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Abul Gheit condemns Israeli targeting of Qatari committee in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-14 06:41:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10440955

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' shelling of the headquarters of Qatar's Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza. Such act is considered a war crime, which is added to the ....

Rafah crossing open, Israel hinders aid delivery – Foreign Ministry spox.

Date: 2023-11-14 06:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:10440951

Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said Monday the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is open and has never been closed since the eruption of the Palestinian-Israeli crisis, but Israel hinders the delivery of aid. ....

US, UK top diplomats discuss developments in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-14 06:36:18 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:10440949

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza Strip. They talked about efforts to increase the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. The ....

UN organization calls for opening of Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza

Date: 2023-10-31 09:08:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:10418418

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has called for the Kerem Shalom crossing linking Israel to Gaza to be opened in a bid to amp up humanitarian deliveries to the war-torn Gaza Strip, CNN reported. In an ....

AL receives Palestinian, Saudi request to hold emergency summit in Riyadh Nov. 11

Date: 2023-10-31 06:58:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10418110

The General Secretariat of the Arab League (AL) has received an official request from both Palestine and Saudi Arabia to hold an extraordinary session to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza since October 7. The meeting was requested to ....

Zelenskiy holds call with Saudi CP on Ukraine, Middle East

Date: 2023-10-24 06:42:25 GMT - Ukraine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:10407149

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on ways to further develop Ukraine’s ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Zelenskiy invited a Saudi representative to take part in the ....

French president arrives in Tel Aviv for talks on Middle East conflict

Date: 2023-10-24 06:27:16 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:10407127

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv Tuesday morning to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defense minister Benny Gantz and main opposition leader Yair Lapid. Macron and Israeli ....

Death toll rises to 5,100 in Gaza Strip: Health Ministry

Date: 2023-10-24 06:24:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:10407124

As many as 5,100 people have been killed since October 7, including 2,055 children and 1,150 women, said Palestinian Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Ashraf al Qedra. In a phone interview with Sada el Balad talk show host Ahmed Moussa, Qedra said ....

AP president lauds Egypt's quantum leap in construction

Date: 2023-10-17 08:47:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:10395976

President of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdel Rahman al Assoumi has praised the quantum leap Egypt has achieved in terms of construction over the past years. Assoumi said the insightful vision of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the ....

Palestine preparing visit of President Abbas to Moscow — ambassador to Russia

Date: 2023-10-10 07:07:23 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:10384119

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - Palestine maintains regular communication with Russia and is preparing a visit of its President Mahmoud Abbas to Moscow, TASS news agency quoted Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal as saying. "We are in ....