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Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza aid

Date: 2023-12-24 07:14:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:10504354

RIYADH, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Saudi Foreign Ministry welcomed the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720. The resolution calls for urgent steps to allow the immediate, extensive, safe, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian ....

Yemen warring parties agree to implement new ceasefire: UN

Date: 2023-12-23 17:14:36 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:10504044

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - Yemen's warring parties have committed to a new ceasefire and agreed to engage in a UN-led peace process to end the war, the UN envoy for Yemen said Saturday. Following a series of meetings in Saudi Arabia and Oman, a ....

AL: Arab media required to be basic lever of sustainable development

Date: 2023-12-23 16:38:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10503992

CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Rashid Khattabi said Arab media is required to be a basic lever in pursuing the international agenda to achieve the sustainable development goals. This came in a speech ....

4 Syrian refugee children killed in roof collapse in N. Lebanon

Date: 2023-12-23 12:36:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10503688

BEIRUT, Dec 23 (MENA) - Four Syrian refugee children were killed late Friday night after the roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rain in the northern Lebanese town of Miziara, Lebanon's National News Agency reported Saturday. Civil defense ....

Jordan, Vatican talk repercussions of war on Gaza

Date: 2023-12-22 21:50:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10503192

AMMAN, Dec 22 (MENA) – Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, along with Vatican's Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher, discussed the severe consequences of Israel's aggression against ....

Saudi defense minister, British PM discuss bilateral ties

Date: 2023-12-22 17:02:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10502922

RIYADH/LONDON, Dec 22 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Friday discussed with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak strategic relations between the two countries and the regional and international ....

Saudi Arabia, UK probe bolstering cooperation in military, defense fields

Date: 2023-12-22 14:30:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:10502511

LONDON, Dec 22 (MENA) - UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps received on Friday at Lancaster House Palace in the British capital London Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During ....

WFP: Iraq has 1.2 million internally displaced persons, 2.5 million in need of humanitarian assistance

Date: 2023-12-22 13:12:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10502477

BAGHDAD/ROME, Dec 22 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) said intermittent conflict in Iraq as well as the impact of climate change continue to affect the lives of people there, noting that there are currently 1.2 million internally displaced ....

Jordanian king says world must push for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-12-21 18:42:16 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:10501718

AMMAN, Dec 21 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II has reiterated the need for the entire world to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the protection of civilians. The Jordanian monarch made the remarks during a meeting on Thursday with ....

Arab media committee meetings to focus on Gaza developments - official

Date: 2023-12-21 15:14:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10501379

TRIPOLI/CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) - The developments of the Palestinian issue in light of repeated attacks by Israel on the Gaza Strip and Palestinians in the West Bank top the agenda of the 100th session of the Permanent Committee for Arab Media that ....