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Arab Interior Minister's Council condemns assaults against Syrian security forces, civilians

Date: 2025-03-09 12:04:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:11096125

CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League's Council of Arab Interior Ministers on Sunday denounced assaults by armed groups targeting security forces and civilians in Syria, leaving several people dead and injured. The ....

Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity

Date: 2025-03-09 06:12:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:11095743

WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson ....

Zelensky confident in productive meeting with US delegation in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2025-03-09 06:06:25 GMT - Ukraine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:11095738

KYIV, March 9 (MENA) - President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence that the meeting between the Ukrainian and American delegations in Saudi Arabia would be productive, according to Ukrinform news agency. Zelensky noted that the Ukrainian ....

Israeli army storms southern Hebron, several Palestinians injured

Date: 2025-03-08 22:01:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:11095662

RAMALLAH, March 8 (MENA) - Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday evening during a raid by Israeli occupation forces in Masafer Yatta, located south of Hebron. Activist Osama Makhamreh told WAFA News Agency that armed settlers from the ....

Arab Parliament condemns armed attacks in Syria

Date: 2025-03-08 17:30:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:11095464

CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) – Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Al-Yamahi has decried attacks carried out by armed groups against security forces in Syria. He reaffirmed the parliament's support of state-run institutions in Syria, rejecting any ....

OIC Foreign Ministers Council announces reinstatement of Syria's membership

Date: 2025-03-08 17:28:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:11095417

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, March 8 (MENA) – The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) decided to reinstate the membership of the Syrian Arab Republic in the OIC, Saudi Press Agency ....

World Bank: Lebanon’s recovery, reconstruction needs estimated at US$11 billion

Date: 2025-03-07 14:45:52 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:11094178

WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - Reconstruction and recovery needs following the conflict that affected Lebanon are estimated at US$11 billion, according to a Lebanon Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) 2025 report released by the World Bank that ....

Zelensky confirms Ukraine-US meeting in Saudi Arabia next week

Date: 2025-03-07 07:06:33 GMT - Ukraine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:11093786

KIEV, March 7 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that Ukrainian and US teams will meet next week in Saudi Arabia. He reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. "Next Monday, I am scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia ....

Jordanian official to MENA: Cairo extraordinary summit outcomes underline Egyptian, Jordanian stances towards Palestinian cause

Date: 2025-03-06 07:44:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:11092633

AMMAN, March 6 (MENA) - Assistant to Jordanian Lower House of Parliament Speaker MP Huda Nafa' lauded the outcome of the extraordinary Arab summit held in Cairo on Tuesday and accrediting a plan prepared by Egypt in cooperation with Palestine to ....

US issues new Houthi-related sanctions

Date: 2025-03-05 19:02:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:11092361

WASHINGTON, March 5 (MENA) - The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on seven senior members of Houthi movement in Yemen. The men smuggled military-grade items and weapon systems into Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and negotiated ....