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UN calls on Houthis to immediately release staff members

Date: 2024-09-03 19:58:33 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:10855729

GENEVA, Sept 3 (MENA) - United Nations (UN) High Representative for Human Rights Volker Turk has reiterated his call for the immediate and unconditional release of 17 UN staff members imprisoned by the Houthis in Yemen, according to the UN news ....

AL gives top priority to Palestinian file: official

Date: 2024-09-03 18:07:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:10855627

CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) gives the Palestinian file a top priority in the various regional and international forums, affirmed AL Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki. The pan-Arab body adopts the Palestinian stance, in a ....

Iraq: 14 terrotrists killed in military operation in Anbar desert

Date: 2024-09-03 10:56:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:10854703

BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Joint Operations Command announced Tuesday the discovery of 14 bodies of terrorists who were targeted yesterday in the Al-Hazimi area, east of Wadi Al-Ghadf, in the Anbar desert. The operations said in a statement ....

US CENTCOM says it partners with Syrian forces to capture Daesh leader and runaway fighters

Date: 2024-09-02 22:02:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:10854233

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces, partnered with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), captured a Daesh (ISIS) leader, who was assessed as helping Daesh fighters after escape from a Raqqah Detention Facility in ....

Jordanian health ministry says Mpox case was detected and isolated

Date: 2024-09-02 16:31:31 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10853996

AMMAN, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Jordanian health ministry announced that an Mpox case has been recorded in the country. The infection was discovered in a non-Jordanian citizen who resides in the kingdom, it said in a press release, without revealing ....

AL chief opens "Seamless North Africa 2024" conference

Date: 2024-09-02 13:23:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:10853594

CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday inaugurated "Seamless North Africa 2024" conference and expo, which runs for two days under the theme "The Future of E-commerce Across North Africa". The ....

Arab economic council's preparatory meetings kick off

Date: 2024-09-02 10:42:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:10853268

CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Preparatory meetings for the 114th session of the Arab Economic and Social Council kicked off on Monday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League at the ministerial level. The council's 114th session ....

AL to observe parliamentary elections in Jordan

Date: 2024-09-02 09:46:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:10853160

CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has ordered that an AL mission be formed under his assistant Khalil Ibrahim el-Zawadi to oversee the parliamentary elections in Jordan, slated for September 10. A statement by ....

Nominations for 2026 King Faisal Prize open

Date: 2024-09-01 19:28:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:10852755

RIYADH, Sept 1 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize issued a press release Sunday announcing that it is now accepting nominations for the 2026 awards in five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and ....

Saudi CP urged united Arab, Islamic efforts in backing Palestinians

Date: 2024-09-01 16:53:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10852425

RIYADH, Sept 1 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Sunday affirmed Riyadh's keenness to unite Arab and Islamic efforts to support the Palestinian people in addressing the brutal ....