RABAT — Morocco and Israel inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to strengthen cooperation in the health sector.
The MoU was signed between Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb and the Israeli minister of the Interior and Health Moshe Arbel in the Moroccan capital of Rabat. (Morocco-Israel-Cooperation-Health Sector)
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AMMAN/SANAA — Negotiations started in Jordan’s capital Amman on Friday between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group under the patronage of the United Nations.
In the two-day talks, the delegations from the two sides will discuss the issue of exchanging prisoners and seek solutions to the obstacles to the implementation of a previous agreement in this regard, a well-informed Yemeni source told Xinhua. (Jordan-Yemen-Prisoner Swap)
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BEIRUT — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the visa ban on Lebanese citizens, Lebanon’s caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said Friday.
The Lebanese ambassador to the UAE informed Habib on Thursday evening of the UAE’s decision to lift the travel ban, according to a statement on behalf of Habib released by the National News Agency. (Lebanon-UAE-Lifting Visa Ban)
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JERUSALEM — Russia will open a branch of its consular section in Jerusalem as part of its agreement with the city, the Russian embassy and the Israeli foreign ministry said Friday.
According to the Russian embassy, the branch will be built on a plot in West Jerusalem, which the Russian Empire acquired in 1885. The move came after the two sides clarified the Russian land plot’s boundaries and area in an agreement signed on May 18 after a “years-long process.” (Israel-Jerusalem-Russian Consular Section)