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UN Security Council holds series of briefings on Iraq, Yemen, and global hotspots

Date: 2025-06-10 18:24:06 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:11212916

NEW YORK, June 10 (MENA) – The UN Security Council holds a semi-annual briefing and closed consultations on Iraq on Tuesday, with Special Representative Mohamed Al Hassan delivering an update. On Wednesday, the Council will discuss the ....

Lebanese president departs for Jordan to discuss bilateral ties

Date: 2025-06-10 10:07:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:11212347

BEIRUT, June 10 (MENA) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday departed Beirut for Jordan responding to an official invitation from Jordanian King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. During the visit, ....

Israeli drone strike kills father, son in Shebaa

Date: 2025-06-10 07:59:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:11212208

BEIRUT, June 10 (MENA) - The Lebanese Health Ministry said Tuesday that an Israeli drone strike targeted the Jannam area in the southern Lebanese town of Shebaa, resulting in the death of a Lebanese civilian and his son. A second son was also ....

Israeli Navy struck Houthi-controlled Hodeida port

Date: 2025-06-10 06:57:01 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:11212161

GAZA CITY, June 10 (MENA) - Israeli Navy missile boats launched strikes against infrastructure at the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida in western Yemen this morning, the Israeli military said in a statement. The Times of Israel quoted the ....

Israeli military urges evacuation of three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen

Date: 2025-06-10 06:15:26 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:11212116

RAMALLAH, June 10 (MENA) - The Israeli military’s spokesperson urged the evacuation of the Houthi-controlled Yemeni ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah and Salif in Yemen, Ynet reported Tuesday. The statement read: "Due to the Houthis' use of these ....

King Abdullah, Macron stress need for comprehensive calm in region

Date: 2025-06-09 15:11:32 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:11211797

AMMAN/NICE, June 9 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II, during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, stressed the importance of maintaining coordination on regional issues, stepping up international efforts to reach ....

King Abdullah delivers Jordan’s address at 3rd UN Ocean Conf.

Date: 2025-06-09 12:08:30 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:11211690

AMMAN/NICE, June 9 (MENA) - King Abdullah II delivered Jordan’s address at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice on Monday, Petra news agency reported. The week-long conference is co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, with ....

Jordan's King meets Iraq president in Nice, hails deep-rooted ties

Date: 2025-06-09 05:45:36 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:11211296

NICE, France, June 9 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan, during a meeting with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Sunday, expressed pride in the deep-rooted ties between Jordan and Iraq, said Petra news agency. The meeting, held in Nice, ....

Jordan's king probes with world leaders efforts to reach comprehensive truce in Palestine

Date: 2025-06-09 05:25:42 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:11211289

NICE/AMMAN, June 9 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan held separate meetings in Nice, France on Sunday with heads of state and delegations participating in the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which kicks off on Monday, said ....

Plane lands safely at Kuwait airport after hoax bomb threat

Date: 2025-06-08 16:15:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:11211085

KUWAIT CITY, June 8 (KUNA) - Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on Sunday that a plane made a safe landing at Kuwait International Airport after a hoax bomb threat. In a press statement carried by Kuwait News Agency ....