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Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians

Date: 2018-03-27 07:21:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7317752

Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 19 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, local sources said. Israeli forces detained six Palestinians, including an old man, in Qalandiya camp. Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians in ....

French FM: Macron to visit Israel, Israel in autumn

Date: 2018-03-27 07:08:16 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7317720

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Israel and Palestine in the next autumn, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Speaking following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Drian warned of threats that face the ....

Saudi Arabia urges UNSC to hold Iran accountable for Houthi missile supplies

Date: 2018-03-27 06:52:44 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7317689

Saudi Arabia has pressed for international action to hold Iran accountable for supplying Houthi militias with ballistic missiles, after seven were fired toward the kingdom late Sunday. The Saudi envoy to the United Nations, Abdullah al Mallami, ....

Over 30 Houthi militants killed, injured in clashes with Yemeni army

Date: 2018-03-25 10:29:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7313626

More than 30 Houthi militias were killed or injured in fierce clashes with the Yemeni national army in Bayda governorate in central Yemen, Yemeni field sources said on Sunday. In statements to Al Arabiya news channel, the sources said the fierce ....

AL chief urges Arab, African investors to contribute to Iraq reconstruction

Date: 2018-03-24 19:50:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7313060

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday called for pooling the efforts of the key economic players in Africa and the Arab World via exchanging expertise and relevant success stories. The AL chief also urged them to ....

Iraqi Foreign Ministry denounces Turkish aggression along borders

Date: 2018-03-22 20:05:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7310080

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned on Thursday the continuity of the Turkish forces aggression and abuses along the Iraqi borders. In a statement broadcast by Alsumaria news channel, official spokesperson for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Ahmed ....

Saudi Crown Prince arrives at the Pentagon

Date: 2018-03-22 19:50:01 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7310065

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived at the Pentagon headquarters in Washington D.C. where he will hold a meeting with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis. The Saudi royal is currently in the United States for three weeks ....

Israel arrests 35 Palestinians in WB, Al Quds

Date: 2018-03-21 09:12:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7306781

Israeli forces arrested early Wednesday some 35 Palestinians during a large-scale military operation in the West Bank and Al Quds. Fifteen Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank and 20 in Al Quds. Israeli bulldozers pushed deep into the ....

Lebanese army denies arresting terrorist cell

Date: 2018-03-21 07:51:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7306628

The Lebanese army denied media reports about the arrest of a terrorist cell by the Lebanese intelligence service. According to media reports, the cell was planning to assassinate the head of one of the Lebanese parties but his name was not ....

Russia defense ministry: 79,702 civilians evacuated from Syria’s eastern Ghouta

Date: 2018-03-20 08:42:11 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7304866

Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the total number of civilians, mostly children, who have been evacuated from Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta district since the start of a humanitarian operation has risen to 79,700. Earlier, ....