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GCC chief condemns continued storming of Aqsa

Date: 2023-04-09 19:37:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10105814

RIYADH, April 9 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi on Sunday strongly condemned the continued storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by the occupation forces during the holy month of Ramadan. In a ....

Blinken discusses Palestinian issue with UAE FM over phone

Date: 2023-04-09 14:10:40 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:10105463

WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has phoned UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During the phone call yesterday, Blinken and the UAE foreign ....

Kuwait's emir issues decree on forming new cabinet

Date: 2023-04-09 12:56:31 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:10105332

KUWAIT CITY, April 8 (MENA) - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on Sunday issued a decree to form a new cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Ahmad Al Sabah, KUNA news agency reported. The premier presented the ....

AL slams Israel racist practices against Palestinian people

Date: 2023-04-09 11:40:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:10104968

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) has condemned in the strongest terms all racist and terrorist practices by Israel against the Palestinian people. AL assistant secretary general for the occupied lands Saeid Abu Ali, in statements ....

Syrian army repels Israeli air aggression on southern region

Date: 2023-04-09 07:19:54 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10104729

DAMASCUS, April 9 (MENA) - The army air defenses repelled an Israeli air aggression with missiles on a number of military sites in the southern region and downed a number of the enemy’s missiles, said SANA Sunday. "At about 05:00 a.m., the ....

Israeli army targets some positions in Damascus

Date: 2023-04-09 06:23:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10104645

RAMALLAH/DAMASCUS, April 9 (MENA) - Israeli army shelled several positions in the Syrian capital, Damascus, at dawn of Sunday shortly after Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan were attacked. Several explosions were heard in Damascus, ....

OIC stresses need to confront Israeli aggressions on Aqsa

Date: 2023-04-08 18:44:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:10104412

RIYADH, April 8 (MENA) - The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday condemned in the strongest terms the serious escalation of the Israeli occupation forces and settlers by repeatedly storming Al-Aqsa Mosque ....

6 Syrians killed in Homs landmine blast

Date: 2023-04-08 12:45:42 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10103960

DAMASCUS, April 8 (MENA) - Six Syrian civilians were killed in a landmine blast left behind by terrorists in al-Sukhna desert in Homs eastern countryside, SANA reported. An anti-tank mine left behind by Daesh terrorists went off while a car was ....

Egypt, Jordan have deeply-rooted ties – Mufti

Date: 2023-04-08 08:28:05 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10103514

AMMAN, April 8 (MENA) - Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam has lauded deep and strong ties between Egypt and Jordan in different domains. On the sidelines of his participation at the meetings of the Hashemite Scientific Councils, he told MENA on ....

US welcomes developments in Iraq’s energy sector

Date: 2023-04-08 07:30:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:10103482

WASHINGTON, April 8 (MENA) - The US administration has welcomed the latest developments in the energy sector in Iraq. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement, published by the White House Saturday that "We welcome ....