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Yemeni army controls new sites in Lahij province

Date: 2018-11-22 23:08:15 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7682358

The Yemeni army, backed by the Popular Resistance Forces and the Arab coalition, controlled new strategic sites in Shuraija region, the north of Lahij province after fierce clashes with the Houthi militias, Al Arabiya Al Hadath news channel reported ....

King Abdullah of Jordan visits Japan

Date: 2018-11-22 23:07:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7682357

King Abdullah ll and his spouse Queen Rania headed for Japan on Thursday on a working visit. During the visit to the Japanese capital, Tokyo, King Abdullah will meet Japanese Emperor Akihito and Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, according to Jordan ....

Baghdadi senior aide killed in airstrike on Diyala

Date: 2018-11-22 21:27:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7682325

A senior aide, close to Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an airstrikes that targeted borders of Diyala and Saladin governorates, Iraqi local media reported Thursday. The senior leader, identified as Abu Omar al Iraqi, ....

Palestine slams US veto to draft resolution on stopping aggression on Gaza

Date: 2018-11-22 18:49:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7682188

The Palestinian cabinet condemned the US veto in the United Nations Security Council to a draft resolution on immediate intervention to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. The preliminary estimates of the losses caused by the latest ....

Israel bans Al Quds Affairs Minister from travelling for 3 months

Date: 2018-11-22 17:36:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7682070

Al Quds Affairs Department strongly condemned on Thursday Israel's decision to ban al-Quds affairs minister from traveling abroad for three months. This is an unprecedented move that totally violates all international laws and conventions, the ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns int'l silence at Israeli crimes in Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-11-21 10:36:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7679650

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned on Wednesday Israeli plans to enact new laws aiming at increasing settlement activities near Al Aqsa Mosque. In a statement, the ministry warned that the amendment to the National Parks law will open the ....

Qarqash: S.Arabia, UAE commitment to helping Yemen "historic"

Date: 2018-11-21 08:00:18 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7679313

UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Qarqash asserted that Saudi Arabia and UAE commitment to assisting Yemen and its people is a "historic" step. On his Twitter account, Qarqash said the Saudi-UAE supplies program aims at meeting the ....

Arab armed forces training authorities probe ways to counter UW

Date: 2018-11-18 22:57:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7676159

Heads of the Arab armed forces training authorities convened their 23rd seminar at the Arab League General Secretariat Sunday to discuss ways to counter unconventional warfare (UW). Assistant AL Secretary General Khalil Ibrahim al Zawawi said ....

Iraqi president arrives in Riyadh

Date: 2018-11-18 22:55:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7676158

Iraqi President Barham Saleh arrived in Riyadh Sunday on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud received Saleh at King Khaled airport. ....

Bodies of 22 Gaddafi regime soldiers found in Libya mass grave

Date: 2018-11-16 21:23:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7673380

The Libyan Red Crescent on Friday said it recovered the bodies of 22 soldiers of the Gaddafi regime, who were killed in 2011. The troops were shot killed by Qaeda militants in their military camp in Derna, it added. ....