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International Government Communication Forum kicks off in Sharjah

Date: 2018-03-28 11:26:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7320238

Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Sultan al Qasimi inaugurated on Wednesday the 7th International Government Communication Forum with the participation of 16 states. The two-day event is held under the theme of "Digital Millennium Where To?" Under the ....

Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians from West Bank, Al Quds

Date: 2018-03-28 11:26:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7320208

Israeli forces detained on Wednesday 20 Palestinians from across the West Bank during predawn raids, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). It said in a statement that Israeli troops detained five Palestinians from Tulkarm, three ....

Jordanian king meets with Jerusalem church leaders

Date: 2018-03-27 19:33:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7319486

Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday reaffirmed Jordan's constant support for the churches of Jerusalem and protecting the Christian community in the Holy Land, Petra news agency reported. Welcoming a delegation of heads and representatives of ....

Investigations to include all aspects connected to Syria crimes

Date: 2018-03-27 16:29:13 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7319172

Head of the International Impartial Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria, Catherine Marchi-Uhel said that ten countries have requested to cooperate and exchange information on crimes in Syria, asserting that the mechanism is ....

Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians

Date: 2018-03-27 07:21:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7317752

Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 19 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, local sources said. Israeli forces detained six Palestinians, including an old man, in Qalandiya camp. Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians in ....

French FM: Macron to visit Israel, Israel in autumn

Date: 2018-03-27 07:08:16 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7317720

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Israel and Palestine in the next autumn, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Speaking following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Drian warned of threats that face the ....

Saudi Arabia urges UNSC to hold Iran accountable for Houthi missile supplies

Date: 2018-03-27 06:52:44 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7317689

Saudi Arabia has pressed for international action to hold Iran accountable for supplying Houthi militias with ballistic missiles, after seven were fired toward the kingdom late Sunday. The Saudi envoy to the United Nations, Abdullah al Mallami, ....

Over 30 Houthi militants killed, injured in clashes with Yemeni army

Date: 2018-03-25 10:29:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7313626

More than 30 Houthi militias were killed or injured in fierce clashes with the Yemeni national army in Bayda governorate in central Yemen, Yemeni field sources said on Sunday. In statements to Al Arabiya news channel, the sources said the fierce ....

AL chief urges Arab, African investors to contribute to Iraq reconstruction

Date: 2018-03-24 19:50:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7313060

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday called for pooling the efforts of the key economic players in Africa and the Arab World via exchanging expertise and relevant success stories. The AL chief also urged them to ....

Iraqi Foreign Ministry denounces Turkish aggression along borders

Date: 2018-03-22 20:05:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7310080

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned on Thursday the continuity of the Turkish forces aggression and abuses along the Iraqi borders. In a statement broadcast by Alsumaria news channel, official spokesperson for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Ahmed ....