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AL chief meets Brazilian agriculture min.

Date: 2019-09-15 17:09:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8105173

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met on Sunday with Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply Tereza Cristina, who is currently on a visit to Egypt. During the meeting at the AL headquarters in Cairo, Abul Gheit ....

Abul Gheit mourns AL special envoy for Libya

Date: 2019-09-14 00:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8102767

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit mourned on Friday his Special Envoy for Libya Ambassador Salah el din al-Jamali, who died on Friday after a battle with illness at a hospital in Tunis. Abul Gheit offered his deep condolences to ....

UAE military says six troops killed in 'collision of military vehicles'

Date: 2019-09-14 00:17:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8102766

The United Arab Emirates military said on Friday that six of its troops were killed in a "collision of military vehicles," according to Emirates News Agency (WAM). No further information about the location of the accident was given. ....

Unified Arab stance needed to face critical circumstances: AP speaker

Date: 2019-09-10 08:38:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8097599

Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal bin Fahad al Salmi asserted Tuesday that a unified Arab stance is needed to face critical circumstances in the Arab world, as well as foreign interference in Arab internal affairs. Salmi made the remarks ahead of ....

Kuwaiti deputy FM heads for Cairo to attend AL ministerial meeting

Date: 2019-09-09 14:04:20 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8096875

Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al Jarallah headed for Cairo on Monday to head Kuwait's delegation to the 152nd meeting of the Arab League council ministerial session due in Cairo on Monday. In a press statement on Monday, the Kuwaiti ....

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian house in Mahatta neighborhood

Date: 2019-09-09 13:41:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8096826

Israeli forces have demolished a Palestinian house in al Mahatta neighborhood in Haifa city under the pretext that it was built without a permit. Israeli media said Monday the forces cordoned off the area and prevented families from reaching ....

AL to monitor Tunisia's presidential election

Date: 2019-09-09 13:24:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8096782

The Arab League said on Monday it delegated a mission under Ambassador Khalil Ibrahim al Zawady, Head of Arab and National Security Affairs Department, to Tunis to take part in monitoring Tunisia's presidential election in mid-September. A ....

Kuwait emir continues medical tests, postpones Trump meeting

Date: 2019-09-08 23:40:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8095781

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah has been admitted to a hospital in the US for medical tests, and thus rescheduled a meeting with US President Donald Trump, the minister of Emiri Diwan said Sunday. Kuwait’s news agency KUNA ....

Saudi Arabia hosts int'l conference on innovation's impact on libraries

Date: 2019-09-08 17:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8095527

King Abdulaziz Library, in collaboration with the Islamic University of Madinah, will organize an international conference on Monday, titled 'Innovation and renewal trends in libraries' at King Salman International Convention Center in Madinah. ....

Sudanese peace talks kick off in Juba on Monday

Date: 2019-09-07 12:54:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8093882

An official Sudanese delegation will head on Monday for Juba to start negotiations in South Sudan with armed forces there under the auspices of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. Head of the Sudanese Transitional Council Abdel Fattah Burhani ....