millions of soccer fans from inside and outside France. Some 1.5 million tickets have been already soldRead more

Israeli Forces Escalate Arbitrary Measures in Yatta

Hebron - Arab Today

The Israeli occupation forces have escalated arbitrary measures in the vicinity of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. Palestine news agency said that the occupation forces closed the entrances to Yatta on Wednesday night and stepped up their presence in the vicinity of the town, the home of more than 120,000 people, after the shooting incident thatRead more

Merkel Optimistic of Reaching Balance of Global Growth Measures

Tokyo - Arab Today

G7 leaders agreed Thursday on measures required to boost economic growth, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. "The world has a certain stable growth, but their are weaknesses,especially among the emerging economies, and there is a whole series of risks," Merkel said. "I think we will manage to achieve a good communique that also accepts that there has to be aRead more

international standards applied in human rights file in Egypt

Cairo - Arab Today

The Egyptian state is taking all possible measures to improve human rights conditions in the country through the application of international standards and the organization of surprise and regular inspections of prisons by the public prosecution, Justice Minister Hossam Abdel Rehim said. During a meeting with visiting Deputy Speaker of the German Parliament Claudia Roth and German Ambassador in CairoRead more

Ministry: Measures to be taken on activating social protection cooperation protocol with France

Cairo - Arab Today

Deputy Minister of Finance for the public treasury and head of the Economic Justice unit Mohamed Meit said Tuesday the ministry would take some measures to put a cooperation protocol singed with the French government in the field of social protection into effect. The vice minister said the cooperation protocol aims to boost cooperation between Egypt and France in theRead more

Security measures beefed up in Alexandria to confront Muslim Brotherhood protests

Alexandria - Arab Today

Alexandria police patrolled on Friday at main squares and streets in order to tighten up security measures in the coastal governorate. The move came after calls by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group to stage protests on Friday in order to confront any attempt to stir chaos. Source: MENARead more

Prime Minister presides over economic ministerial committee meeting

Cairo - Arab Today

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail underlined that the cabinet is keen on coordinating to finalize all the projects implemented in Egypt according to the timetable of the government's schedule via following the executive measures of these ventures. The priority of implementing the projects will depend on their executive rates and improving the services offered to citizens, the premier noted. These remarksRead more