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Saudi Arabia reports 70 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2021-09-19 16:28:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9174138

RIYADH, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 70 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the kingdom to 546,549. The statement added that ....

Saudi minister, EU ambassadors discuss cooperation in all fields

Date: 2021-09-19 16:01:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9174316

RIYADH, Sept 19 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al Jubair met Sunday with ambassadors of EU countries in Riyadh to discuss cooperation in all fields. Jubair reviewed Saudi Arabia's vision regarding regional and ....

Bahrain, S. Korea probe industrial, investment cooperation

Date: 2021-09-19 15:21:57 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9174193

MANAMA, Sept 19 (MENA) - Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister of Bahrain Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani received Sunday Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bahrain Hae Kwan Chung. The two sides reviewed the Bahraini-South Korean relations, and ....

UAE Minister of Tolerance receives Georgian Economy Minister

Date: 2021-09-19 15:07:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9174136

ABU DHABI, Sept 19 (MENA) - Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sunday received at his palace Natela Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, WAM reported. At the start ....

Senate speaker hails AP role in support of Egypt

Date: 2021-09-19 15:05:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9174134

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - Speaker of the Senate Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq and Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel Al-Asoumi reviewed here on Sunday aspects of mutual cooperation. Earlier in the day, Abdel Razeq had a meeting with the AP speaker, ....

Arab Parliament rejects European Parliament resolution on UAE's human rights

Date: 2021-09-19 14:35:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9174112

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament (AP) expressed its full rejection of a European Parliament's (EP) resolution on human rights conditions in the UAE, asserting that it includes false claims. During an urgent meeting on Sunday, Arab ....

AWC, ICID to seal cooperation deal during Arab water forum

Date: 2021-09-19 14:31:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9173966

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) – Chairman of the Arab Water Council Dr Mahmoud Abu Zaid said Sunday that a memorandum of understanding would be signed between the AWC and the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) during a three-day Arab ....

Omani FM meets UN envoy to Yemen

Date: 2021-09-19 13:54:01 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9174053

MUSCAT, Sept 19 (MENA) - Omani Foreign Minister Badr al Busaidi met Sunday with Hans Grundberg, the new UN envoy to Yemen. Busaidi and Grundberg exchanged views on the efforts made to secure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire by all parties in ....

Algerian FM mourns death of ex-Algerian president

Date: 2021-09-19 13:50:01 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9173910

ALGIERS, Sept 19 (MENA) – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra mourned on Sunday death of former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who died on Friday. In a tweet, Lamamra said that Bouteflika died in the opening day of the United ....

Oman reports 114 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-09-19 13:46:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9173797

MUSCAT, Sept 19 (MENA) - Oman's Ministry of Health reported 114 new coronavirus cases and one death in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 303,423, including 4,093 deaths, the Omani news agency ....