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  • New Palestinian government sworn in

    New Palestinian government sworn in

    Date: 2019-04-13 20:11:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7896302

    A newly-formed Palestinian government headed by Mohammad Shtayeh was sworn in on Saturday before President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The cabinet comprises 16 new ministers, while five incumbents will remain including the ministers of finance and ....

  • Sudan military council lifts curfew, releases detainees

    Sudan military council lifts curfew, releases detainees

    Date: 2019-04-13 17:08:18 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7896132

    Sudan’s chairman of the Interim Military Council Abdul Fatah al Burahan ordered Saturday lifting the curfew and releasing all detainees arrested during recent protests. Al Burahan also said he wanted the transition period not to exceed two years ....

  • Sudan's Ibn Auf steps down, Burhan to head ruling council

    Sudan's Ibn Auf steps down, Burhan to head ruling council

    Date: 2019-04-12 23:00:48 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7895032

    Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, the chairman of the ruling military council in Sudan, announced that he stepped down and Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has replaced him. Ibn Auf made the announcement in a televised speech. ....

  • Syrian army destroys Jabhat al-Nusra positions in northern Hama

    Syrian army destroys Jabhat al-Nusra positions in northern Hama

    Date: 2019-04-11 21:48:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7893735

    The Syrian army attacked Jabhat al-Nusra fortified positions and directions of their infiltration in northern Hama, state news agency SANA reported Thursday. The move came in response to the terrorists’ violation of the de-escalation zone ....

  • African parliament supports Sudanese people' choices

    African parliament supports Sudanese people' choices

    Date: 2019-04-11 17:20:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7893443

    The African Parliament said on Thursday it is following up with concern the developments in Africa after the army forced President Omar Hassan al Bashir out from power, ending his three decades of rule. The parliament is always keen on standing ....

  • ٍSudan's army announces ouster of Bashir, forms military council

    ٍSudan's army announces ouster of Bashir, forms military council

    Date: 2019-04-11 15:53:55 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7893321

    Sudan's Minister of Defense Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf confirmed that President Omar al Bashir was forced out of power and that he was arrested and kept in a safe place. In a statement, the minister said the higher security committee decided to ....

  • Sudan security service frees all political detainees

    Sudan security service frees all political detainees

    Date: 2019-04-11 14:49:13 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7893186

    The Sudanese National Security and Intelligence Service (NSS) has released all the country's political detainees, the official SUNA news agency reported on Thursday. The agency gave no further details on this matter. It comes as crowds of ....

  • Libyan legislator: We prepare legislation for declaring interim president

    Libyan legislator: We prepare legislation for declaring interim president

    Date: 2019-04-09 13:37:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7889449

    Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh said the House is preparing new legislation to declare an interim president for the country. In statements to ExtraNews channel, the Libyan legislator said there is already a ....

  • Bahrain's FM praises depth of relations with Pakistan

    Bahrain's FM praises depth of relations with Pakistan

    Date: 2019-04-09 13:27:39 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7889425

    Bahraini Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa affirmed the deep-rooted relations between Bahrain and Pakistan at all levels and in all fields. According to Bahrain News Agency, the Foreign Minister also ....

  • AP Speaker appreciates KSA-UAE $200mn allocation for Yemeni people

    AP Speaker appreciates KSA-UAE $200mn allocation for Yemeni people

    Date: 2019-04-09 12:10:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7889194

    Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Dr Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami on Tuesday expressed his appreciation of the joint humanitarian initiative announced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to allocate $ 200 million in support ....

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