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Jordan condemns new Israeli settlement construction

Date: 2023-03-25 12:57:09 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10083509

AMMAN, March 25 (MENA) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Saturday denounced Israel's announcement of a tender to build more than 1,000 new units in Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, Petra ....

GCC countries call for boosting scientific, technical cooperation in water sector

Date: 2023-03-25 11:01:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:10083229

RIYADH/NEW YORK, March 25 (MENA) - The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) highlighted the importance of initiatives in the field of water, and the provision of water technologies to developing countries without restrictions and at ....

Ukraine sends 30,000 tons of wheat to Yemen

Date: 2023-03-24 20:01:35 GMT - Ukraine - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:10082787

KIEV, March 24 (MENA) - The Negmar Cicek departs from the port of Chornomorsk. It will deliver 30,000 tons of wheat to Yemen as part of humanitarian aid. Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi stated this at a briefing in ....

Algerian amb. to return to France in coming days: Elysee

Date: 2023-03-24 20:00:04 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:10082677

PARIS, March 24 (MENA) - Algeria’s ambassador to France will return to Paris in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee office said on Friday, in a move signaling a recovery in relations a month after a diplomatic spat. The ....

Iraq, India discuss realizing strategic interests

Date: 2023-03-24 16:13:24 GMT - India - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:10082373

NEW DELHI, March 24 (MENA) - Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem Al Araji on Friday discussed in a meeting here with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval ways of developing friendship and realizing strategic interests between Iraq and India at all ....

UN chief voices concern over attack on Aleppo airport

Date: 2023-03-24 15:43:24 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10082518

NEW YORK, March 24 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday voiced concern over an Israeli air raid on the Aleppo airport in Syria. "The secretary-general is concerned about the reported strikes on Aleppo International Airport. ....

White House says US does not seek war with Iran

Date: 2023-03-24 14:56:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10082460

WASHINGTON, March 24 (MENA) – The White House said Friday that the US is not seeking a conflict with Iran after President Joe Biden launched a retaliatory air strike over an American contractor killed in Syria by a drone strike. A suspected ....

Lebanese defense min., army's chief discuss security situation in Lebanon

Date: 2023-03-24 14:26:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:10082370

BEIRUT, March 24 (MENA) - Defense Minister in the Lebanese caretaker government Maurice Slim on Friday discussed in a meeting with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun the security situation in the country. The pair probed the military's ....

Iraqi president says his country seeks to get fair share of water

Date: 2023-03-24 12:59:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:10082155

NEW YORK/BAGHDAD, March 24 (MENA) – Iraqi President Abdullatif Jamal Rashid said on Friday his country seeks to get a fair share of water. Rashid made the remarks during his meeting with Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and ....

Syrian army confronts terrorists attack in Aleppo western countryside

Date: 2023-03-24 12:20:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10082097

DAMASCUS, March 24 (MENA) - Units of the Syrian Armed forces confronted a huge terrorist attack in Aleppo western countryside, and inflicted heavy losses in personnel and equipment upon them, SANA News Agency reported. The Syrian Defense Ministry ....