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Arab committee urges int'l action to help Palestine attain full membership at UN

Date: 2023-05-17 11:18:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:10162587

JEDDAH, May 17 (MENA) – An Arab ministerial committee for supporting Palestine has urged international action to help the state of Palestine attain full membership at the UN. The committee, in a statement Wednesday, called on members of the Arab ....

UAE receives wanted terrorist from Jordan

Date: 2023-05-17 07:23:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:10162009

ABU DHABI, May 17 (MENA) - The UAE has received a terrorist named Khalaf Abd Al Rahman Humaid Al Rumaithi from the Jordanian authorities, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The UAE's Federal Supreme Court in 2013 had issued a ruling ....

UNESCO's Arab Group: Israel must respect sanctity of Jerusalem

Date: 2023-05-16 16:28:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10161382

KUWAIT CITY, May 16 (MENA) - The Arab Group at UNESCO called on Tuesday on the world to force Israel to respect the sanctity of Jerusalem and the sites of Islamic and Christian significance, according to KUNA News Agency. At the 216th session of ....

Arab Summit to set legal definition of "Nakba": Palestinian delegate to AL

Date: 2023-05-16 16:04:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:10161357

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 16 (MENA) - The Arab Summit, which will be held on Friday in Saudi Arabia, will adopt a resolution defining the "Nakba" legally for the first time, said Palestinian delegate to the Arab League Muhannad al Aklouk. He, ....

AL Council at level of permanent representatives starts in Jeddah

Date: 2023-05-16 12:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10160914

JEDDAH, May 16 (MENA) - The Arab League Council started its meetings here on Tuesday at the level of permanent representatives, chaired by Saudi Arabia, to prepare for the preparatory meeting of the foreign ministers of the 32nd Arab Summit, due on ....

GCC condemns attack on residence of head of Kuwaiti military office in Khartoum

Date: 2023-05-16 09:28:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:10160145

RIYADH, May 16 (MENA) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi strongly condemned the storming and ransacking of the residence of the head of the military office at the Kuwaiti embassy in Khartoum, BNA reported ....

Bahrain, Qatar to resume flights as of May 25

Date: 2023-05-15 21:10:01 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:10159743

MANAMA, May 15 (MENA) - Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs announced Monday the resumption of flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Qatar, as of May 25, according to what was agreed upon between the bodies concerned in both countries. The ....

Kuwait says residence of head of its military office in Sudan attacked

Date: 2023-05-15 21:09:39 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:10159778

KUWAIT CITY, May 15 (MENA) - Kuwait's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that the residence of the head of the military office at the Kuwaiti embassy in Khartoum was stormed and ransacked today. In a statement, the ministry expressed Kuwait's ....

Kuwait calls on UNESCO to fulfil role toward educational instituions in Palestine, Sudan

Date: 2023-05-15 16:38:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:10159540

KUWAIT CITY, May 15 (MENA) - Kuwait on Monday called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to make all efforts to ensure the implementation of the organization's decisions and commitments towards ....

UAE highlights importance of int'l cooperation at 6th Indian Ocean Conference

Date: 2023-05-15 16:25:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:10159415

ABU DHABI, May 15 (MENA) - UAE Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs Saeed Mubarak Al Hajri has participated in the sixth Indian Ocean Conference, which took place under the theme "Peace, Prosperity and Partnership for a Resilient ....