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Yemeni president receives invitation to speak before British parliament on situation in Yemen

Date: 2017-12-05 14:36:24 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7124616

ADEN, Dec 5 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi met Tuesday with Member of the British House of Commons Keith Vaz who invited Hadi to speak before the British Parliament on the situation in Yemen, Yemeni Saba news agency ....

Lebanon's PM retracts his resignation

Date: 2017-12-05 14:33:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:7124782

BEIRUT, Dec 5 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formally rescinded his resignation, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. He announced his decision after Lebanon's first Cabinet meeting since he stepped down in a shock broadcast from ....

Yemen's GPC vows to continue uprising against Houthis

Date: 2017-12-05 14:31:14 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7124702

ADEN, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Yemeni General People's Congress (GPC) has vowed to continue uprising against Houthis, after the killing of Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, under the leadership of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, SABA news agency ....

AL Council urges US to adhere to Jerusalem-related resolutions

Date: 2017-12-05 13:57:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7124450

CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Arab League Council on Tuesday urged the US and all world countries to adhere to all United Nations resolutions related to Jerusalem including resolutions 252, 267, 465, 476, 478 and 2334. The council, at a meeting that ....

Iraq announces return of 3,000 displaced from Syria

Date: 2017-12-05 13:54:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:7124700

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displaced stated that about 3,000 Iraqi displaced people returned from Syria, as they entered from Ninawa and Dohuk governorates, Al Sumaria channel news reported on Tuesday. A ....

France expresses deep concern over situation in Yemen

Date: 2017-12-05 13:41:50 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7124611

PARIS, Dec 5 (MENA) - France expressed Tuesday its deep concern over the situation and ongoing battles in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which led to the assassination of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Spokeswoman for the French Foreign ....

15 Houthis killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Taiz

Date: 2017-12-05 13:10:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7124505

SANAA, Dec 5 (MENA) - As many as 15 Houthi militants were killed in airstrikes of the Saudi-led coalition and clashes with the Yemeni army in western Taiz, local Yemeni sources were quoted by Sky News channel on Tuesday. The Houthi militias ....

Arab envoys reject any US attempt to change legal status of Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-05 13:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:7124330

CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - Permanent representatives at the Arab League have reiterated the rejection of any attempt to change the legal and historical status of occupied East Jerusalem, warning of the consequences of US bids to relocate embassy to the ....

Riyadh concerned over US plan to recognize Al Quds as Israeli capital

Date: 2017-12-05 12:52:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7124333

RIYADH, Dec 5 (MENA) - An official source with the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom's grave and deep concern over media reports that the US Administration intends to recognize occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of ....

Oman appreciates Kuwaiti efforts for narrowing gap of Gulf countries' views

Date: 2017-12-05 12:12:57 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7124485

MUSCAT, Dec 5 (MENA) - Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud al Saeed on Tuesday appreciated efforts exerted by Kuwait for narrowing the gap of views among Gulf countries. According to the Omani news agency, Fahd noted that the Kuwaiti ....