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Jordan decries Israel's repeated shelling of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-10-11 16:42:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:10907498

AMMAN, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates condemned the Israeli shelling in the Naqoura area of southern Lebanon, which targeted the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) site and injured two UN soldiers, ....

Lebanon condemns Israeli attacks on UNIFIL

Date: 2024-10-11 16:24:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10907598

BEIRUT, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the deliberate and systematic targeting of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) by the Israeli army, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. In a statement, ....

Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers

Date: 2024-10-11 16:19:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10907629

BEIRUT, Oct 11 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three other on Friday, the Lebanese army said in a statement. The Lebanese army reported that the Israeli airstrike hit a building near a military checkpoint in ....

Jordan, IMF staff come to Staff Level Agreement on second review under Extended Fund Facility

Date: 2024-10-11 11:51:05 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:10907318

AMMAN, Oct 11 (MENA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ron van Rooden, paid a recent visit to Jordan to discuss the 2024 Article IV consultation and the second review under the arrangement under the IMF’s Extended ....

Israeli attack on UNIFIL 'intolerable' - UN chief

Date: 2024-10-11 10:12:51 GMT - Laos - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:10907212

VIENTIANE, Oct 11 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday described incidents in which UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon came under Israeli fire as “intolerable”. “There was naturally a reaction from many sides in solidarity with ....

Jordanian king departs for Cyprus to attend MED9 summit

Date: 2024-10-11 10:12:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10907211

AMMAN, Oct 11 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II departed for Cyprus Friday to attend the MED9 summit, at the invitation of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, according to Petra News Agency. Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II is ....

UN: Peacekeepers' safety in Lebanon 'in jeopardy'

Date: 2024-10-11 07:20:07 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:10907015

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (MENA) - UN Under-Secretary General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix described hostilities in southern Lebanon as "increasingly alarming," and putting "peacekeepers at serious risk." "The safety and security of ....

ADNOC L&S Joint Venture awards dlrs 250 million contracts for very large Ammonia carriers

Date: 2024-10-11 07:08:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10907011

ABU DHABI, Oct 11 (MENA) - ADNOC Logistics and Services plc today announced that AW Shipping, its joint venture with Wanhua Chemical Group, has awarded contracts worth dlrs 250 million to China’s Jiangnan Shipyard for two additional Very Large ....

Jordan warns against Israel’s confiscation of UNRWA headquarters

Date: 2024-10-11 05:23:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10906974

AMMAN, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates issued a warning against the Israeli occupation force's seizure of UNRWA's headquarters. In addition to strongly denouncing Israeli attempts to halt the Agency's operations in ....

Arab League calls for integrating mental health into primary healthcare

Date: 2024-10-10 12:31:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10905983

CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector at the Arab League Haifa Abu-Ghazaleh underlined the importance of integrating mental health into primary healthcare. It is important to take necessary ....