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UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 people killed in Lebanon

Date: 2025-01-26 21:25:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:11042776

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (MENA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people. On the UN website, the UN officials said Israeli forces killed 15 people, including a ....

Arab nations consider the forced displacement of Palestinians an assault on Arab national security - diplomat

Date: 2025-01-26 17:16:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:11042490

CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Ambassador Mohannad Al-Aklouk, the Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the Arab League, said that the last regular Arab summit considered the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land as an assault ....

Jordanian FM: Jordan did not block 2 nationals released in Gaza deal from entering kingdom

Date: 2025-01-26 14:23:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:11042385

AMMAN, Jan 26 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Ayman Safadi said on Sunday that Jordan was not part of arrangements for the Gaza prisoner swap deal, which the kingdom has supported, stressed its ....

AL condemns attack on Saudi hospital in Fasher, burning of Jaili refinery north of Khartoum

Date: 2025-01-26 13:18:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:11042200

CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Sunday the attack that targeted the Saudi Hospital in Fasher in Sudan that claimed the lives of innocent civilians. He said that the attack is a blatant violation ....

Aoun: Lebanon's sovereignty 'non-negotiable'

Date: 2025-01-26 09:44:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:11041869

BEIRUT, Jan 26 (MENA) - Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable, affirmed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. "I share with our people in the south the joy of the victory of truth and I call on them to exercise ....

US condemns capture of UN staff by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Date: 2025-01-26 09:42:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:11041853

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (MENA) - The US State Department condemned the capture of additional UN staff by Houthi rebels in Yemen, amid the group’s ongoing attacks in the region. In a statement, the department called for the release of all detainees, ....

Saudi Arabia underlines need of providing protection to workers in health sector in Sudan

Date: 2025-01-26 08:25:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:11041754

RIYADH, Jan 26 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia underlined the need of providing protection to the workers in the health sector in Sudan. It further stressed the importance of exercising self-restraint and abiding by what was signed in the Jeddah ....

Ghana's Hanna Serwaa Tetteh appointed as UN special envoy to Libya

Date: 2025-01-24 23:01:01 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:11040530

NEW YORK, Jan 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Friday the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as his Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). She ....

Somali president hails Arab Parliament role in defending Arab issues

Date: 2025-01-24 19:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:11040341

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hailed on Friday the role of the Arab Parliament in defending Arab issues and its efforts to enhance joint Arab action, particularly at the parliamentary level. He emphasized that ....

UAE condemns Israeli attack on Jenin in West Bank

Date: 2025-01-24 13:54:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:11039998

ABU DHABI, Jan 24 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' attack against the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Emirates "WAM" News Agency reported on Friday. In a statement, the Ministry ....