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Israeli occupation forces continue shelling of south Lebanon

Date: 2024-07-25 19:00:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10802201

BEIRUT, July 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Thursday launched artillery shelling on the outskirts of the towns of Kfar Shuba and Kfar Hamam in southern Lebanon. According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the Israeli occupation ....

Jordan's King dissolves parliament

Date: 2024-07-25 12:01:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10801679

AMMAN, July 25 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday issued a decree to dissolve the country's Lower House of Parliament ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, Petra News Agency reported. (MENA) M R E/S R E ....

AP welcomes agreement reached between Yemeni govt, Houthis

Date: 2024-07-25 07:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:10801180

CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed the agreement reached between the Yemeni government and the Houthis to solve the Yemeni crisis, adding that it is a step on the right track to de-escalate the situation in Yemen. In a ....

UAE welcomes agreement in Yemen concerning banks, airlines

Date: 2024-07-25 06:51:31 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10801115

ABU DHABI, July 25 (MENA) – The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the announcement of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on reaching an agreement between the Yemeni parties with respect to airlines ....

Kuwait reaffirms foreign workers' rights, forbids human trafficking

Date: 2024-07-24 15:02:38 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10800500

KUWAIT CITY, July 24 (MENA) - Kuwait said Wednesday it is committed to preserving and protecting foreign workers' rights, and to eliminating human trafficking and smuggling, KUNA reported. Aseel Al-Mazyad, spokesperson for the Public Authority ....

Saudi Arabia welcomes Yemeni gov't, Houthis

Date: 2024-07-24 14:26:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10800436

RIYADH, July 24 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia welcomed an announcement by Hans Grundberg that the Yemeni government and Houthis agreed on several measures to de-escalate in relation to the banking sector and Yemenia Airways. In a statement wired by the ....

Abul Gheit: Israeli Knesset’s decision to label UNRWA terrorist organization is futile, politically bankrupt

Date: 2024-07-24 13:35:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:10800333

CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned Tuesday the Israeli Knesset's decision to label the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as a terrorist organization, ....

Kuwaiti defense minister confers with envoys of Libya, Sudan on regional & int'l developments

Date: 2024-07-24 12:04:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10799967

KUWAIT CITY, July 24 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud al-Sabah met Wednesday with ambassadors of Sudan and Libya in Kuwait Awad al-Karim al-Rih Bella and Soliman Aly al-Saheli, respectively. The meeting took up the ....

Oil tank explodes triggering massive fires in Yemen’s Hodeidah port

Date: 2024-07-23 22:25:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:10799368

ADEN, Yemen, July 23 (MENA) - An oil tank exploded in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah causing massive fires to break out, Al Qahera News channel reported late Tuesday night. It said that there are fears that the fire could spread to a gas tank ....

Fierce clashes erupt between armed groups in Libya's Zawiya city

Date: 2024-07-23 21:14:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:10799323

TRIPOLI, July 23 (MENA) - Fierce clashes broke out between armed groups on Tuesday in the city of Zawiya in western Libya. The Libyan Red Crescent urged the warring parties to swiftly cease hostilities and implement a truce in order to enable ....