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France expels Tunisian imam accused of hate speech

Date: 2024-02-23 07:01:08 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10593913

PARIS, Feb 23 (MENA) - French authorities on Thursday expelled a Tunisian imam accused of preaching hatred against women and Jews, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced. Mahjoub Mahjoubi, imam in the small southern French town of ....

Abul Gheit in talks with former Turkish president over Gaza updates

Date: 2024-02-22 13:41:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:10593272

CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Thursday with former Turkish President Abdullah Gul regional developments as well as relations between the Arab League and Turkey. On his X account, Abul Gheit ....

Jordanian FM: Israeli occupation ‘inhumane’ at top UN court

Date: 2024-02-22 13:36:53 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:10593188

THE HAGUE, Feb 22 (MENA) - Jordan Thursday termed the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands as “unlawful” and “inhumane” during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "I stand before you today while the bloody and ....

Ship attacked by 2 missiles off Yemen coast

Date: 2024-02-22 12:29:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10593095

LONDON, Feb 22 (MENA) - A vessel was attacked by two missiles south east of Aden, Yemen, on Thursday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The attack resulted in a fire onboard. Coalition forces are investigating ....

Two Syrian civilians killed in Israeli aggression on residential building

Date: 2024-02-21 11:35:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:10591004

DAMASCUS, Feb 21 (MENA) - Two citizens were killed and another was injured on Wednesday morning in an Israeli missile attack that targeted a residential building in Kafr Sousa neighborhood in Damascus, according to the Syrian news agency ....

GCC, OPEC secretaries discuss cooperation to ensure global oil markets stability

Date: 2024-02-21 11:34:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10591066

RIYADH, Feb 21 (MENA) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jasem Albudaiwi met here with OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais, and said that the GCC countries are keen to ensure the stability of global oil markets by cooperating ....

Oman expresses disappointment over UN's ceasefire failure in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-21 10:30:37 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:10591027

MUSCAT, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Sultanate of Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed strong disappointment and regret over the failure of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to issue a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza Strip, due to the repeated use of ....

GASTAT: Saudi Arabia's trade surplus registered SR 417 billion in 2023

Date: 2024-02-21 10:15:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:10590732

RIYADH, Feb 21 (MENA) - The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia’s trade balance achieved a surplus of SR 417 billion in 2023. This brought the total volume of the Kingdom’s international trade to SR ....

Qatar expresses deep regret over obstruction of UN draft resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-02-21 09:39:36 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10590827

DOHA, Feb 21 (MENA) - Qatar expressed its deep regret over the obstruction of the draft resolution submitted on behalf of the Arab Group by the sisterly People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the UN Security Council, calling for an immediate ....

Kuwait deplores US veto on Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2024-02-21 09:34:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:10590833

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21 (MENA) - Kuwait regretted Wednesday the renewed use of the veto at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on a draft resolution submitted by Algeria on behalf of the Arab group, calling for Gaza ceasefire and cessation of the brutal ....