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UN calls for halting fighting in Sudan, condemns random attacks on civilians

Date: 2024-07-29 16:54:36 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:10806778

NEW YORK, July 29 (MENA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, has urged the Sudanese parties to cease fighting, protect civilians, and allow them freedom of movement. Salami condemned recent "random attacks" on ....

Jordanian official to MENA: We always seek to cooperate with Egypt in reviving Holy Family's route

Date: 2024-07-29 12:56:49 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:10806242

AMMAN, July 29 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Makram al Queisi commended Egyptian-Jordanian relations on all fronts, with a special focus on the tourism and antiquities field. He said he is looking forward to promoting ....

AP calls for boosting int'l., regional cooperaion to combat human trafficking

Date: 2024-07-29 12:47:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:10806317

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Speaker of Arab Parliament Adel Al Assoumi called for strengthening regional and international cooperation among UN organizations, and all bodies involved in combating human trafficking to eradicate this crime. "This day ....

AL chief voices concern over prospect of expanding Israel-Hezbollah military confrontation

Date: 2024-07-29 11:38:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10806234

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit voiced concern over the prospect of expanding the military confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which could plunge the Middle East into a broader regional ....

Arab human rights official: Expanding cooperation in human rights field to promote stability, development

Date: 2024-07-29 11:31:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:10806191

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Chairman of the Arab Charter Committee on Human Rights Counselor Jaber Al-Marri stressed the importance of expanding scope of joint Arab cooperation in the field of human rights and strengthening Arab mechanisms on this ....

UK Secretary of State calls for self-restraint on Lebanese-Israeli borders

Date: 2024-07-29 11:06:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:10806209

BEIRUT, July 29 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy on Monday called for self-restraint on the Lebanese-Israeli borders and expressed via X platform his concerns about escalating tensions in the region during a call with Caretaker Prime ....

AL vows to protect Arab human rights action

Date: 2024-07-29 10:25:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:10805968

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Director of Human Rights Department at the Arab League (AL) Monir Al Farsi has said the Arab permanent committee on human rights will remain the effective backer of Arab human rights work. Addressing the 54th session of the ....

54th regular session of Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights kicks off

Date: 2024-07-29 09:02:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10805951

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - The 54th regular session of the Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights (the main committee in the Arab human rights system) kicked off and will run for three days at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab ....

Hezbollah targets Israeli deployment points in Shtola settlement

Date: 2024-07-28 19:22:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:10805487

BEIRUT, July 28 (MENA) - The Lebanese group Hezbollah revealed that it had targeted the positioning and deployment points of the Israeli forces in Shtola settlement and its surroundings with appropriate weapons on Sunday, achieving precise ....

Israeli bombing kills 13 Palestinian civilians in Gaza's Khan Younis

Date: 2024-07-28 17:05:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10805391

GAZA, July 28 (MENA) - As many as 13 Palestinian civilians, including children and women were killed and dozens were injured in an Israeli bombing of the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) said Sunday. ....