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AP president says humanitarian action pillar of security, stability

Date: 2024-08-19 08:06:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10834652

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al-Assoumi said Monday that humanitarian action is the main pillar of support for security and stability of communities. Humanitarian action is also a key to ....

Marking World Humanitarian Day, AL condemns Israeli crimes in Gaza

Date: 2024-08-19 08:04:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:10834751

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Arab League Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector at the Arab League Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazala condemned the crimes against humanity committed by Israeli occupation authorities in the Gaza Strip ....

UN highlights importance of intra-Libyan dialogue for clear-cut political solution

Date: 2024-08-18 21:11:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:10834473

TRIPOLI, Aug 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Khoury underscored the need to unify Libya's institutions as soon as possible, and ....

Israeli warplanes hit 3 southern Lebanese villages

Date: 2024-08-18 20:35:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:10834462

BEIRUT, Aug 18 (MENA) - Israeli fighter jets on Sunday conducted airstrikes on some southern Lebanese areas, targeting the village of Houla in Nabatieh, the outskirts of Ayta ash Shab village, and Beit Lif village in the Bint Jbeil District, ....

Jordan dispatches 118 aid trucks to Gaza

Date: 2024-08-18 16:09:16 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:10834228

AMMAN, Aug 18 (MENA) - Jordan has sent 118 aid trucks to Gaza in the second week of August. The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) has sent the convoy in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF). A JHCO statement issued on ....

Algeria will supply oil to Beirut to overcome electricity crisis

Date: 2024-08-18 14:27:17 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10834117

ALGIERS, Aug 18 (MENA) - Algeria announced Sunday that it will supply Lebanon with quantities of fuel oil to operate power plants and restore electricity in the country. According to a statement by the Algerian government, Algerian Prime Minister ....

Two Lebanese injured in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-18 14:18:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:10834105

BEIRUT, Aug 18 (MENA) - Two Lebanese were injured today Sunday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the town of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of ....

AL official: Education sector in Palestine needs urgent support to mitigate impact of Israeli aggression

Date: 2024-08-18 13:42:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10833647

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Saeed Abu Ali, head of the Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Sector at the Arab League (AL), has emphasized that the education sector in Palestine needs additional measures, mechanisms and urgent resources to mitigate ....

AL convenes 2nd meeting on disaster risk reduction Wednesday

Date: 2024-08-18 10:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:10833626

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Arab League's (AL) General Secretariat - the Department of Housing, Water Resources and Disaster Reduction - is due to convene its second meeting at the level of Arab ministries concerned with disaster risk reduction affairs ....

AL holds urgent meeting on education in Palestine

Date: 2024-08-18 10:54:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:10833588

CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Arab League General Secretariat (Palestine and occupied Arab territories sector) held on Sunday an urgent meeting of Palestinian Education Affairs Council. This meeting aims to address educational harsh challenges in ....