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  • AL council urges UN to dispatch int'l investigation committee to Israeli prisons

    Date: 2017-05-04 13:34:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6796594

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - The Arab League Council called on the United Nations and its specialized agencies concerned to dispatch an international investigation committee to Israeli prisons in order to monitor violations committed against Palestinian ....

  • AL chief urges int’l community to stop Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners

    Date: 2017-05-04 12:58:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:6796595

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called on the international community to press Israel to stop its violations against Palestinian prisoners, who remain on hunger strike in Israeli jails for the third week ....

  • AL organizes solidarity rally to support Palestinian hunger strikers

    Date: 2017-05-04 12:35:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6796498

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States organized a solidarity rally Thursday in support of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails. Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit along with the permanent ....

  • Algerian president accomplishes electoral duty

    Date: 2017-05-04 12:17:24 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:6796546

    ALGIERS, May 4 (MENA) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika accomplished Thursday his electoral duty for the legislative elections of 2017 at the primary school Mohamed El-Bachir El-Ibrahimi of El Biar, in Algiers, APS reported. Polling ....

  • New Astana meeting on Syria scheduled for early June — source

    Date: 2017-05-04 12:03:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:6796426

    Moscow, May 4 (MENA) - A new meeting on Syria in the Astana format can be held at the beginning of June, a source close to the talks said on Thursday. A new meeting on Syria in the Astana format can take place in a month’s time, in early June," ....

  • Saudi king receives UNESCO director general

    Date: 2017-05-04 11:18:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:6796419

    RIYADH, May 4 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received at al Salam palace here today the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova. During the meeting, they ....

  • AL mission head inspects central Algiers polling station

    Date: 2017-05-04 11:05:16 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6796420

    ALGIERS, May 4 (MENA) - The head of the AL mission monitoring the Algerian parliamentary elections, Saed Abu Ali, inspected on Thursday a central Algiers polling station. In statements to reporters, he said everything is going well according to ....

  • 32,000 tons of wheat offered to Yemen last April - WFP

    Date: 2017-05-04 11:00:55 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6796412

    ADEN, May 4 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) offered to Yemen about 32,000 tons of wheat last April. The wheat was enough to feed 2.5 million people for one month and was part of the UN emergency operation in the country that provides ....

  • AL extraordinary meeting on Palestinian prisoners kicks off

    Date: 2017-05-04 10:42:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:6796371

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - The extraordinary meeting of the Arab League Council at the permanent delegates level started on Thursday on conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The meeting, under Algerian Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent ....

  • Casualties of missile attacks in Benghazi up to 15

    Date: 2017-05-04 08:45:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6796142

    TRIPOLI, May 4 (MENA) - Casualties of missile attacks on two districts in Benghazi rose to 15. The injured people included women and children, a Jalaa Hospital official said. Earlier Thursday, two missiles hit Shabna and al Sirti districts in ....

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