Ahram Online Egypt has sent 31 tons of medical aid supplies to Lebanon on Thursday in support to the country’s health sector amid the coronavirus pandemic. Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed accompanied three Egyptian military jets airlifting the supplies to Beirut on Thursday. The shipments carried 16 tons of baby …
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Arab League condemns attack on Aden airport
Ahram Online Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit condemned the attack on Yemen’s Aden airport on Wednesday. The attack targeted the airport moments after the arrival of a flight carrying the newly appointed Yemeni cabinet. In a statement, Aboul-Gheit described the blast as “a coward terrorist attack which aimed at …
Read More »Arab League hosts AWIU 23rd conference
Egypt Today The Arab Women Investors Union (AWIU) held its 23rd annual conference under the patronage of the Arab League (AL) on Monday. The opening ceremony was held on Monday morning at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, while the subsequent events will be held in Galala city between 3 …
Read More »Middle East peace cannot be achieved without a Palestinian state: Arab League chief
Ahram Online Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Wednesday, that true peace in the Middle East would remain a “distant dream” without the a sovereign, contiguous and viable Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Receiving United Nations Special Coordinator …
Read More »Arab League and UN call on Israel to abandon annexation plan
Egypt Today Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called on Israel, on Wednesday, to abandon its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. “The annexation will destroy any prospect for peace in the future”, Aboul Gheit stressed in a statement. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres also called on …
Read More »Arab League opposes foreign intervention in Libya
Ahram Online The Arab League stressed, on Monday, “the importance of a comprehensive political solution in Libya”, noting its “strong opposition to foreign interventions in the conflict-hit state”. In a final resolution that was issued following a videoconference of Arab foreign ministers, the Arab League emphasised the “need for restoring …
Read More »Egypt calls for emergency Arab League meeting on Libya
Ahram Online The Arab League said it received a request from Egypt on Friday, for an emergency meeting at the ministerial level to discuss developments in Libya. Hossam Zaki Arab League Assistant Secretary-General said “there was ongoing coordination with Oman, which is presiding over the current session, to determine a …
Read More »Aboul Gheit calls for international support to crisis ridden Yemen
Egypt Today Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said, “the humanitarian situation in Yemen will turn catastrophic if world countries do not bear their financial responsibilities as the UN funding programs and activities are about to close down within the coming weeks over lack of funding”, according to a …
Read More »Arab League urges support for Palestinian students
Egypt Today The Arab League (AL) urged for “maintaining Arab support for the Palestinian educational process and alleviating the suffering of Palestinian students”. AL Assistant Secretary General Said Abu Ali made the remarks during a virtual meeting of the committee for educational programs in occupied Arab lands. He said the …
Read More »UN Arab Group rejects Israeli plans to annex West Bank
Ahram Online The Arab Group delegation, including Oman, the Arab League and Palestinian officials, rejected the “illegality of all colonisation and annexation measures by Israel in occupied Palestine” on Wednesday, amid Israeli intentions to move forward with its plans on 1 July. Following a meeting with UN Chief Antonio Guterres …
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