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AL calls for providing int'l protection for Palestinian women, girls

Date: 2024-03-07 17:59:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:10615108

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) called Thursday for providing protection for Palestinian women and girls and bringing to a halt all forms of violence against them. In a statement issued Thursday to mark the International Women's Day, ....

AL chief, Mauritanian FM urge for reaching sustainable ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-07 16:05:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10615175

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit and Mauritanian Foreign Minister Salem Ould Merzoug stressed the importance of reaching an urgent and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Sudan and increase humanitarian ....

Three dead in Houthi missile strike on bulker True Confidence

Date: 2024-03-07 12:03:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10614821

LONDON, March 7 (MENA) - Owners of the 50,448 dwt, Liberian-owned, bulker True Confidence, confirmed on Thursday the death of three crew members in a Houthi rocket attack off Yemen. Two other sailors were seriously wounded. The crew were ....

Qatar condemns Israeli approval of building new settlement units in West Bank

Date: 2024-03-07 11:05:40 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10614676

DOHA, March 7 (MENA) - Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli approval of the construction of about 3,500 new settlement units in the West Bank, considering it a blatant violation of international law and international legitimacy ....

AL updates Italian parliamentary delegation on latest developments of Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2024-03-07 10:42:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10614428

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian and Occupied Arab Lands Affairs at the Arab League Saeed Abu Ali apprised an Italian parliamentary delegation of the latest developments of the Palestinian cause and the ....

Lebanese agriculture min. to MENA: Arab cooperation important to achieve food security

Date: 2024-03-07 09:12:31 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:10614339

AMMAN, March 7 (MENA) - Lebanese Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan highlighted urgent need for Arab cooperation and integration in all sectors in light of the current situation in the regional and the world in addition to the climate ....

Kuwait's 46th humanitarian planeload departs to Gaza

Date: 2024-03-07 08:46:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:10614327

KUWAIT CITY, March 7 (MENA) - The 46th humanitarian planeload took off from Kuwait Thursday morning heading to Gaza Strip through Egyptian Al-Arish airport, with the plane carrying a volunteer medical team from Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), ....

US hails Kuwait's role to realize regional stability, security

Date: 2024-03-07 08:03:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:10614258

WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III acknowledged Kuwait’s leading role in working to achieve regional stability and security. He made the remarks during a phone call with the Kuwaiti Acting Deputy Prime ....

US, Jordan review efforts for ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-07 07:58:26 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10614254

WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had a phone call with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on the efforts exerted for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, according ....

Arab FMs support Palestinian rule in Gaza Strip, West Bank, Al Quds

Date: 2024-03-06 22:56:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:10614062

اCAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - The Arab League Council reiterated on Wednesday support of the Palestinian state's taking responsibility of rule in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Al Quds as part of an overall political vision seeking an end to the ....