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Jordanian FM urges int'l community to act immediately to stop war crimes against Palestinians

Date: 2024-06-21 04:30:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10753861

AMMAN, June 21 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, urged the international community to act immediately to stop the war crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people and lift its ....

Hezbollah targets Israeli position with Katyusha rockets

Date: 2024-06-20 12:48:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10753540

BEIRUT, June 20 (MENA) - Hezbollah targeted Israel's Zar’it military base with dozens of Katyusha rockets on Thursday. In a statement, the resistance movement said the move comes in response to the death of one person in a drone attack on Deir ....

One killed in Israeli drone strike on South Lebanon

Date: 2024-06-20 11:27:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:10753405

BEURIT, June 20 (MENA) - One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a car in the Tyre district town of Deir Kifa on Thursday, NNA reported. Border areas along South Lebanon have seen security tensions and gunfire exchanges ....

OIC marks World Refugee Day

Date: 2024-06-20 08:39:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:10753207

RIYADH, June 20 (MENA) - Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha reiterated the OIC's support and solidarity with refugees and emphasized the urgent need to prioritize the humanitarian needs of this vulnerable ....

US Central Command says it destroyed Houthi targets in Yemen

Date: 2024-06-20 06:21:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:10753028

WASHINGTON, June 20 (MENA) – US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea in the past 24 hours, the command said Thursday. Separately, USCENTCOM forces ....

AL to launch campaign to raise awareness about risk of violence against refugee women

Date: 2024-06-19 09:03:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:10752253

CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector of the Arab League Haifa Abu Ghazaleh said that the Arab League, in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations ....

US army says it destroyed Houthi targets in Yemen to protect freedom of navigation in the region

Date: 2024-06-19 05:12:17 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10752116

WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) said that in the past 24 hours its forces successfully destroyed eight Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen. Additionally, partner ....

Kuwaiti emir congratulates Saudi king on successful Hajj season

Date: 2024-06-18 15:59:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:10751854

KUWAIT CITY, June 18 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Tuesday a cable to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, congratulating him on the success of the Hajj (greater pilgrimage) season. The Kuwaiti emir ....

Saudi Arabia announces success oh health system during Hajj

Date: 2024-06-18 14:18:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10751804

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, June 18 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Health Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jalajel said Tuesday that the health plans for the Hajj season 1445 AH have been successfully carried out, and that there were no outbreak of disease or other ....

AP speaker calls for intensifying efforts to limit hate speech

Date: 2024-06-18 11:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10751498

CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – Arab Parliament Speaker Adel el Asoumi called for intensifying efforts to stand against hate speech, pointing out to the necessity that the international organizations and legislative institutions gather for formulating ....