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Israeli jets pound housing block near Al Shifa Hospital in western Gaza

Date: 2022-08-06 14:39:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9707138

RAMALLAH, August 6 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes targeted Saturday a five-storey housing block in the vicinity of Al Shifa Hospital in western Gaza with at least two missiles, leaving it totally destroyed and some nearby houses heavily damaged, WAFA ....

IBU strongly condemns Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2022-08-06 13:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:9707098

JEDDAH, Aug 6 (MENA) – The Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU) strongly condemned the brutal aggression launched by the Israeli occupation forces against Gaza Strip, claiming the lives and wounding several innocent Palestinians. IBU chief Amr Al ....

Azhar condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza

Date: 2022-08-06 07:19:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:9706407

CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Al Azhar vehemently denounced the attacks committed by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip and the killing of Palestinian civilians and the injury of dozens, including children and women. In a statement released ....

AL condemns Israel's fierce aggression on Gaza

Date: 2022-08-05 22:49:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9706350

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Arab League's General Secretariat condemned in the strongest terms Israel's fierce aggression on the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Friday, AL Assistant Secretary-General and President of the Palestine Sector and the ....

Jordanian King meets UK chief of defense staff in London

Date: 2022-08-05 22:32:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9706338

LONDON/AMMAN, Aug 5 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II on Friday met with Chief of the Defense Staff of the United Kingdom Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Petra news agency reported. The meeting, held in London, covered ways to bolster military ....

UAE to invest dlrs 1bn in Pakistani companies across various economic, investment sectors

Date: 2022-08-05 16:41:00 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:9706100

ABU DHABI, Aug 5 (MENA) - An official source in Abu Dhabi has emphasized the UAE's intention to invest dlrs 1 billion in Pakistani companies in various economic and investment sectors, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Friday. The move aims to ....

Iraqi parl't speaker supports holding early elections

Date: 2022-08-05 12:38:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9705713

BAGHDAD, Aug 5 (MENA) - The speaker of Iraq’s Parliament announced his support for holding early elections on Friday, Alsumaria TV reported. “We support going forward with parliamentary and local elections based on an agreed-upon time… [and] in ....

Lebanese Presidency Press Office denies news on selling passports to non-Lebanese

Date: 2022-08-05 09:40:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:9705523

BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - Lebanese Presidency Press Office on Friday denied news reported by a French newspaper about selling Lebanese passports to a number of non-Lebanese people in exchange for a financial compensation. The Press Office asserts ....

New section of grain silos at Beirut Port collapses

Date: 2022-08-04 15:26:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9704683

BEIRUT, Aug 4 (MENA) - A new part of grain silos at Beirut Port collapsed on Thursday as Lebanon marks the 2nd anniversary of a massive explosion that damaged the port. According to the Lebanese news agency, four parts have fallen so far from ....

Oil investments down to dlrs 450 billion annually - OPEC

Date: 2022-08-04 14:34:20 GMT - Austria - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9704602

VIENNA, Aug 4 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais warned on Thursday of the decline in investments allocated for the petroleum sector. In an interview with Al Arabiya Channel, he ....