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Aoun tells students' delegation: You are the future of Lebanon

Beirut - Arab Today

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, told a delegation of students "You are the future of Lebanon, you are the ones to carry the torch, so shoulder that responsibility and be good citizens wherever you are. Make your homeland proud Source: NNARead more

HM King greets journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Manama - Arab Today

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa paid tribute to press and media professionals as the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day under the theme “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies.” In his statement, HM the King stressed the rights guaranteed under comprehensive reforms to all journalists to seek outRead more

Taliban denies responsibility for attack on Shiite mosque

Kabul - Arab Today

Afghanistan's Taliban group denied responsibility for bombing a Shiite mosque in the capital Kabul on Monday. The attack that targeted the Baqir ul Olum mosque killed 27 people and injured 35 others. Denying responsibility for the attack, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said "We have never attacked mosques as it's not our agenda". The attacker detonated his suicide vest among theRead more

PKK claims responsibility for Turkey blast

Ankara - Arab Today

The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack targeting a police station in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig on Thursday, the Daily Star reported. The claim was made in a statement on a PKK website. Three officers were killed and 217 people wounded, 85 of them police officers in the Elazig attack,Read more

16 killed, 55 injured in suicide bombing at Somalia hotel

Mogadishu - MENA

Somali authorities announced that 16 people were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu on Wednesday. Euronews reported that government forces have blocked off all the main roads near the hotel. Sporadic gunfire could still be heard on Thursday, a day after the attack on the five-storey hotel. Al-Shabaab, the the anti-government groupRead more

Algerian diplomat: Israelis not keen on peace

Amman - Arab Today

Algerian Ambassador to Jordan Mohamed Bourouba said Tuesday the Israeli side used to wriggle out of responsibility towards peace, in reference to Tel Aviv's rejection of a French initiative to hold an international peace conference to achieve peace in the region. In statements to MENA correspondent in Amman on the sidelines of the Africa Day celebration, the Algerian diplomat calledRead more

Palestinian foreign ministry urges international community to shoulder responsibility towards Israeli violations

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on the international community to shoulder its legal and ethical responsibility towards the suffering of the Palestinian people as well as the Israeli violations against the Palestinian territories, properties and houses. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry urged the international community to take serious stances in line with the international legitimacy, its decisionsRead more

Hamas claims responsibility for Al Quds bus blast

Gaza City - MENA

The Hamas movement claimed its responsibility for an Israeli bus explosion in Al Quds. In a statement, the Palestinian movement said that a 19-year-old Abd al-Hamid Abu Srour, from Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem, succumbed to his wounds Wednesday after being severely wounded in the explosion on Al Quds bus that took place on Monday. On Monday, Israeli police and rescueRead more