Daesh holds terrified civilians as human shields in Syrian city
Author: BASSEM MROUE and LORI HINNANT | APWed, 2017-03-29 20:50ID: 1490798639907148000BEIRUT: Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa live in terror, trapped as a massive human shield in the Daesh’s de facto capital ahead of the final battle with US-backed opposition forces for the militant group’s last major urban stronghold.A belt of land mines and militant […]
Saudi-Jordan joint statement underlines solid bilateral ties
Author: ARAB NEWSWed, 2017-03-29 18:18ID: 1490790190986213400 AMMAN: A joint statement was issued Tuesday on the occasion of King Salman’s visit to Jordan at the invitation of King Abdallah. Based on “solid and distinguished” bilateral relations, the visit aimed to enhance political, security, military, investment, cultural, agricultural, labor, transport, housing and energy cooperation between the two countries, the […]
Guterres: Foreign intervention, manipulation have bred instability in the Arab world
Author: HANI HAZAIMEHWed, 2017-03-29 17:59ID: 1490788976406033100 THE DEAD SEA, Jordan: Divisions in the Arab world have opened the door to foreign intervention and manipulation which breeds instability, sectarian strife and terrorism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday at the Arab Summit in Jordan. “I appeal to your leadership in shaping a new Arab world able to address […]
Iraqi forces battle toward landmark Mosul mosque
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 12:13ID: 1490788537905947600 MOSUL: Iraqi special forces and police fought Daesh militants to edge closer to the Al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control around the landmark site in the battle to recapture Iraq’s second city, military commanders said. The close-quarters fighting is focused on the Old City surrounding the mosque where […]
Dubai Police release dramatic footage of sea rescue mission
Author: Arab NewsWed, 2017-03-29 15:28ID: 1490780026745188100 DUBAI: Dubai Police released dramatic footage of a rescue mission undertaken on Tuesday night during which they rescued three men from a burning ship off the city’s coast. The 59-second video, which was posted on the police force’s official Twitter account, shows the moment a helicopter team from Dubai Police’s General […]
Arab summit to endorse Palestinian positions with eye on US
Author: Associated PressWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490775677524866500 JORDAN: Arab leaders are gathering for an annual summit where the call for Palestinian statehood is to take center stage. The summit on Wednesday is expected to endorse key Palestinian positions, signaling to President Donald Trump ahead of White House meetings with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan that a deal […]
Turkey to discuss Syria, Gulen with US’s Tillerson: foreign minister
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 10:40ID: 1490773656344750000 ISTANBUL: Turkey will discuss Syria and the extradition of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed for a failed coup last July, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he visits Ankara this week, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. In an interview with broadcaster TRT Haber, Mevlut Cavusoglu also said the […]
Heads of state arrive in Jordan for summit
Author: Hani Hazaimeh | Senior Managing EditorWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490739949760519000 AMMAN: The 2017 Arab Summit started today in Jordan with the participation of an unprecedented number of Arab leaders, whose agenda was topped by the issues of Palestine, terrorism and Arab coordination. Since early Tuesday, leaders of Arab states started arriving in the Jordanian capital Amman for […]
Arab leaders seek common ground on Palestinian state
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490739949770519400DEAD SEA, Jordan: Arab leaders arriving in Jordan for a summit on Wednesday are seeking common ground to reaffirm their commitment to a Palestinian state, a longstanding goal that US President Donald Trump last month put into doubt.The Dead Sea meeting is expected to have a bigger turnout than recent Arab summits, Jordanian […]
Exclusive: Palestinian Authority warns against Jerusalem Embassy move
Author: Hani Hazaimeh | Arab News StaffWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490739949830519700 AMMAN: Moving any embassy to Jerusalem is a red line that will trigger unprecedented repercussions, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman, told Arab News on Tuesday. US Vice President Mike Pence had reiterated that President Donald Trump was seriously considering moving the US Embassy in […]
