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HAAD implements next stage of healthcare reforms

Abu Dhabi - Wam

The Health Authority - Abu Dhabi, HAAD, the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, is implementing the next stage of reforms to bring about a significant improvement in the quality of healthcare provisions. Professor Maha Barakat, Director-General at HAAD, said, "Healthcare facilities are participating in something extraordinary, and being part of the Abu Dhabi familyRead more

Yemeni official urges Arab support for moving Central Bank premises from Sanaa to Aden

Aden - Arab Today

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen Abbas Ahmed al Basha urged the governors of Arab central banks and monetary institutions to support Yemen to render successful the step of moving the Central Bank of Yemen HQ from the militias-held capital Sanaa to the temporary capital Aden. During a meeting of the governors of Arab central banks and monetaryRead more

Croatia's Foreign Minister: refugee solution cannot be imposed in Europe

Prague - Arab Today

Croatian Foreign Minister Miro Kovac said on Friday that his country cannot accept pressure placed by the European Commission to accept a quota of migrants, Radio Prague reported. Kovac made the remarks during a meeting with his Czech counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek in Prague on Friday. During a two-day visit to the Czech Republic they discussed the European Commission's plan toRead more

Palestinian President meets Norway's Foreign Minister

Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here today with Norway's Foreign Minister Borg Brand. Abbas briefed the Norwegian minister on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. He stressed the importance of international community's support for the French initiative to hold an international conference that leads to international mechanism to resolve the Palestinian issue. The Norwegian foreign minister stressedRead more

Big Ben 'bongs' to be silenced for £29m refurbishment

London - Arab Today

Britain's most famous clock tower is to fall silent so that urgent repair work can be carried out at a cost of £29m, BBC News reported. The UK Parliament says it has no choice but to stop the chimes of Big Ben, after 157 years of nearly unbroken service, to prevent its mechanism from failing. The Elizabeth Tower, which housesRead more

Joint Egypt-Bahrain committee to meet Tuesday

Cairo - Arab Today

The ninth meeting of the Joint Egyptian-Bahraini committee will kick off in Cairo on Tuesday. The meeting will be co-chaired by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Bahraini counterpart Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa The two sides are scheduled to agree on a new mechanism for political consultation on bilateral, regional and international issues. Earlier on Saturday, the preparatoryRead more

Inquiry blames crew failure for 2014 plane crash in Mali

Algiers - MENA

Air accident investigators said on Friday that crew errors caused the 2014 Air Algerie crash over Mali, blaming a mixture of mistakes for the disaster which killed 116 people, Fox News reported. France's Analysis and Investigations Bureau says that the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 went down in July 2014 near the rural town of Gossi after problems with its sensors thatRead more

Arab League delegation inspects developments projects in North Darfur

Khartoum - Arab Today

The delegation of joint mechanism of Sudan's government and the Arab League inspected on Monday development projects in North Darfur state. In press statements, Fatma Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of Social Affairs in North Darfur, praised the project executed by the pan-Arab body in Sudan. The state of North Darfur is ready to provide all facilities to the Arab League toRead more