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Arab coalition announces aid for Yemen exceed USD 1 bln

Date: 2018-01-22 14:34:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7204857

RIYADH, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Arab coalition announced that it would provide humanitarian aid for the Yemeni people, exceeding USD one billion. These remarks were made on Monday by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir at the meeting of Arab ....

Yemeni army controls strategic Hamra el Sed mount in al Jouf

Date: 2018-01-22 14:29:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7204771

SANAA, Jan 22 (MENA) - Yemeni legitimate forces Monday liberated strategic Hamra el Sed mountain in al Jouf province from the control of Houthi militias. Al Arabiya News Channel broke the news without offering further details. (MENA) Y Y E/R G ....

Participants at Palestinian supervisors conf.: Washington decision to reduce UNRWA funds "painful"

Date: 2018-01-22 14:29:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7204509

CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) - Participants at the 99th round of Conference of supervisors on Palestinian affairs in the host Arab countries asserted the necessity of supporting the Palestinian refugees and improving their conditions in view of the ....

Jordanian King, Queen to take part in World Economic Forum in Davos

Date: 2018-01-22 14:25:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7204935

AMMAN, Jan 22 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah and Queen Rania accompanied by Crown Prince Hussein, will take part in the World Economic Forum annual meeting that will be held during January 23-26 in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme "Creating a ....

AL assessing moves to scupper Israeli endeavors to join UNSC

Date: 2018-01-22 14:21:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:7204716

CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Arab League's ministerial committee working to confront Israeli plans in Africa held a meeting on Monday at the level of permanent representatives to assess Arab moves to block Israel from having a non-permanent seat in ....

Iraqi FM invited to take part in Sochi conf. on Syria

Date: 2018-01-22 13:35:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7204678

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has received a message from his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, inviting Iraq to participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, which will be held in the Russian city of Sochi ....

AL official warns of 'unprecedented & dangerous' developments in Arab region

Date: 2018-01-22 11:51:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7204373

CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) - Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and the Occupied Arab Territories Affairs Saed Abu Ali warned against the unprecedented and dangerous developments in the Arab region. Atop of these developments is the ....

Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist attack on Kabul hotel

Date: 2018-01-22 10:49:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7204250

RIYADH, Jan 22 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has condemned Saturday’s attack by the Taliban on the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported citing an official source from the Foreign Ministry. The source ....

Lavrov: Parties in Yemen should go over from military action to talks

Date: 2018-01-22 10:48:48 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7204339

MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Moscow expects all parties to the Yemeni conflict to go over from combat actions to negotiations and a political settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said as quoted by Tass news agency on Monday. "The ....

Emir of Kuwait receives message from Jordanian monarch

Date: 2018-01-22 10:44:47 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7204248

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jabir al Sabah received on Monday a message from Jordanian King Abdullah II tackling bilateral ties between and means of further developing them. The message included an ....