Arab League Hosts Quadrilateral Meeting on Libya
Cairo, March 18 (QNA) – The Arab League hosted a meeting on Saturday to discuss means of solving the Libyan crisis . The meeting is attended by Secretary-General of the pan-Arab body Ahmed Abul-Gheit, African Union (AU) envoy Jakaya Kikwete, UN envoy Martin Kobler and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. The meeting tackled developments […]
Palestinian President Arrives in Doha
Doha, March 18 (QNA) – President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in Doha on Saturday on a working visit to Qatar. President Abbas and the accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival at Hamad International Airport by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, and Palestinian Ambassador […]
Israeli Warplanes Launch Three Airstrikes on Gaza
Gaza, March 18 (QNA) -Israeli warplanes launched on Saturday three airstrikes on al-Sudaniya area, northwest of the Gaza Strip, local sources told Palestinian News Agency (WAFA). An Israeli reconnaissance aircraft fired a missile at a site in al-Sudaniya area, while an F-16 fighter jet bombed the same site with two missiles, causing complete destruction to […]
GCC Secretary General Strongly Denounces Bombing Mosque in Marib, Yemen
Jeddah, March 18 (QNA) – Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani on Saturday strongly condemned a missile attack carried out yesterday against a mosque in Sirwah Directorate, in Marib Province, killing and wounding scores of innocent worshipers. In a statement to Saudi Press agency (SPA), the GCC Secretary […]
Arab League Chief Visits Jordan Tomorrow
Cairo, March 18 (QNA) – The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, will visit Jordan on Sunday for talks with Jordanian King Abdullah II on the ongoing preparations for the 28th Arab League Summit in Amman on March 29. Aboul Gheit told reporters on Saturday that he will discuss with Jordanian officials […]
US Justice Department Dispatches Immigration Judges To Expedite Deportations
Washington, March 18 (QNA) – The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, administration officials stated. The number of the judges who will be reassigned and the date of sending them […]
63 Militants Killed in Eastern Afghanistan
Kabul, March 18 (QNA) – At least 63 militants were killed over the last week in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan police against armed groups in the eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial police chief General Abdul Rahman Rahimi told reporters that the militants were killed in parts of Nangarhar. He said at least ten […]
China, US in Talks on Meeting between Presidents
Beijing, March 18 (QNA) – China and the United States are in “close communication” on arranging a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. “We attach great importance to your visit,” Wang said […]
French Police Kill Man after Grabbing Soldier's Gun in Orly Airport
Paris, March 18 (QNA) – A man has been shot dead after grabbing a soldier’s gun at Orly airport in Paris on Saturday. He was killed by the security forces in a shop after seizing the weapon in the airport’s southern terminal, the French Interior Ministry said in a statement. Officials said that the man approached […]
Palestinian Shot Dead, Another Injured near Hebron
Ramallah, March 18 (QNA) – A Palestinian teen was shot and killed and another Palestinian teen was injured late on Saturday, after Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian youth in Al-Arrub refugee camp in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that 16-year-old Palestinian succumbed […]
