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UN chief calls on Lebanon to respect Hague court’s verdict on Hariri killing

Date: 2022-06-18 07:53:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:9628062

NEW YORK, June 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on authorities in Beirut to respect the decision of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which on Thursday imposed life sentences on two members of Hezbollah for involvement in ....

Kuwait reaffirms commitment to Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Date: 2022-06-18 07:44:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:9628045

KUWAIT CITY, June 18 (MENA) - Kuwait has renewed its commitment to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and ensure their full and comprehensive integration into societies, in accordance with the 2030 UN sustainable development ....

Morocco reports 1,734 new coronavirus cases, no deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2022-06-17 20:00:52 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9627782

RABAT, June 17 (MENA) - Morocco registered 1,734 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total infections to 1,182,776, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday. The ministry added that no deaths related to ....

Saudi Arabia to host world para table tennis championships

Date: 2022-06-17 19:17:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9627791

RIYADH, June 17 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has been chosen to host the World Para Table Tennis Championships from September 16 to 18, Saudi Press agency quoted the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as saying on Friday. The official ....

Abul Gheit concerned over marginalizing Palestinian cause

Date: 2022-06-17 16:26:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9627530

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Abul Gheit expressed on Friday his concern over marginalizing the Palestinian cause due to global polarization and urgent regional issues. Abul Gheit's remarks came during his ....

Saudi Arabia welcomes UN-backed court rule in former Lebanese PM Hariri's case

Date: 2022-06-17 14:28:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9626963

RIYADH, June 17 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the welcome of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of a rule unanimously taken by an International Court on Lebanon convicting two agents of Hezbollah militia of conspiring the assassination ....

Aliyev, Abul Gheit tackle Arab-Azeri ties

Date: 2022-06-17 14:25:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9627338

BAKU, June 17 (MENA) - President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on Friday Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit in Baku, the spokesman of the AL secretary-general Gamal Roshdy said. Discussing Arab-Azerbaijani relations, ....

Lebanese president discuss security conditions, border demarcation

Date: 2022-06-17 13:39:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9627322

BEIRUT, June 17 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun met on Friday Defense Minister Maurice Sleem at Baabda Palace. The meeting tackled the security situation and the measures taken by the army to maintain stability in all Lebanese regions, ....

Bahraini house speaker underlines need to enhance ties with US

Date: 2022-06-17 11:11:59 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:9626961

MANAMA/WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) – Bahrain’s Council of Representatives Speaker Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal met Senator James E. Risch, Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on the sidelines of her official visit, along with a ....

Chiefs of Staff of Libya's Eastern, Western Regions arrive in Cairo

Date: 2022-06-16 17:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:9626252

CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Chiefs of Staff of the Eastern and Western Regions of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Razzaq al Nadori and Lieutenant General Muhammad al Haddad arrived here on Thursday to take part in the 5+5 Joint Military ....