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Lebanon caretaker premier confers with UN official for peace operations

Date: 2024-01-09 13:43:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:10526105

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (MENA) -Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati conferred on Tuesday at the government premises with United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on the developments in southern Lebanon and ....

Mikati: Lebanon ready to join negotiations to achieve long-term stability in South region

Date: 2024-01-09 13:31:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10526098

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Tuesday he was ready to join negotiations to achieve a long-term stability in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. His statements came in comment on international resolutions, the ....

Awqaf min. arrives in Mauritania to attend 4th forum of ACPP

Date: 2024-01-09 07:20:43 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10525320

NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 9 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa arrived in Nouakchott at dawn on Tuesday to attend the 4th forum of the African Conference for the Promotion of Peace (ACPP) held under the rubric “Ancient Education in Africa: Science ....

Palestinian FM urges German counterpart to pressure Israel to stop aggression

Date: 2024-01-08 20:22:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:10525107

RAMALLAH, Jan 8 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki called on his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock to pressure Israel for a ceasefire and to allow entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. This came during his ....

Qatari Shura Council denounces Israeli statements on transfer of Gazans

Date: 2024-01-08 14:25:33 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10524467

DOHA, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Qatari Shura Council strongly denounced the statements by Israeli officials who called for the displacement of Gazans and rebuilding of settlements in the Strip. During its ordinary session on Monday, the council ....

Israeli strike in Lebanon kills senior Hezbollah leader, say security officials

Date: 2024-01-08 13:40:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10524678

BEIRUT, Jan 8 (MENA) - A senior Hezbollah leader has been killed by an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon, media reports quoted Lebanese security officials as saying. Wissam al-Tawil, deputy head of a unit within the militant’s Radwan force, ....

Sirens sound in northern Israel following killing of Hezbollah commander

Date: 2024-01-08 13:39:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:10524572

RAMALLAH, Jan 8 (MENA) - Sirens wailed in many towns and settlements in northern Israel along the borders with Lebanon after warning that hostile aircraft was coming to Israel. The warning came after the killing of Wesam Al Tawil, a prominent ....

Saudi, Dutch FMs discuss latest developments in Gaza

Date: 2024-01-08 12:56:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:10524514

RIYADH, Jan 8 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday discussed in a meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot, the latest regional and international developments, notably in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi Press ....

New Qatari ministers take oath

Date: 2024-01-08 11:47:08 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10524367

DOHA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Ministers appointed by Qatari Emiri Order No. (1) of 2024 took the constitutional oath before the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, at the Emiri Diwan on Monday, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The oath taking ....

Iraqi PM stresses importance of accelerating formation of local governments

Date: 2024-01-08 11:18:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10524199

BAGHDAD, Jan 7 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani has stressed the importance of accelerating the formation of local governments which won the provinces election. Al Sumaria news channel said in a statement released by ....