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Pope Francis thanks Azhar Imam; urges more inter-faith efforts

Date: 2018-01-16 06:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7193198

Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday received a cable from Pope Francis, thanking him for a Christmas greeting message sent on December 25. In his cable, the Pope prayed God to bless every sincere step meant to promote peaceful coexistence, ....
Mossad most likely behind Sidon blast, says Lebanese official

Date: 2018-01-16 06:55:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7193187

Mayor of Sidon Mohamed al Saudi said Monday that the Israeli Mossad is most likely behind a car bomb explosion that occurred on Sunday in the city in southern Lebanon. The blast was an attempt on the life of the car's owner Mohamed Hemdan, ....
Israel extends remand of Palestinian girl who hit soldiers

Date: 2018-01-16 06:54:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7193183

An Israeli military court has extended the detention of a Palestinian teen filmed last month slapping soldiers. Ahed Tamimi was filmed in December outside her family home, pushing, kicking and slapping the soldiers, who fended off the blows ....
Sisi approves amendments to new urban communities law

Date: 2018-01-16 06:53:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7193180

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved Monday amendments to some provisions of the new urban communities law. The first article of the law permits the cabinet to approve the establishment of new urban communities in already built cities and ....
PLO central council suspends Oslo agrement with Israel

Date: 2018-01-16 06:39:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7193212

The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Central Council Monday has decided that the transitional period stipulated in the agreements signed in Oslo, Cairo and Washington, with its obligations no longer stand. The Central Council called, in ....