The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday welcomed a move by the UN Security Council to classify Yemen’s Houthi rebel group as terrorists and extend an arms embargo to all of its members. The OIC said in a statement that It hopes the UN’s decision will contribute to […]
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Radwa Helmi has made history as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, a top court in the Arab country. Helmi, making her appearance in a Cairo courthouse on Saturday, was among 98 women appointed last year to join the council, one of Egypt’s main […]
SANAA, Yemen – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Aden in order to draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the 8-year conflict in Yemen. “She will be visiting Yemeni families, including displaced families and refugees, to hear directly from them how the conflict has ripped their lives apart,” the UN High Commissioner...
Palestine has begun negotiations with the Red Cross in order to evacuate its nationals from Ukraine, said an official. “We contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide safe passages for the evacuation of our students and families from Ukrainian cities,” Ahmed al-Deek, an adviser to the Palestinian foreign minister, s...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki has said that Palestine is facing pressure to take a clear position about the Russian war in Ukraine. “We are under pressure to take a stand regarding what is happening in Ukraine,” Riyad al-Maliki told the official Palestine TV. “Certainly, pressure continues on us in al...
SANAA, Yemen – A German and a Mexican working for the aid group ‘Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) were kidnapped in eastern Yemen. Ali Abdullah al-Katheri, a spokesman for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), said the two were abducted in the Hadhramaut province. “We condemn this heinous terrorist operation,” al-Katheri add...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned an Australian decision labelling the movement as a “terrorist organization”. On Friday, Australia listed Hamas as a “terrorist” organization, terming the move as “a deterrent to political and religious violence.” “We strongly condemn the decision of the Australi...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) -An Iran official said Saturday an agreement has been reached with the UN nuclear watchdog to resolve issues that have prevented a new deal. Mohammad Eslami told a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran that Tehran has agreed to provide the agency with documents [&he...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The Iraqi parliament on Saturday voted to make it possible for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to nominate a presidential candidate. The decision was adopted by 203-62 votes, the parliament said in a statement. Saturday’s decision will allow the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which has 31 seats in the 329-member pa...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian groups on Saturday hailed the walkout of a Kuwaiti delegation from a conference in Bahrain because of Tel Aviv University. In a statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem said the Kuwaiti position reflects the Gulf state’s support to the Palestinian people. “This position shows Kuwait’s continuing supp...
