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No new coronavirus cases reported in Saudi Arabia - Health Ministry

Date: 2014-09-14 17:16:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:938973

The Saudi Health Ministry said no new cases of coronavirus were detected on Sunday. The ministry added that 399 cases were discharged from hospitals, while 28 others continue to receive treatment. The number of cases infected with ....

Jordan PM: Jordan, Egypt in strenuous efforts to improve investment atmosphere

Date: 2014-09-14 12:48:43 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:936769

Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Nsour has said his country and Egypt have been exerting strenuous efforts to improve the investment and business environment. Addressing a regional conference on updating bankruptcy laws in Jordan and Egypt, the ....

Yemen FM receives Egypt ambassador

Date: 2014-09-14 12:20:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:936545

Yemeni Foreign Minister Jamal al-Salal received on Sunday Egypt's newly-appointed Ambassador Youssef el-Sharqawy. Salal wished Sharqawy success during his tenure in Yemen. Sharqawy, meanwhile, stressed that he would work on giving a boost to ....

Arabi, Mistura confer on latest developments of Syrian crisis

Date: 2014-09-14 10:15:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:935137

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi conferred Sunday with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and his deputy Ramzy Ezzedine on the latest developments in Syria. The talks took up the efforts exerted to solve the current crisis ....

Sudanese vice president rejects opposition call to form interim gov't

Date: 2014-09-14 08:08:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:934057

Sudan's Vice President Hasabo Mohammed Abdul Rahman rejected on Saturday an opposition call to form a transitional government. In a press release, he pointed out that those calling for the formation of a transitional government know that they ....

Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen in Gaza

Date: 2014-09-14 08:06:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:933889

Israeli gunboats on Sunday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza City coast in a breach of the truce reached between the Palestinians and Israelis under Egypt's sponsorship. Head of the Palestinian fishermen syndicate said the Israeli ....

Tunisia bans 9,000 youths from joining militant groups in Syria, says minister

Date: 2014-09-14 07:46:18 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:933885

Minister of Interior Lotfi Ben Jeddou said security bodies have in recent months banned 9,000 Tunisian youths from leaving the country to join fighting with militant groups in Syria over recent months. Interviewed by Al-Arabiya Satellite Channel, ....

AL chief assures Kerry need to end terrorism in Med East region

Date: 2014-09-13 15:18:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:931617

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi assured visiting US State Secretary John Kerry the significance of combating terrorism and the need to an overall confrontation of extremism in the Middle East. During their meeting, the two officials ....

PA welcomes visit of Kuwaiti FM tomorrow - spokesman

Date: 2014-09-13 12:44:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:930609

The Palestinian Authority (PA) welcomes the important visit to the Palestinian territories by Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah scheduled for Sunday. The visit is the first of its kind for a ....

AL chief, UN envoy to Syria to hold talks on crisis in Syria

Date: 2014-09-13 12:42:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:930589

Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby and UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold a meeting Sunday on developments in Syria, an official source said. According to the official source at the AL, the meeting will take up the latest ....