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Israeli occupation forces shoot Palestinian woman near Bethlehem

Date: 2023-04-17 19:46:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:10117248

RAMALLAH, April 17 (MENA) - A Palestinian woman was shot by Israeli occupation forces at the Gush Etzion Junction south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, security sources said. The soldiers took the 33-year-old ....

Palestinian president arrives in Jeddah

Date: 2023-04-17 18:52:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10117218

JEDDAH, April 17 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Jeddah on Monday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. At King Abdulaziz International Airport, Abbas was received by Prince Bader bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy ....

Russia urges end to fighting in Sudan through negotiations

Date: 2023-04-17 17:44:38 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:10117165

MOSCOW. April 17 (MENA) - Russia has called for an immediate cessation of fighting in Sudan and solving differences through negotiations. In a statement Monday, the Foreign Ministry said that Russia realizes the importance of a ceasefire and ....

UN chief urges end to Sudan's hostilities

Date: 2023-04-17 16:29:49 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:10117130

GENEVA, April 17 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on all Sudanese parties involved in military operations to cease hostilities, restore calm and start a dialogue to solve the country's crisis. "I strongly ....

Abbas starts official visit to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2023-04-17 15:28:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:10117042

RAMALLAH/JEDDAH, April 17 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived Monday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at an official invitation from the Saudi leadership. The Palestinian president is expected to meet with Crown Prince Mohammad bin ....

Germany urges calm in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-17 14:38:38 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10116971

BERLIN, April 17 (MENA) - The German Foreign Ministry has called on all Sudanese parties involved in military confrontations to end escalation. The spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said Monday that a crisis committee has been formed to ....

OIC chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-17 14:35:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:10116943

RIYADH, April 17 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha has reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. The ....

Abul Gheit, former Sudanese PM confer on current crisis in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-17 12:09:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:10116696

CAIRO, April 17 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday conferred by phone with former Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok where they exchanged points of view on the current crisis in Sudan and means to stop the military ....

Syria: US helicopter raid hits senior 'Daesh' leader

Date: 2023-04-17 11:14:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:10116622

WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that its forces in northern Syria had conducted "a unilateral helicopter raid" in the early morning targeting what it described as a senior "Daesh leader "responsible for ....

Iraqi president confirms Iraq's readiness to make efforts to secure constructive dialogue in Sudan

Date: 2023-04-17 11:02:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10116626

BAGHDAD, April 17 (MENA) - Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid confirmed on Monday Iraq's readiness to make efforts to secure constructive dialogue in Sudan. The Iraqi president said in a statement, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): ....