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AL chief leaves for Paris to take part in int'l conference on Libya

Date: 2018-05-28 10:04:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7419778

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left here on Monday for Paris to take part in a UN-sponsored international conference on Libya. The conference will kick off on Tuesday at the Elysee Palace with the participation of 19 ....

Qarqash: UAE pledged to continue mission of restoring security, stability of Yemen

Date: 2018-05-28 08:39:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7419582

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Qarqash said that UAE pledged to continue the mission of restoring security and stability in Yemen, Sky News reported. The all-news network quoted Qarqash on his Twitter account as having said that ....

Saudi king receives GCC secretary general

Date: 2018-05-27 14:13:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7418637

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received at al Salam Palace in Jeddah Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani. They reviewed a number of issues on the Gulf arena, according to ....

Palestinian killed during Israeli shelling on Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-05-27 14:02:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7418888

A Palestinian young man succumbed Sunday to injuries he sustained during the Israeli shelling on east Rafah, south Gaza Strip, that took place in the morning. The young man is 25-year-old Nassim Marwan el Amor, said the Health Ministry in the ....

Houthi leaderships killed in Saada - coalition

Date: 2018-05-27 10:36:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7418393

The pro-legitimacy coalition in Yemen said a number of Houthi militia leaderships were killed in the Houthi stronghold of Saada at the hands of the Yemeni national army forces backed by the Arab coalition troops. In a statement on Sunday, the ....

Palestinian dies of wounds in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-25 07:00:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7415768

A Palestinian citizen succumbed to wounds he sustained from Israeli army gunfire during the Great March of Return protests at Gaza-Israel border, Health Ministry in Gaza spokesman Ashraf el Qodra said Thursday. This brought the number of martyrs ....

Iraqis appreciate Egypt’s support – Iraqi politician

Date: 2018-05-24 19:37:41 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7415535

Head of Iraq’s National Wisdom (Al Hikma) coalition Ammar Al Hakim said on Thursday that Iraqis greatly appreciate Egypt’s backing during times of crises. He stressed that Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has a clear vision on promoting ....

Israeli settlements on Palestinian territories illegal - official

Date: 2018-05-24 13:03:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7414984

Palestinian Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah stressed on Thursday that all settlements are illegal and contrary to all international legitimacy resolutions. Sooner or later settlements will be removed, Abu Rudeinah said in press ....

Assad: Russia is partner in the victories in Syria

Date: 2018-05-23 18:42:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7413943

President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday the Russian President’s Special Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev and the accompanying delegation. Lavrentiev conveyed to Assad the congratulations of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ....

Arab League revokes MoU with Guatemala after relocating its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-23 18:13:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7413893

The Arab League annulled on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding it signed with Guatemala in 2013 in protest at the relocation of the Guatemalan embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. This action comes in implementation of a decision ....