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Araby to meet Erekat on Palestinian updates

Date: 2015-07-26 16:03:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:3045925

CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby will meet Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian cause and the current ....

Tunis to increase budget of army, police

Date: 2015-07-26 15:32:46 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:3045361

TUNIS, July 26 (MENA) – The Tunisian Finance Ministry is considering raising the budget of the defense and interior ministries by 306 million dinars to reach 4.7 billion dinars. The extra allocation was included in the finance bill to be ....

Arab League condemns Israeli raids on Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2015-07-26 14:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:3044961

CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) has condemned the Israeli raids on al Aqsa Mosque after settlers and extremist Jews as well as an Israeli cabinet minister stormed the Holy site under the protection of the Israeli army and ....

Terrorist attack on military base in Algeria

Date: 2015-07-26 13:23:37 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:3044169

ALGIERS, July 26 (MENA) - A number of terrorists have attacked a military base affiliated to the Algerian People's National Army in Wadi al Sha'ba, which is far by more than 10 kilometers from Batna province. A number of terrorists attacked a ....

International coalition jets kill 15 Daesh terrorists in 9 raids on Iraq

Date: 2015-07-26 13:14:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:3044325

BAGHDAD, July 26 (MENA) - The international coalition warplanes on Sunday carried out nine raids on western Ramadi city, the capital of Anbar governorate. Military Media at the Iraqi Joint Command said the international coalition planes carried ....

Jordan condemns storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers

Date: 2015-07-26 12:16:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:3044361

AMMAN, July 26 (MENA) – Jordan condemned a raid by Israeli settlers into Al Aqsa Mosque and the assault of mosque guards and worshipers. The desecration of the mosque and the attack on its guards and worshipers are a provocation to Arabs and ....

Tunisia's FM: Region's security closely linked to situation in Libya

Date: 2015-07-26 12:14:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:3043461

RIYADH, July 26 (MENA) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche said the future of security and stability in Tunisia, North Africa and South Europe are closely linked to the latest security and political developments in Libya and the success of ....

Kurdish forces retake some Daesh-held districts in Aleppo Countryside

Date: 2015-07-26 12:00:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:3044209

DAMASCUS, July 26 (MENA) – The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) retook on Sunday some Daesh-controlled districts in Aleppo Countryside. They recaptured the districts after several-day clashes with Daesh militants, Sky News reported. The ....

3 killed, 5 injured in Sanaa car blast

Date: 2015-07-26 11:58:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:3044253

SANAA, July 26 (MENA) – Three Yemenis were killed and five others injured when a bomb planted beneath a transport vehicle exploded in Sanaa on Sunday. The blast took place in the district of "Dar Selm", a security source told online news website ....

Arab League welcomes humanitarian truce in Yemen

Date: 2015-07-26 11:38:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:3044157

CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - The Arab League has welcomed the humanitarian truce in Yemen which has come into effect on Sunday night, calling on Houthis and their loyalists to abide by it. In statements to reporters at the Arab League premises on ....