Egypt Today The 152nd session of the Arab League Council kicked off Sunday in Cairo at the level of permanent delegates. The meeting comes ahead of the Arab foreign ministers’ meeting to be headed by Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Al Hakim on Tuesday. A set of issues will …
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Arab league launches UN campaign supporting UNRWA
Egypt Today Arab League (AL) assistant secretary general for Palestinian and occupied Arab lands affairs Dr Saeed Abu Ali said the UNRWA symbolizes the international community’s responsibility toward the Palestinian refugees within its five operation zones since the start of its field action in May 1950. In statements issued …
Read More »Palestine files complaint with UN over Honduras diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Egypt Today The Palestinian Foreign Ministry filed a complaint with the UN over Honduras decision to open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem. The ministry condemned the move, saying it is a flagrant violation of the international law and legitimacy resolutions. In a press release, the ministry said such a …
Read More »Cairo mourns Tunisian president Essebsi
Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi declared, Thursday night, a three days mourning in the country over the death of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. The Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi passed away at the age of 92 early on Thursday at a military hospital in Tunis. Meanwhile the Arab …
Read More »18 items on the 93rd Arab Media Committee agenda
Egypt Today The 93rd session of the Arab permanent media committee kicked off on Monday at the Arab League HQ. The committee will tackle an 18-pronged agenda in preparation for addressing the issues raised at the 11th session of the executive office of the Arab Information Ministers Council on …
Read More »Palestinian budget deficit reaches $700M
Egypt Today Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Sunday that the deficit in the Palestinian Authority’s budget amounted to 700 million US dollars due to the arbitrary financial practices exercised by Israeli occupation authorities. Addressing an emergency meeting of the Arab finance ministers, Abul Gheit said …
Read More »Arab League’s Abul Gheit visits Sudan
Egypt Today Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday visited Sudan and meet with head of the Transitional Military Council Abdel Fattah al Burhan and representatives of political powers and movements in the country. “The visit is a part of following up developments in Sudan and in …
Read More »Arab League urges self-restraint in Sudan
Egypt Today The Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on Sudan’s parties to exercise self restraint and avoid any actions leading to escalation of tension. He warned against deviation from the peaceful path of the country’s political transition process. The AL chief is “cautiously following up …
Read More »Arabs call for “Boycott of Jerusalem Israeli capital supporters”
Egyptianstreets An Islamic summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Friday asserted its support of the Palestinians’ inalienable rights ahead of a US-led peace plan and called for a “boycott” of countries that have opened diplomatic missions in the city. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, which was held in …
Read More »Arab League condemns Israel building 800 new settlement housing units
Egypt Today The Arab League vehemently condemned Israel’s decision to build more than 800 settlement units in the occupied East Jerusalem. In statements on Sunday, AL Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian territories and occupied Arab Lands Saeed Abu Ali stressed that the Israeli settlement measures violate all international resolutions, …
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