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CENTCOM says it conducts airstrikes on 15 Houthi targets in Yemen

Date: 2024-10-04 21:21:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10899205

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces conducted airstrikes on 15 targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. In a post on the social media platform X, CENTCOM stated that "these targets ....

Tunisia to announce preliminary results of presidential elections before October 9

Date: 2024-10-04 20:01:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:10899141

TUNIS, Oct 4 (MENA) - President of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker said Friday the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential elections scheduled for Sunday will be made no later than ....

178 Italians returned from Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-04 19:45:39 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10899112

ROME, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that the first charter flight carrying Italians from Lebanon had arrived at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome. The flight was organized by the Italian ....

Iraq receives 366 Lebanese nationals via Al-Qa'im border crossing

Date: 2024-10-04 19:11:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10899111

BAGHDAD, Oct 4 (MENA) - Iraq announced on Friday that it has received 366 Lebanese nationals through the Al-Qa'im border crossing. In a statement carried by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA), the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement ....

UAE, US mull bilateral relations, regional developments

Date: 2024-10-04 18:14:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:10899031

ABU DHABI, Oct 4 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a phone call with Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Advisor, during which they discussed the strategic relationship between the UAE and the US and ways to ....

Japan evacuates 16 people from conflict-hit Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-04 17:19:32 GMT - Japan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:10899044

TOKYO, Oct 4 (MENA) - An Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuated 16 Japanese people from Lebanon to neighboring Jordan on Friday amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Kyodo quoted the Japanese government as saying. The C-2 ....

Four hospitals in southern Lebanon rendered non-operational

Date: 2024-10-04 17:17:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10899076

BEIRUT, Oct 4 (MENA) - Four hospitals in the south have become non-operational, including the Governmental Hospitals of Marjayoun, Meis al-Jabal, Bint Jbeil, and Salah Ghandoor. This was announced by the National News Agency (NNA) on Friday. ....

Syria decries Israeli aggression on border crossing with Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-04 17:07:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10899029

DAMASCUS, Oct 4 (MENA) - Syria condemned on Friday Israeli aggression on the international crossing between Lebanon and Syria, SANA reported. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "In continuation of the brutal crimes… the ....

UNIFIL: Peacekeepers stay in their positions amid escalating hostilities

Date: 2024-10-04 06:36:37 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10898434

BEIRUT, Oct 4 (MENA) - Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, expressed deep alarm over the escalation in southern Lebanon and the impact on civilians, reiterating the need for a cessation of hostilities and ....

Jordan strongly condemns Israeli attack on Tulkarm camp

Date: 2024-10-04 06:27:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:10898423

AMMAN, Oct 4 (MENA) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' aggression against the Tulkarm camp, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries and was a blatant violation of both ....