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UNESCO delegate to MENA: Iraq works with other countries to activate resolution on Gaza

Date: 2023-11-16 18:52:51 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:10445361

PARIS, Nov 16 (MENA) - Iraq's Ambassador in Paris and Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Wadee Batti asserted that his country is working with Arab states to activate and implement the ....

AL: Israel violates int'l law, conventions in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-16 17:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:10445403

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League (AL) Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector Haifa Abu Ghazaleh Thursday said that Gaza city is no longer as it has been 40 days ago due to war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation ....

Over 64 migrants missing, feared dead in Yemen shipwreck; IOM urges action

Date: 2023-11-16 15:45:01 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10445352

ADEN, Nov 16 (MENA) - More than 64 people are missing and feared dead after the vessel they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Yemen on Sunday (12/11).   The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix ....

AL chief: UN Security Council resolution on Gaza small steps towards right path

Date: 2023-11-16 13:04:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10445126

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday deemed the UN Security Council Resolution 2712 (2023) addressing the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a small step towards the right path. The AL chief, in a ....

Arab League condemns Israeli targeting of Jordanian field hospital in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-16 13:00:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10445230

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Arab League strongly condemned on Thursday Israeli targeting of the vicinity of the Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip, leaving seven medical staffers dead. In a press release, spokesman for the pan-Arab body ....

Arab parl't condemns Israeli shelling of Jordanian Field Hospital

Date: 2023-11-16 09:14:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10444682

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Arab parliament condemned the Israeli bombing of the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital, leaving behind a number of casualties among civilians and medical teams. In a statement on Thursday, the parliament said ....

AL, ERC launch humanitarian aid convoy for Gaza

Date: 2023-11-16 09:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:10444426

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) – Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Social Affairs Department Haifa Abu Ghazala and Minister of Social Solidarity and Deputy Chairperson of the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) Nivine El-Kabbag has announced the launch of a ....

Kuwait's 21st Gaza aid plane heads to Egypt

Date: 2023-11-16 08:46:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:10444470

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 16 (MENA) - The 21st relief aid plane for the Gaza Strip departed Kuwait to Al-Arish city, Egypt, carrying 40 tons of medical aid and necessities, KUNA reported. Some 22 charitable societies contributed to the current batch of ....

US Navy ship shoots down drone fired from Yemen

Date: 2023-11-15 21:45:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:10444240

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (MENA) - A U.S. Navy warship shot down a drone in the Red Sea that emanated from Yemen. "On November 15th and while transiting the international waters of the Red Sea, the crew of the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) engaged a ....

Jordan decries Israeli bombing near Jordanian field hospital in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-15 19:50:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:10444072

AMMAN, Nov 15 (MENA) - Jordan has vehemently condemned an Israeli occupation' airstrike near the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza, which left seven hospital staff members wounded as they attempted to treat Palestinian citizens injured by the attack ....