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AL Council emergency meeting on Israeli hostilities in Al Aqsa Mosque kicks off

Date: 2023-04-05 12:52:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:10099690

CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - An emergency meeting of the Arab League Council kicked off on Wednesday at the permanent delegates’ level under the chairmanship of Egypt's permanent delegate Ambassador Mohamed Moustafa Arfi. Egypt is the current chair of ....

Arab Parl't condemns Israel's escalation in Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-04-05 11:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:10099418

CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - The Arab parliament condemned Israeli escalation at Aqsa Mosque, especially in the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a statement on Wednesday, the parliament categorically rejected Israel's unilateral practices and ....

Arab League condemns Israeli forces' storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-04-05 09:22:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10099124

CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli forces' storming of the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque and assaulting worshipers and arresting over 400 Palestinians. In a statement ....

Jordan condemns Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-04-05 08:13:47 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10099103

AMMAN, April 5 (MENA) - Jordan vehemently denounced the incursion of the Israeli police into the Al-Aqsa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif compound on Wednesday, and demanded Israel to desist from such actions against the holy shrine, Jordan News Agency ....

Saudi Arabia decries Israeli army storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan

Date: 2023-04-05 07:00:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10098979

RIYADH, April 5 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) by the Israeli army, assaulting worshipers and arresting several on Wednesday, the official Saudi Press ....

AL chief meets with Chinese tourism min.

Date: 2023-04-04 14:30:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10098125

Cairo, April 4 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday met with China's Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping, who is on a visit to Egypt. Abul Gheit welcomed the Chinese minister and his accompanying ....

Kuwait parl't speaker adjourns session until after Eid Al-Fitr

Date: 2023-04-04 11:41:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:10097769

KUWAIT CITY, April 4 (MENA) - National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim lifted a scheduled regular session on Tuesday due to lack of quorum, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. He said in a statement at the parliament building that the session ....

UN welcomes calls for holding municipal elections in Lebanon

Date: 2023-04-04 09:51:11 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10097388

BEIRUT, April 4 (MENA) - The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, welcomed the announcement by Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities calling for municipal elections during May 7 through May 28, 2023. Holding ....

KSrelief Masam project clears almost 800 mines in Yemen

Date: 2023-04-04 07:35:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:10097182

ADEN, April 4 (MENA) - Nearly 800 mines planted by the Houthi militia in Yemen have been dismantled in March by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief)’s Masam project. The mine-clearing team removed a total of 804 mines ....

IMF approves two-year US$5.0 B loan for Morocco

Date: 2023-04-04 06:57:37 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:10097241

RABAT, April 4 (MENA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Monday a two-year arrangement for Morocco under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) in an amount equivalent to SDR 3.7262 billion (about US$ 5.0 billion, ....