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Israeli artillery shells sites in Gaza, causing severe damage

Date: 2018-05-29 08:10:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7421047

Israel shelled on Tuesday posts and agricultural lands east of Gaza City, causing severe structural damage. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli artillery deployed along the Gaza Strip borderline fired at least 10 missiles east of Zaytoun and Shujayea ....

Netanyahu to discuss Iran with French, German leaders next week

Date: 2018-05-29 06:57:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7420961

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet the leaders of France, Germany and possibly Britain next week to discuss ways to stop what he called Iran’s nuclear ambitions and regional expansionism, Euronews quoted Netanyahu as saying on ....

Lieberman to visit Russia Thursday

Date: 2018-05-29 06:55:16 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7420957

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu on Thursday, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Lieberman was invited by Shoygu following a phone call the two held last weekend, ....

Jordanian King stresses need to reach just, comprehensive peace in ME

Date: 2018-05-28 12:54:12 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7420222

King Abdullah II has received a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives, headed by MP Darrell Issa, during which he reviewed the strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States and the current situation in the region. During ....

Abbas checks out of hospital

Date: 2018-05-28 11:16:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7419945

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas checked out of hospital here on Monday after having recovered. Addressing reporters at Istishari Hospital, Abbas said he will be back in his office as of Tuesday. He thanked the hospital which he described as a ....

PNC praises PLO role in defending Palestinian rights

Date: 2018-05-28 10:07:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7419785

The Palestinian National Council (PNC) has asserted the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s commitment to self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state with Al Quds (East Jerusalem) as its capital. In a statement on the ....

AL chief leaves for Paris to take part in int'l conference on Libya

Date: 2018-05-28 10:04:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7419778

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left here on Monday for Paris to take part in a UN-sponsored international conference on Libya. The conference will kick off on Tuesday at the Elysee Palace with the participation of 19 ....

Qarqash: UAE pledged to continue mission of restoring security, stability of Yemen

Date: 2018-05-28 08:39:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7419582

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Qarqash said that UAE pledged to continue the mission of restoring security and stability in Yemen, Sky News reported. The all-news network quoted Qarqash on his Twitter account as having said that ....

Saudi king receives GCC secretary general

Date: 2018-05-27 14:13:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7418637

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received at al Salam Palace in Jeddah Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani. They reviewed a number of issues on the Gulf arena, according to ....

Palestinian killed during Israeli shelling on Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-05-27 14:02:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7418888

A Palestinian young man succumbed Sunday to injuries he sustained during the Israeli shelling on east Rafah, south Gaza Strip, that took place in the morning. The young man is 25-year-old Nassim Marwan el Amor, said the Health Ministry in the ....