Iraq and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding that includes Iraq providing Lebanon with quantities of fuel oil and crude oil. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Minister of Oil Hayan Abdel-Ghani said during the signing ceremony “this memorandum of understanding comes in implementation of Cabinet Resolution No. 23265 in 2023, which aims to provide the needs of the brothers in fuel oil and crude oil in support of the

The Arab League on Friday emphatically decried Swedish authorities’ decision to allow, once more, an extremist to set ablaze a copy of the Holy Quran in Stockholm in an unacceptable provocation of Muslim sentiments worldwide. The Cairo-based bloc’s Secretary-General Ahmad Abul-Gheit said, in a press release, that he had previously sounded the alarm about Swedish authorities’ authorization of such provocative acts that would only lead to fanning out discourse of

Egypt decried on Friday a permit granted by the Swedish authorities to an extremist to set ablaze a copy of the holy book the Quran in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a statement, the act is a blatant challenge that exceeded limits of freedom of expression, provoked millions of Muslims throughout the world and desecrated their sanctity. The ministry expressed concern at recurring

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned Friday against the disgraceful use of freedom of expression “to justify hatred and cruelty”, in the wake of burning a copy of the Holy Quran in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Unfortunately, with every progressive step taken against combating Islamophobia, hatred is increasing among those who hide their heinous acts behind the masks of freedom of expression, Ibrahim said in a statement. He said that

The British government borrowed less than expected in June, helped by higher tax receipts and a big drop in debt interest payments. Borrowing – the difference between spending and tax income – fell to آ£18.5bn, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is آ£400m lower than last June and below predictions by the government’s independent forecaster. But the ONS said borrowing is still the third highest for June

The Arab League condemned Friday the Swedish authorities allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Quran in Stockholm. The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that the burning of the Quran is “a huge and unacceptable provocation to the feelings of Muslims everywhere around the world.” Jamal Rushdi, spokesman for the Secretary-General, said that Aboul Gheit had warned weeks ago of the consequences of allowing

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced Friday that Jordan would send four Royal Jordanian Air Force planes with a crew of 47 to support Greece’s fight against wildfires. The Ministry affirmed Jordan’s solidarity with Greece and its commitment to providing assistance to overcome the spread of wildfires. Source: Jordan News Agency

Stopping settlement expansion and ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories is one integrated package for achieving peace and stability in the region, said a senior Palestinian official here today. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the Palestinian presidential spokesperson, said that, without changing the Israeli policy of expanding, annexing, and perpetuating the occupation, “the entire region will be at a dangerous historical and strategic crossroads.” Abu Rudeineh made the remarks, in

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, called on today on Australia to recognize the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital. During a meeting with the visiting Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Milton Dick, at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters in Ramallah, Al-Maliki discussed the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory in light of the ongoing attacks and human rights abuses against our people by

The Ministry of Human Rights organized on Thursday in Sana’a a symposium titled “The American Veto and Hegemony… Catastrophic Repercussions of UN Security Council Resolutions on the Reality of Human Rights.” At the opening of the symposium, the Minister of Human Rights, Ali Hussein al-Dailami, emphasized the importance of exposing American hegemony over decision-making, international position, and performance, as well as the resulting disasters and tragedies for the peoples of

Al-Sabeen Maternity and Childhood Hospital in Sana’a, the capital, conducted 111 surgeries for disabled children and women during the past year and the first half of this year. The director of the hospital, Dr. Magda Al-Khatib, stated in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the surgeries were distributed in the installation of a device to suction fluids from the brain, hydrocephalus, lengthening of the tendons of the

The Culture and Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture discussed on Thursday the mechanism of developing the theatrical working and promoting it in a meeting with chairpersons of boards of directors, representatives of theater groups, and a representative of the Theater Affairs Center. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s headquarters, comes within the framework of efforts to promote cultural work and the cultural economy and to discover talents, especially