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Jordanian king meets Saudi monarch to discuss Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-13 04:33:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:7137337

AMMAN, Dec 12 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II met Tuesday with Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Saudi capital Riyadh to discuss the latest developments of Jerusalem issue and the dangerous consequences of US' decision to recognize ....

Jordan, World Bank sign loan agreement worth $200 million

Date: 2017-12-12 22:32:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:7137679

AMMAN, Dec 12 (MENA) - Jordan and World Bank signed Tuesday a lenient loan agreement and grant worth $200 million to boost the state budget and finance education reform program in Jordan. Jordanian Planning and International Cooperation Minister ....

2 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces over Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-12 22:21:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:7137794

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) – Two Palestinians were killed and 153 others wounded on Tuesday in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Clashes have erupted since Thursday after US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem ....

King of Jordan leaves Riyadh

Date: 2017-12-12 21:45:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:7137644

RIYADH, Dec 12 (MENA) - King of Jordan Abdullah II and accompanying delegation left Tuesday Saudi Arabia where he met with Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and a number of senior Saudi officials in Saudi capital Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency ....

UAE condemns terrorist attack at New York City's main bus terminal

Date: 2017-12-12 21:16:15 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:7137490

ABU DHABI, Dec 12 (MENA) - The UAE has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, New York, on Monday, WAM news agency reported. In a statement released on Tuesday, the UAE Ministry of Foreign ....

Arab Parliament urges resisting rumors targeting Arab leaders, states

Date: 2017-12-12 20:52:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:7137707

CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament has called for resisting rumors that target the stances of Arab leaders, states and governments after US President Donald Trump issued a decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move its ....

Six Houthis killed in attack launched by PRCs in Yemen’s Al Bayda

Date: 2017-12-12 20:21:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:7137648

AL BAYDA, Yemen, Dec 12 (MENA) - Six Houhthi militants have been killed in a major attack launched by the Yemeni Popular Resistance Committees (PRCs) in Al Quraishyah district of Al Bayda governorate in central Yemen, military sources said on ....

17th ARADO annual conference wraps up activities in Cairo

Date: 2017-12-12 19:46:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:7137668

CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - The 17th annual conference organized by the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) has shed light on dramatic changes that hit the world after the economic crisis in 2008, Nasser al Qahtani, the organization's ....

Yemeni officials say police kill 3 militants in Aden

Date: 2017-12-12 17:21:01 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:7137506

SANAA, Dec 12 (MENA) - Yemeni security forces killed at least three suspected militants in a raid early Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden, officials said. Three policemen were killed in a shootout when the forces stormed a workshop where ....

One dead, six wounded in mine explosion in Tunisia

Date: 2017-12-12 16:53:58 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:7137475

TUNIS, Dec 12 (MENA) - At least one soldier was killed and six others wounded in a mine explosion in Jebel ech Chambi area, western Tunisia, where extremist militants hide. Spokesman for the Tunisian Defense Ministry Blhasan al Wslaty told Sky ....