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ICRC calls for immediate humanitarian intervention in Sudan amidst violent fights

Date: 2023-04-20 14:03:28 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:10121223

GENEVA, April 20 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for immediate humanitarian access as fighting continues to rage in Sudan and has resulted in at least 270 deaths so far. The ICRC said in a statement that ....

Tunisian judge orders jail for opposition leader Ghannouchi

Date: 2023-04-20 09:51:42 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10120815

TUNIS, April 20 (MENA) - A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of main opposition party Ennahda and a prominent critic of President Kais Saied, France 24 reported. Ghannouchi, who was ....

Arab Parliament offers condolences to Yemen over stampede tragedy

Date: 2023-04-20 08:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10120712

CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament offered condolences to Yemen over the tragic stampede that left behind more than one hundred people dead and hundreds injured. In a statement on Thursday, the parliament stressed full solidarity with ....

AL underlines need to settle Sudanese crisis through immediate ceasefire

Date: 2023-04-20 07:31:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:10120520

CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) – Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Hossam Zaki has stressed that the only solution for the Sudanese crisis is the immediate ceasefire. Speaking to Al Qahera News TV channel, he urged to take actions and ....

Abul Gheit holds video-conf. meeting with Guterres, Faki,

Date: 2023-04-20 06:53:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:10120528

CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will hold later Thursday a vide-conference meeting with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki, and High ....

Tunisian tennis player qualifies for quarterfinals in German-hosted tournament

Date: 2023-04-19 21:54:11 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:10120389

TUNIS, April 19 (MENA) - Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur qualified to the quarterfinals in the 2023 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, after beating Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the tournament. Jabeur, which ....

Abul Gheit in talks with EU official on Sudan

Date: 2023-04-19 20:50:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:10120370

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Wednesday over the phone with EU foreign and security affairs official Josep Borrell the latest developments in Sudan. They underlined the need to exert joint ....

MWL hails Saudi efforts to reach political solution in Yemen

Date: 2023-04-19 19:46:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:10120334

RIYADH, April 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and president of the Association of Muslim Scholars Muhammad bin Abdulkarim al Issa affirmed Saudi Arabia's keenness on reaching an overall political solution in Yemen. ....

AL chief calls for full ceasefire during Eidul Fitr holiday in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-19 18:32:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:10120055

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on the warring parties in Sudan to stop the fighting during the days of Eidul Fitr holiday, to be observed during the weekend, to enable civilians to respond to ....

ISESCO launches 3rd session of its program to enhance open education

Date: 2023-04-19 17:43:43 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:10120201

RABAT, April 19 (MENA) - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) launched the third session of the program for the development of open education in the ....