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  • Kuwait reports 1,134 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-05-29 18:02:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8982337

    KUWAIT CITY, May 29 (MENA) - Kuwait's Ministry of Health recorded four Covid-19 deaths and 1,134 new infections in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported on Saturday. In a statement carried by the official news agency, the ministry added that total ....

  • Yemeni army counters Houthi attack in Jawf

    Date: 2021-05-29 17:25:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8982245

    ADEN, May 29 (MENA) - Yemeni army forces repelled a Houthi attack in the north of Al Hazm town in Al Jawf governorate, a local military source told the Yemeni armed forces' media center on Saturday. The Iranian-backed group encumbered heavy ....

  • GCC health ministers urge taking vaccines to overcome Covid-19 pandemic

    Date: 2021-05-29 15:05:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8981985

    RIYADH, May 29 (MENA) - Health ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have stressed the importance of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic. During their 5th extraordinary meeting on Saturday, the GCC health ministers called ....

  • AL urges media openness to digital transition experiences

    Date: 2021-05-29 14:15:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8981758

    CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Rachid Khattabi on Saturday urged Arab media leader to keep pace with the most successful experiences of digital transition and best models of media development while setting ....

  • Arab coalition foils Houthi attack south of Red Sea

    Date: 2021-05-29 12:07:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8981723

    RIYADH, May 29 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen said on Saturday that an imminent Houthi attack south of Red Sea was foiled. The coalition said it destroyed two Houthi remote-controlled boats - packed with explosives ....

  • UAE condemns Houthi attack attempt on Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-05-29 09:06:01 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8981220

    ABU DHABI, May 29 (MENA) - The UAE has condemned the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias’ attempt to attack civilians and civilian objects in the southern region of Saudi Arabia with an explosive-laden drone, which was intercepted and destroyed by ....

  • Libya's interim PM to visit Italy on Monday

    Date: 2021-05-29 08:32:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8981094

    TRIPOLI, May 29 (MENA) - Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah will pay a visit to the Italian capital Rome on Monday to attend the economic event "new Libya presents itself to Italian companies" at the Italian foreign ministry's ....

  • Arab FMs to hold consultative meeting in Doha on June 8

    Date: 2021-05-28 22:35:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8980889

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - The Arab foreign ministers will hold a consultative meeting on topics of mutual concern in Doha on June 8, a senior official said on Friday. The meeting reflects the Arab League's keenness on intensifying consultation on ....

  • Explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia intercepted: Coalition

    Date: 2021-05-28 22:12:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8980880

    RIYADH, May 28 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab Coalition said an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis toward Saudi Arabia has been intercepted and destroyed, Al Arabiya reported on Friday. “The Houthi terrorist militia ....

  • Kuwait lists 1,384 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-28 19:06:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8980712

    KUWAIT CITY, May 28 (MENA) – Kuwait said 1,384 people tested positive for coronavirus while five related deaths were reported on Friday, taking the total up to 305,583 and 1,760, respectively, KUNA quoted the health ministry as saying. Another ....

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