Palestinian issue

Palestinian reconciliation has not achieved

Gaza - Mohamed Habib

Director General of Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Wassel Abu Yussef revealed that the Palestinian reconciliation has not witnessed any developments , saying that both leaders of Fatah and Hamas have not taken any serious steps regarding the reconciliation. He blamed what he described as political unrest witnessed in the country since 2011 for the increasing decline witnessed in the country’sRead more

Palestinian politician stresses need for ending polarization

Gaza - Aliaa Badr

Director General of Democratic Front to Liberate Palestine Quess Abdel Kareem said that his party will run for the coming elections scheduled to be held on May 13, saying that the Palestinian arena needs to end the current polarization between Fatah and Hamas. He blamed, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, both movements for the current weakness witnessed in theRead more

Egyptian, Palestinian manpower ministers discuss challenges

Cairo - MENA

Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan and his Palestinian counterpart Mamoun Abu-Shahla discussed on Tuesday challenges facing the Palestinian business market. This came on the sidelines of the 44th round of the Arab Labor Conference held here under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In statements, Abu-Shahla said that poverty and unemployment are two basic problems in Palestine dueRead more

King Abdallah to depart for US days after Arab Summit

Dead Sea - Arab Today

Topics leading the agenda in King Abdallah’s meeting with Trump will include the Palestinian issue and Arab counterterrorism efforts, Jordan’s Minister for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammed Momani said Sunday. The minister said that the Arabs are at the forefront of combating terrorism and countering the extremist ideologies. He was speaking at a press conference at the shores of theRead more

Egyptian MP expects positive results for Sisi’s visit to Washington

Cairo - Mohamed Al Toni

Egyptian parliamentarian Hussein Abu Jad expected that the visit of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to the U.S scheduled to be conducted in April will leave positive effects on the relations between the two countries after years of tensions during Obama Administration. He added, in a statement to “Arabs Today”, that the visit, in which President Sisi will meetRead more

Egypt foiled MB schemes in region

Cairo - Arab Today

Visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad el Hariri stressed that Egypt succeeded in foiling the schemes knitted by the Muslim Brotherhood group in the region. If the MB succeeded in their schemes, Israel would have easily gotten an international recognition of the Jewish State, Hariri said in a video interview with MENA editor-in-chief Alaa Haider and editor Hassan el Qashawi. ButRead more

Moussa: Israel only beneficiary of prolonged negotiations

Paris - Arab Today

Israel is the only beneficiary of the prolonged negotiations over the Palestinian issue, former Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa said. The Arab-Palestinian side meanwhile incurred heavy losses because the negotiation process was not serious enough, Moussa said at a symposium organized by the Paris-based Arab World Institute on Wednesday. The negotiation process should be based on clear determinants andRead more

Algerian diplomat calls for comprehensive approach on suicide

Cairo - Akram Ali

Algerian Ambassador to Cairo Nazeer Al Arabawy received the presidency of the new ordinary round of the League of Arab States’ Council on Sunday during the meeting of the permanent representatives held in the league’s headquarters. During his speech, Arabawy underlined the role performed by his country to resolve the Arab conflicts especially in Libya, saying that they hosted aRead more

Abbas invited to Arab summit

Amman - ArabToday

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday in Ramallah received Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, who handed him an invitation from His Majesty King Abdullah to attend the Arab summit in March. Judeh conveyed King Abdullah's greetings to Abbas and his best wishes for the Palestinian people, stressing the "deep-rooted" relations between the two countries and peoples, andRead more

AL chief welcomes UNSC resolution against Israeli settlements

Cairo - Arab Today

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has welcomed a UN Security Council resolution that presses Israel to immediately and completely halt all settlement activities on occupied Palestinian lands. In a statement Saturday, Abul Gheit congratulated the Palestinian people and government on the "pivotal" resolution, which was endorsed by a big majority and after more than 35 years of theRead more