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Germany pledges 300 million euros additional aid to Syria

Date: 2025-03-17 13:32:51 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:11105666

BERLIN, March 17 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday Berlin would provide new aid to Syria worth 300 million euros through the United Nations (UN) and selected organizations. In a statement ahead of the start of the ....

US defense secretary: We will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until attacks on shipping end

Date: 2025-03-17 07:56:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:11105125

WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - The US will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. A Pentagon official denied Houthi claims that they have targeted the aircraft carrier ....

US defense secretary vows unrelenting campaign against Houthi targets

Date: 2025-03-16 22:19:16 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:11105012

WASHINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - The US’s large-scale strike campaign against Houthi targets in Yemen will be “unrelenting” until the Iran-backed proxies pledge to back off US assets, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday. “The minute the ....

Strengthening inter-Arab dialogue imperative to achieve justice, dignity for all - AL committee

Date: 2025-03-16 21:26:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:11104920

CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) - The Arab Charter on Human Rights’ committee said the current situation, marked by humanitarian crises, armed conflicts, as well as economic and social challenges, underscores the urgent need to draw inspiration from the ....

AL urges the int'l community to stop Palestinians' suffering

Date: 2025-03-16 14:54:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:11104443

CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League (AL) urged the international community to bring suffering of Palestinians as a result of Israeli violations against them to a halt. The pan-Arab body's general secretariat - in a ....

GCC calls for consolidating values of dialogue, respect between peoples, cultures

Date: 2025-03-16 12:45:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:11104140

RIYADH, March 16 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi renewed the GCC 's call for consolidating values of dialogue and respect between peoples and cultures and rejecting hatred and extremism. ....

Yemeni justice ministry lauds Trump's policy towards Houthis

Date: 2025-03-16 12:18:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:11104218

CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) - Undersecretary at the Yemeni Ministry of Justice Faisal Al-Majidi on Sunday lauded the policy of current US administration under President Donald Trump that works on deterring the Houthis, securing navigation and stopping ....

Saudi CP, Italian PM discuss regional, int'l developments

Date: 2025-03-16 09:45:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:11104001

RIYADH, March 16 (MENA) - Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud discussed with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni the latest regional and international developments. During their phone conversation, the ....

Lebanese killed, another injured in Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon

Date: 2025-03-16 08:01:59 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:11103940

BEIRUT, March 15 (MENA) - A Lebanese citizen was killed and another injured in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle near the village of Yater in southern Lebanon. According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the Israeli aerial assault, ....

Houthi attacks not to be tolerated, US says

Date: 2025-03-16 06:01:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:11103832

WASHINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed Russia of U.S. military deterrence operations against the Iran-backed Houthis and emphasized that continued Houthi attacks on US military and commercial shipping vessels in the ....