Member states of the Arab League Current Affairs, GK & News
Trump vetoes bill to end US involvement in Yemen War
President Donald Trump has vetoed a Congress Bill for putting an end to the military assistance of the United States in the Saudi Arabia led to war in Yemen. The US Congress has voted for the first time in a break with the President for invoking the War Powers Resolution to try and put a ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Continents • Countries • In Yemen • Jamal Khashoggi • Member states of the Arab League • Member states of the United Nations • Middle Eastern countries • Mohammad bin Salman • Politics • Saudi Arabia • War Powers Resolution • Yemeni Crisis
UAE and Saudi Arabia launch a common digital currency “Aber”
The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia have launched a common digital currency called “Aber”, which will be used in financial settlements between the two countries through Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers technologies. It will establish an additional means for the central financial transfer systems of the two countries and enable banks to directly ..
Topics: Arabian Peninsula • Blockchain • Central bank • Countries • Geography of Asia • Member states of OPEC • Member states of the Arab League • Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf • Middle Eastern countries • Remittance • Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority • Western Asia
United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Red Cross have signs pact to support humanitarian efforts in Yemen, Myanmar, DRC
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a cooperation agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to support the humanitarian response plan in Yemen, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in addition to support ICRC’s budget, totaling $11 million. Under the agreement, the UAE will provide the ICRC with $6 ..
Topics: Aftermath of war • Countries • Geography of Asia • International Committee of the Red Cross • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement • Member states of the Arab League • Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • Member states of the United Nations • Middle Eastern countries • United Arab Emirates • Western Asia • Yemen
Saudi Arabia hosts 29th Arab League Summit 2018
The 29th Arab League Summit 2018 has started in Dahran, Saudi Arabia on April 15 to promote Arab joint action to address challenges facing the nation. In the annual gathering of Arab leaders, Saudi Arabia hopes to push for a unified stand against Iran. The fate of Jerusalem, as US plans to move its Embassy ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Arab League • Arabian Peninsula • Countries • Dubai • Geography of Asia • Member states of OPEC • Member states of the Arab League • Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf • Middle Eastern countries • Saudi Arabia • United Arab Emirates • Western Asia
5+5 Summit calls for greater co-operation b/w member countries
The 5+5 Summit of European and North African nations along the Mediterranean Sea called for closer co-operation between the member nations. The heads of states and the foreign ministers of the 10 member group met at the capital of Malta Auberge de Castille for two days. They discussed several issues including regional security, irregular migration, ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Africa • Algeria • Continents • Countries • Maghreb • Mauritania • Member states of the African Union • Member states of the Arab League • Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • Member states of the Union for the Mediterranean • Member states of the United Nations • North Africa