Tag Archives: ARAB STATES
Laws to help disabled ‘needed urgently,’ Arab conference told
:: The rising number of armed conflicts in many Arab states highlighted the urgent need to create protective laws for the disabled, an international conference in Cairo was told. Dr. Nasriya Baghdadi, director of civil society organizations in the Arab
Al-Naimi calls for joint action by Arab states over energy
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi called for “joint action” among fellow Arab energy producers to increase trade, investments and partnerships, amid a period of uncertainty over oil prices and fears of global oversupply. “The challenge which we
Arab states rap bid to ‘politicize’ stampede
Arab foreign ministers attending a UN meeting in New York have slammed Iran and other countries for trying to exploit the tragic death of pilgrims in Mina for political purposes. During a coordination meeting on the sidelines of the 70th
Arab states want U.N. blacklisting of Saleh’s son
Experts from the 15-council members met on Tuesday for the first time to discuss a draft resolution that would impose a global asset freeze and travel ban on Ahmed Saleh, the former head of Yemen’s elite Republican Guard, and Abdulmalik
EU seeks Mideast anti-terror coordination
The European Union will in the coming weeks seek to launch anti-terrorism projects with a number of Arab nations and Turkey following the deadly attacks in Paris, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday. “We are looking at
U.S. and Britain to host ISIS talks in London
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting in London on Thursday of members of the coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, officials said. The one-day talks
Arab states endorse new Palestinian move at U.N. Security Council
Arab foreign ministers on Thursday endorsed a Palestinian plan to resubmit a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling for Israel to withdraw from occupied territories by late 2017. The United States helped defeat a similar draft resolution in
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