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  • Lebanon's parl't holds second round to elect new president

    Date: 2025-01-09 12:49:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:11020838

    BEIRUT, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Lebanese Parliament held a second session on Thursday to elect a new president of the country after it failed to reach a quorum in the first round. Earlier today, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri announced ....

  • Joseph Aoun receives 71 votes in 1st round of presidential vote

    Date: 2025-01-09 11:38:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:11020680

    BEIRUT, Jan 9 (MENA) - The counting of votes has ended at the Lebanese parliament with army chief General Joseph Aoun receiving 71 votes and Chebli Mallat two. Aoun needs 86 votes in Lebanon's 128-member parliament. Also, 37 blank ballots and ....

  • AP speaker hails Bahrain's presidency of current Arab Summit session

    Date: 2025-01-08 18:26:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:11019692

    CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi applauded Bahrain's presidency of the current Arab Summit session, and its role in advancing joint Arab action to promote inter-Arab solidarity in face of ongoing crises ....

  • Arab Parliament speaker hails KHGC initiative to strengthen values of peaceful coexistence

    Date: 2025-01-08 15:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:11019630

    CAIRO/MANAMA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al Yamahi has hailed the role of Bahrain's King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence (KHGC) in deepening the values of dialogue, tolerance, coexistence, mutual respect. This ....

  • Abul Gheit condemns Israeli-published maps claiming Arab territories as part of Israel

    Date: 2025-01-08 13:46:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:11019459

    CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has condemned the publication of maps by official Israeli websites claiming that areas from Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are part of Israel. Official spokesman of the ....

  • Israel to pull out of entire Lebanon within next 3 weeks: Mikati

    Date: 2025-01-07 21:44:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:11018927

    BEIRUT, Jan 7 (MENA) - Israel will completely withdraw from all the Lebanese areas it had taken over within the next three weeks, Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told a cabinet session on Tuesday. With 20 days to go in the allotted ....

  • UNIFIL says Israeli military operations in South Lebanon continue

    Date: 2025-01-05 08:18:11 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:11015631

    NEW YORK, Jan 5 (MENA) - Operations by the Israeli army north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have continued, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNIFIL warned. This includes movements further north reported ....

  • Security Council to hold briefing on Sudan tomorrow

    Date: 2025-01-05 06:14:55 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:11015531

    NEW YORK, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Security Council will hold a briefing on food insecurity in Sudan under the “Protection of civilians in armed conflict” agenda item. The expected briefers are Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the ....

  • 3.1 magnitude earthquake hits Algeria

    Date: 2025-01-03 18:20:43 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:11014436

    ALGIERS, Jan 3 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 3.1 degrees on the Richter scale struck the Algerian capital Friday. The Algerian Research Center for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics said - in a statement reported by the Algerian News ....

  • Lebanese army clashes with Syrians at illegal border crossing

    Date: 2025-01-03 18:20:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:11014393

    BEIRUT, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Lebanese army said Friday a military unit intervened to close an illegal border crossing in the Maaraboun region of Baalbek, along the Lebanese-Syrian border. During the operation, a group of Syrians attempted to ....

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