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US, British embassies in Yemen condemn Houthi attack in Marib

Date: 2021-06-06 22:33:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8996513

ADEN, Yemen, June 6 (MENA) – The US and British embassies in Yemen condemned a missile attack by the Houthis against civilians in Marib Province. "We are horrified by reports the Houthis used a ballistic missile to destroy a gas station in Marib, ....

Tunisia registers 1,950 new coronavirus infections, 32 fatalities

Date: 2021-06-06 21:11:40 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:8996435

TUNIS, June 6 (MENA) – Tunisia registered 1,950 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 355,732, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Sunday. As many as 32 people died from the virus, taking ....

Flights to and from Morocco to resume from June 15

Date: 2021-06-06 20:13:23 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:8996411

RABAT, June 6 (MENA) - The Moroccan authorities have decided to resume flights to and from the Kingdom as of Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. These flights will take place under exceptional authorizations given ....

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia hold talks on joint cooperation

Date: 2021-06-06 19:24:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8996361

RIYADH, June 6 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah Sunday held discussions with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan in the Kingdom, KUNA reported. The talks ....

Kuwait registers one Covid-19 death, 1,297 more cases

Date: 2021-06-06 19:23:49 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8996357

KUWAIT CITY, June 6 (MENA) - At least 1,297 people have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kuwait over the past 24 hours, raising the caseload to 317,197, Spokesman for the Health Ministry of Health Abdullah Al-Sanad said Sunday. ....

Lebanon reports 134 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2021-06-06 19:23:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8996280

BEIRUT, June 6 (MENA) – Lebanon recorded 134 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 541,557. In a statement on Sunday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health added that it recorded five new deaths over the same ....

Morocco reports 231 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2021-06-06 18:34:14 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8996281

RABAT, June 4 (MENA) - Morocco's Covid-19 tally rose on Saturday to 521,426 as 231 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said in a statement. The statement said the death toll from the coronavirus in ....

Blast in Libya's Sabha leaves casualties

Date: 2021-06-06 18:33:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8996278

TRIPOLI, June 6 (MENA) - A blast targeted a security checkpoint in Libya's southwestern city of Sabha on Saturday, leaving an unspecified number of casualties, a security source said. It is not clear if the cause of the blast was a shelling or a ....

Jordan's lower house rejects allegations targeting King's prestige

Date: 2021-06-06 16:52:41 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8996106

AMMAN, June 6 (MENA) - Jordan's Lower House Speaker Abdel Moneim Awdat, has condemned the "deviated and slanderous" allegations targeting King Abdullah II's prestige and status. Speaking at the emergency House session on Sunday, Awdat said "the ....

ACHR hails Sisi initiative to enhance women's role in judicial authorities

Date: 2021-06-06 15:42:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8996019

CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) - President of the Arab Council for Human Rights (ACHR) Abdel Gawad Ahmed on Sunday hailed an initiative by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to enhance the role, participation and presence of women in judicial authorities. Such ....