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Saudi Arabia reports 69 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-09-21 13:15:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9178000

RIYADH, Sept 21 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia registered 69 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 546,681, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, ....

UAE records 322 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-09-21 12:37:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9177815

ABU DHABI, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it has conducted 340,996 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, the UAE news agency reported. In ....

Bahrain, US discuss security cooperation

Date: 2021-09-21 11:40:49 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9177674

MANAMA, Sept 21 (MENA) - Interior Minister General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F) Charles Bradford Cooper. ....

Abul Gheit mourns death of former defense min. Tantawy

Date: 2021-09-21 10:57:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9177533

CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit mourned the death of former defense minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, who passed away Tuesday morning. In a statement on Tuesday, Abul Gheit condoled with the family of the ....

Last pockets of foiled coup attempt liquidated: Sudanese culture min.

Date: 2021-09-21 10:47:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9177440

KHARTOUM, Sept 21 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Culture and Information Hamzah Balloul asserted that the last pockets of a foiled coup attempt were liquidated. A coup attempt conducted by a group of armed forces officers, remnant of the previous ....

Sudan: Coup attempt organizers arrested

Date: 2021-09-21 09:09:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:9177192

KAHRTOUM, Sept 21 (MENA) - An official source with the Sudanese Cabinet said on Tuesday that authorities arrested those involved in the failed coup attempt. According to the Sudanese News Agency, military and security authorities have foiled the ....

Sudanese army announces foiling coup attempt

Date: 2021-09-21 07:59:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:9176955

KHARTOUM, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Tuesday announced foiling a coup attempt. In press statements, Brigadier Al Taher Abu Haja, the media adviser to the Armed Forces general commander, said that the situation now is stable and ....

Iraq elected VP of IAEA General Conference

Date: 2021-09-21 06:34:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:9176777

BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday the election of Iraq as Vice-President of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed ....

Iraq, Azerbaijan discuss political, security situation in region

Date: 2021-09-21 06:32:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:9176775

BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iraqi national security advisor Qassem al Araji met Tuesday with Azerbaijan's Ambassador in Baghdad Nasir Mammadov to discuss the political and security situation in the region. The meeting also took up cooperation ....

Mikati: Lebanese gov't starts talks with IMF to reach solution to economic crisis

Date: 2021-09-20 21:34:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:9176598

BEIRUT, Sept 20 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that his government has already started talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reach a solution to the Lebanese economic crisis, The Daily Star newspaper reported. ....