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  • AL denies Saudi Arabia banned Syrians from performing Hajj

    AL denies Saudi Arabia banned Syrians from performing Hajj

    Date: 2018-07-05 19:45:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7475470

    The Arab League denied on Thursday claims that Saudi Arabia has banned Syrians from performing Hajj (Greater Pilgrimage) this year. In a press release, Spokesman of the Arab League Secretary-General Mahmoud Afifi said that Saudi Arabia is ....

  • AL chief calls for immediate ceasefire in southwest Syria

    AL chief calls for immediate ceasefire in southwest Syria

    Date: 2018-07-05 18:14:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7475387

    Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called for an immediate ceasefire in southwest Syria, his spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said in a statement on Thursday. Abul Gheit's call comes against the backdrop of the recent military ....

  • UAE: No action was taken to expel Qatari citizens

    UAE: No action was taken to expel Qatari citizens

    Date: 2018-07-05 09:13:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7474233

    The United Arab Emirates has affirmed that it has not issued any legal or administrative laws or orders relating to the expulsion of Qatari citizens from UAE territory since the announcement of the severing of relations with Qatar on June 5, ....

  • AL hosts meeting Wednesday over Arab archives in foreign, colonial countries

    AL hosts meeting Wednesday over Arab archives in foreign, colonial countries

    Date: 2018-07-03 16:50:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7472004

    An Arab committee concerned with restoring Arab archives stolen by foreign and colonial countries will hold its third meeting at the Arab League headquarters Wednesday. The meeting will be organized by the department of information, documentation ....

  • 11 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in W. Bank

    11 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in W. Bank

    Date: 2018-07-03 09:10:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7470896

    Eleven Palestinian civilians were arrested at dawn Tuesday in different areas in the West Bank. Local sources said that two Palestinians from Dheisheh Refugee Camp were arrested in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Two others were ....

  • Libyan navy says 63 missing in new Mediterranean shipwreck

    Libyan navy says 63 missing in new Mediterranean shipwreck

    Date: 2018-07-03 06:55:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7470670

    Sixty-three migrants are missing after the inflatable boat they were on sunk off the coast of Libya, Arab News quoted a spokesman for the country’s navy as having said Tuesday. General Ayoub Kacem said that 41 migrants wearing life jackets were ....

  • UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa for talks with Houthis on withdrawal from Hodeidah

    UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa for talks with Houthis on withdrawal from Hodeidah

    Date: 2018-07-02 12:33:44 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7469633

    UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in Sanaa on Monday for talks with Houthis about withdrawing from the strategic coastal city of Hodeidah, local sources said. The visit aims at delivering a message to the Houthis that they should ....

  • Palestinian diplomat asks Arab countries to open markets for Palestinian products

    Palestinian diplomat asks Arab countries to open markets for Palestinian products

    Date: 2018-07-01 20:36:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7468755

    Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt and its permanent representative to the Arab League Diab Allouh urged on Sunday the Arab countries to support Palestinian economy and allow Palestinian products a free access to the Arab markets. Addressing the ....

  • Arab parl't to ask US Congress to drop Sudan from terror list

    Arab parl't to ask US Congress to drop Sudan from terror list

    Date: 2018-07-01 16:38:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7468531

    The Arab Parliament will send a request to US Congress to remove Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, its speaker Mishaal bin Fahm al Salami announced on Sunday. The announcement comes after an Arab Parliament's committee held a ....

  • Scores of settlers storm into Aqsa

    Scores of settlers storm into Aqsa

    Date: 2018-07-01 09:59:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7467965

    Scores of Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday from el Magharba gate guarded by Israeli police. Eyewitnesses said 76 settlers conducted provocative tours in the mosque. ....

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