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Saudi crown price leaves for Kuwait's interior ministers meeting

Date: 2015-07-02 18:40:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:2911597

JEDDAH, July 2 (MENA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, left Jeddah Wednesday heading for Kuwait to attend Gulf Cooperation Council's interior ministers meeting. Prince Mohammed will ....

AL council reviews outcome of meeting with France's FM

Date: 2015-07-02 18:31:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:2911505

CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - The Council of the Arab League held a closed session Thursday to discuss the outcome of a meeting between Arab ministers and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on means to revive peace process in the middle east. The ....

Egypt's amb. reiterates support for Palestinian cause

Date: 2015-07-02 18:24:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:2911237

CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador in Moscow Mohamed el Badry on Thursday stressed Egypt's firm stance in support of the Palestinian people over the past six decades, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The ambassador was ....

Participants in UN-mediated peace talks on Libya support 4th draft peace agreement

Date: 2015-07-02 15:41:37 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:2910509

SUKHAIRAT, Morocco, July 2 (MENA) - All participants in the UN-mediated dialogue sessions in Morocco will issue a statement later on Thursday to wave support for the fourth draft peace agreement on Libya, a Libyan lawmaker said. Head of the ....

Algeria slams Sinai terrorist attacks

Date: 2015-07-02 14:53:45 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:2910237

ALGIERS, July 2 (MENA) - Algeria strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted North Sinai on Wednesday leaving some Egyptian army personnel dead and wounded. It expressed solidarity with the Egyptian government and people. In ....

Libyan gov't slams Sinai terrorist attacks

Date: 2015-07-02 14:29:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:2910065

TRIPOLI, July 2 (MENA) - The interim Libyan government condemned the terrorist attacks that hit north Sinai on Wednesday. It expressed solidarity with Egypt in its war against extremism. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Libyan government ....

Arab League decries terror crimes in Sinai

Date: 2015-07-02 14:28:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:2909281

CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – The Arab League Council decried the terror attacks that struck North Sinai on Wednesday and left dozens of army men killed and injured. At the conclusion of an extraordinary meeting, held at the permanent delegates' level, ....

Saudi-led Arab coalition targets Houthi sites in Sanaa

Date: 2015-07-02 14:27:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:2909257

SANAA, July 2 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab coalition shelled on Thursday several military sites of the Houthi group and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital city of Sanaa. A local news website said the coalition jets also ....

Yemen human crisis hits highest level: UN

Date: 2015-07-02 14:25:25 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:2909493

NEW YORK, July 2 (MENA) - The United Nations has declared its highest-level humanitarian emergency in Yemen. During a meeting of UN agencies, convened by UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien, on all the participants agreed to announce a "Level ....

Jordanian king condoles Sisi over Sinai victims

Date: 2015-07-02 14:24:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:2910145

AMMAN, July 2 (MENA) - King Abdullah II cabled on Thursday his condolences to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the Armed Forces victims who were killed in terrorist attacks targeting army facilities yesterday, the Royal Diwan said in a ....