Arab Summit will reaffirm commitment to 2002 Arab Peace initiative, Palestinian FM says
Author: Hani HazaimehSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490619629298379500 The Dead Sea: There are no plans to alter or amend the Arab Peace Initiative offered to Israel during the Beirut Arab Summit by Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh Al Al-Maliki told Arab News on the sidelines of the Arab Summit in Jordan. The summit is being held in the face […]
Iraq forces launch renewed attack on Mosul’s Old City
Author: AFPMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490612560237701200 ARBIL: Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul’s Old City, after days in which the battle was overshadowed by reports of heavy civilian casualties from air strikes. Iraqi forces began the massive operation to retake west Mosul from the Daesh group last month and have recaptured a series of neighborhoods, […]
More Syrian fighters, families leave city of Homs under deal
Author: APMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490609316437483000 BEIRUT: Another group of Syrian fighters with their families on Monday began leaving the last opposition-held neighborhood in the central city of Homs under a Russia-brokered deal with the Damascus government, state TV and the province’s governor said. The government has denied that the Homs deal — and other similar voluntary displacements in […]
HRW requests Jordan to arrest Sudan's Bashir ahead of Arab League visit
Author: Hani HazaimehMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490605610837101400The Dead Sea: Jordan said Monday that it welcomes the participation of all Arab countries in the 28th Arab Summit, including Sudan.“According to the Arab League charter, all member states have access to all Arab League activities at all levels,” Jordan’s Minister Of State For Media Affairs Mohammed Momani told Arab News on […]
Jordanian FM Highlights Significance of King Salman’s visit to Amman
Author: Arab NewsMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490599865096853300 Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi has praised King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s visit to Amman, saying the trip underscores the historic relations between the two kingdoms. Al Safadi added that the relationship between Jordan and Saudi Arabia is based on a common understanding of regional issues and strong ties between […]
Bahrain breaks Iran-linked “terrorist” cell behind bus attack
Author: ReutersMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490593992776716400 DUBAI: Bahrain said on Sunday it had broken an Iranian-linked “terrorist cell” suspected of involvement in a bomb attack on a police bus in February and plotting to assassinate senior officials, state news agency BNA reported. The agency quoted an Interior Ministry statement as saying that the 14-member cell was working under direct […]
US-backed forces enter Daesh-held airport
Author: Reuters, APMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490559656202704200 BEIRUT: US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance on Sunday entered a military airport held by Daesh in northern Syria while the militant group warned the Tabqa dam is at imminent risk of collapse because of airstrikes and increased water levels. The advance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tabqa airbase comes as the alliance prepares […]
Iran warns US of clashes in the Gulf
Author: AFP, REUTERSMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490559656212704500 TEHRAN/DUBAI: Iran said it would hold the US responsible for any clashes in the Gulf. It also threatened to impose sanctions on 15 US companies for their support for Israel and its “terrorist actions.” Separately, Iran’s central bank said it would appeal Luxembourg’s decision to freeze $1.6 billion of its assets. Iran […]
Love in the streets of Jeddah: How one public display of affection went viral
Author: AISHA FAREED | ARAB NEWS STAFFMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490620559348471900 JEDDAH: Love knows no limits — it is an adage that was proven in Jeddah this week as an unknown person confessed love for their significant other by writing on the sidewalk of a well-known street in the city. Some people may choose roses, jewelry or even chocolate, […]
Earth Hour: Saudi Arabia goes dark to shine light on climate change
Author: Madinah-Yusuf Mohammed and Nada Hameed, Arab NewsMon, 2017-03-27ID: 1490592047916665100 Cities across Saudi Arabia marked Earth Hour on Saturday by asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for an hour, as part of the world’s largest event dedicated to the environment. From 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 pm, many areas in Madinah and Jeddah were […]
